SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

                   QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




For Quarter Ended September 30, 2002              Commission file number 0-10697



                            DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




              Texas                                     75-1829064
(State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 Incorporation or organization)



        1919 S. Shiloh Road, Suite 600 - LB 48, Garland, Texas 75042-8234
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 864-8610


                                      None
                  Former name, former address and former fiscal
                       year, if changed since last report


     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No

     As of October 31, 2002, 10,744,380 Depositary Receipts for Units of Limited
Partnership Interest were outstanding.


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                            DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                               September 30, 2002


                                      INDEX


PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1. Financial Statements:

          Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2002 (Unaudited)
          and December 31, 2001

          Condensed Statements of Earnings for the Three and Nine
          Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited)

          Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine
          Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited)

          Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended
          September 30, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited)

          Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)


  Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
          Results of Operations

  Item 4. Controls and Procedures

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

  Item 1. Legal Proceedings

  Item 5. Other Information

  Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K



SIGNATURES



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                            DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)


                            CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                             (Dollars in Thousands)
                                                           Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,
                                                             2002       2001
                                                           --------   --------
                                     ASSETS              (Unaudited)
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents ........................     $ 18,111    $18,439
    Investments - available for sale .................        4,083      5,030
    Accounts receivable ..............................        1,880      1,472
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets ........          341        453
                                                            -------    -------
      Total current assets ...........................       24,415     25,394
                                                            -------    -------

Property and equipment - at cost .....................       35,035     34,996
    Less depreciation, depletion and amortization ....      (20,481)   (18,936)
                                                            -------   --------
      Net property and equipment .....................       14,554     16,060
                                                            -------   --------

Total assets .........................................      $38,969    $41,454
                                                            =======    =======
                       LIABILITIES AND PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL
Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable and other current liabilities ...      $   599    $   648
    Production and property taxes payable or accrued .          318        230
    Royalties payable ................................          370        309
    Distributions payable to Unitholders .............        2,931      2,931
                                                            -------    -------
      Total liabilities ..............................        4,218      4,118
                                                            -------    -------
Commitments and contingencies (Note 2)

Partnership capital:
    General partners .................................          255        271
    Unitholders ......................................       32,930     34,552
    Accumulated other comprehensive income ...........        1,566      2,513
                                                            -------    -------
      Total partnership capital ......................       34,751     37,336
                                                            -------    -------

Total liabilities and partnership capital ............      $38,969    $41,454
                                                            =======    =======
                     The accompanying condensed notes are an
                   integral part of these financial statements.
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                            DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                        CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                             (Dollars in Thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)



                                       Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                          September 30,          September 30,
                                       ------------------      ----------------
                                         2002       2001         2002     2001
                                       --------   -------      -------  -------

Net operating revenues:
     Natural gas sales, net ........   $ 4,473    $ 4,692      $12,761  $22,969
     Other .........................        36         37           96      152
                                       -------    -------      -------  -------
Total net operating revenues .......     4,509      4,729       12,857   23,121
                                       -------    -------      -------  -------
Costs and expenses:
    Operating, including prod. taxes       938      1,010        2,687    3,837
    Depletion, depreciation & amort.       539        564        1,616    1,536
    General and administrative .....       225        206          698      687
    Management fees ................       129        132          381      484
    Merger costs and related exp....        95          0          525      266
    Investment income ..............       (94)      (203)        (300)    (765)
    Interest expense................         0          9           14       28
    Other (income) expense, net ....        17        (34)          21      (51)
                                       -------    -------      -------  -------
Total costs and expenses ...........     1,849      1,684        5,642    6,022
                                       -------    -------      -------  -------
Net earnings .......................   $ 2,660    $ 3,045      $ 7,215  $17,099
                                       =======    =======      =======  =======
Net earnings per Unit (in dollars) .   $  0.24    $  0.28      $  0.66  $  1.57
                                       =======    =======      =======  =======

                       STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                             (Dollars In Thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)


Net earnings .......................   $ 2,660    $ 3,045      $ 7,215  $17,099
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on
     available for sale securities .      (575)      (547)        (947)    (521)
                                       --------   -------      -------  -------
Comprehensive income ...............   $ 2,085    $ 2,498      $ 6,268  $16,578
                                       ========   =======      =======  =======

                     The accompanying condensed notes are an
                  integral part of these financial statements.

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                            DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)


                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (Dollars in Thousands)
                                  (Unaudited)

                                                             Nine Months Ended
                                                               September 30,
                                                           --------------------
                                                             2002         2001
                                                           -------      -------

Cash flows provided by operating activities ..........     $ 8,597      $19,280
                                                           -------      -------
Cash flows used in investing activities:
    Purchases of property & equipment ................        (175)      (5,496)
    Cash received on sale of other property and equip.          41           26
                                                           -------      -------
Cash flows used in investing activities ..............        (134)      (5,470)
                                                           -------      -------
Cash flows used in financing activities:
    Distributions paid to Unitholders ................      (8,791)      (9,876)
                                                           -------      -------

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents .....        (328)       3,934
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1, ..............      18,439       15,767
                                                           -------      -------
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, ...........     $18,111      $19,701
                                                           =======      =======












                     The accompanying condensed notes are an
                  integral part of these financial statements.
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                            DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                     NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

1.   The condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only
     of  normal  and  recurring   adjustments)  that  are,  in  the  opinion  of
     management, necessary for a fair presentation of Dorchester Hugoton, Ltd.'s
     (the  "Partnership's")  financial  position and  operating  results for the
     interim period.  Interim period results are not  necessarily  indicative of
     the results for the calendar year. Please refer to Management's  Discussion
     and  Analysis  of  Financial   Condition  and  Results  of  Operations  for
     additional information.  Per-Unit information is calculated by dividing the
     99% interest  owned by Unitholders  by the  10,744,380  Units  outstanding.
     Certain amounts in the 2001 financial  statements have been reclassified to
     conform with the 2002 presentation.

2.   In January 2002, some individuals and an association called Rural Residents
     for Natural Gas Rights,  referred to as RRNGR,  filed a lawsuit against the
     Partnership, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Conoco, Inc., XTO Energy Inc.,
     ExxonMobil Corporation, Phillips Petroleum Company, Incorporated and Texaco
     Exploration and Production, Inc. ("defendants").  The individuals and RRNGR
     consist primarily of Texas County,  Oklahoma  residents who use natural gas
     at their own risk,  free of cost from gas wells in  residences  located  on
     leases.  The plaintiffs seek declaration that their domestic gas use is not
     limited  to stoves  and inside  lights  and is not  limited to a  principal
     dwelling as provided in the oil and gas lease  agreements  entered  into in
     the 1930's through the 1950's.  Plaintiffs also assert defendants conspired
     to  restrain  trade by warning of dangers of natural gas use and using such
     warnings to induce some  plaintiffs to release  their  domestic gas rights.
     Plaintiffs  also seek  certification  of class action  against  defendants.
     Additionally,  plaintiffs  seek  accounting  of  fuel  use  by  defendants.
     Dorchester Hugoton believes plaintiffs' claims are completely without merit
     as to  Dorchester  Hugoton  and has  filed  an  answer.  In July  2002  the
     defendants won a motion for summary judgment removing RRNGR as a plaintiff.
     Based upon past  measurements  of such gas usage and  current  natural  gas
     prices,  Dorchester Hugoton believes the damages sought by plaintiffs to be
     minimal.

     The  Partnership  is involved in several other legal and/or  administrative
     proceedings  arising in the ordinary  course of its gas  business,  none of
     which have predictable  outcomes and none of which are believed to have any
     significant  effect on the financial  position or operating  results of the
     Partnership.

3.   As disclosed on a Form 8-K filed on December 14, 2001, the  Partnership has
     signed definitive agreements to combine the businesses and/or properties of
     the Partnership,  Republic Royalty Company,  and Spinnaker Royalty Company,
     L.P., in a non-taxable  transaction,  into Dorchester Minerals, L.P., which
     will  be  a  new  publicly  traded  limited  partnership.   The  definitive
     agreements  include  provisions for the general  partners of each entity to
     exercise a fiduciary option to terminate the agreements  subject to payment
     of $3,000,000 in total to the non-terminating entities. Such payment by the
     terminating  entity may also result from  uncorrected  failure to fulfill a
     material   obligation   of  the   definitive   agreements.   During   2001,
     approximately  $785,000  was  expensed  by the  Partnership  related to the
     combination.  Approximately $525,000 of expense,  relating primarily to the
     filing of a registration  statement,  has been incurred by the  Partnership
     during the nine months  ending  September  30,  2002.  The  combination  is
     subject to a number of  conditions  including (1) approval by a majority of
     Partnership  Unitholders,  (2) approvals by the owners of Spinnaker Royalty
     Company, L.P. and Republic Royalty Company and affiliated  partnerships and
     interest  holders,  and (3)  filings  with  and/or  clearances  by  various
     securities  and  governmental  authorities.  On May  15,  2002,  Dorchester
     Minerals,  L.P. filed an initial  Registration  Statement on Form S-4 under
     the  Securities  Act of 1933. On October 30, 2002 the  Partnership  filed a
     report  on Form 8-K  announcing  the  amended  Registration  Statement  was
     declared  effective and  announcing a December 30, 2002 special  meeting of
     the  Partnership  for  Unitholders of record on October 23, 2002 to vote on
     the proposed combination in person or by proxy.
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                            DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                     NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                   (Continued)

     The  Partnership  adopted a severance  policy  during the first  quarter of
     1998. Benefits are generally payable to employees and General Partner(s) in
     the event the Partnership incurs reduction in force or the elimination of a
     position or group of positions. The policy provides for up to approximately
     $2.8 million in severance payments if such obligations  occur.  Pursuant to
     agreements related to the combination,  such severance payments,  estimated
     to be $2.7 million, will be paid by the Partnership prior to closing of the
     transaction.

4.   Between 1994 and 2002 the  Partnership  maintained  an unsecured  revolving
     credit facility for $15,000,000 with Bank One, Texas, N.A. While the latest
     borrowing  base was  $6,000,000,  since August 1997 only  $100,000 had been
     outstanding.  On June 4, 2002 the  Partnership  repaid its  borrowings  and
     terminated the agreement.




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                            DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)
Part I
Item 2               MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net cash flows from operating  activities during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2002 were $3,168,000 and $8,597,000  compared to ($1,512,000)  and
$19,280,000 for the same periods of 2001.  Third quarter net earnings were $0.24
per Unit in 2002  compared to $0.28 per Unit in 2001.  Third  quarter  2001 cash
flow  of  ($1,512,000)  included  the  purchase  of  a  production  payment  for
$5,270,000.  Excluding the production payment purchase, operating cash flows and
net  earnings  were lower  during 2002  compared to the same  periods  last year
primarily  as a result of lower  natural  gas  sales  volumes,  less  investment
income, and higher merger costs.

On June 4, 2002 the  Partnership  repaid and terminated its unsecured  revolving
credit  facility.  Please see Note 4 to the Financial  Statements for additional
information.   Cash  and  temporary  cash  investments  totaled  $18,111,000  on
September  30, 2002 compared to  $18,439,000  on December 31, 2001. On August 9,
2001, the Partnership  paid  $5,270,000 to acquire,  effective March 1, 2001, an
Oklahoma production payment.

As discussed in the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the 2002 First Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q,  the  Partnership  sells its Kansas gas to Anadarko  Energy
Services Company under a year-to-year agreement and its Oklahoma gas to Williams
Energy  Marketing and Trading  Company under a  month-to-month  agreement.  Both
sales are at field market  prices.  Williams has  announced the  possibility  of
selling its gas trading  activities.  At present,  the  Partnership is reviewing
alternative gas purchasers for its Oklahoma gas. The  Partnership  believes that
the loss of any single customer would not have a material  adverse effect on the
results of its operations because  transmission and other pipelines connected to
the  Partnership's  facilities are required by the FERC or state  regulations to
provide continued equal access for shipment of natural gas. Additionally,  there
are numerous gas purchasers available on each pipeline.

The  Partnership's  portion  of gas sales  volumes  (not  reduced  for  Oklahoma
production payments where applicable) and weighted average sales prices were:

                                  Three Months Ended           Nine Months Ended
                               ----------------------------    -----------------
                                 September 30,                   September 30,
                               ----------------     June 30,   -----------------
                                2002       2001       2002      2002       2001
Sales Volumes - MMCF:          -----      -----      -----     -----      -----
   Oklahoma ...............    1,225      1,319      1,213     3,660      3,850
   Kansas .................      214        259        213       646        739
                               -----      -----      -----     -----      -----
Total MMCF ................    1,439      1,578      1,426     4,306      4,589
                               =====      =====      =====     =====      =====
Weighted Average Sales Prices - $/MCF:
   Oklahoma ...............    $3.14      $2.94      $3.23     $2.98      $5.12
   Kansas .................     2.89       3.15       3.26      2.86       5.19
Overall Weighted Avg - $/MCF    3.11       2.97       3.23      2.96       5.13

Oklahoma gas sales volumes  during the third quarter of 2002 were  comparable to
the  previous  quarter but lower than the same quarter of 2001 because of normal
reservoir  decline.  Kansas  gas sales  during  the third  quarter  of 2002 were
essentially  unchanged  compared to the previous  quarter but less than the same
quarter of 2001 because of natural reservoir decline.
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                            DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD.
                         (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Continued)


No additional wells were fracture  treated  (creating cracks in the formation to
assist gas flow from the  producing  zones into the well bore)  during the third
quarter of 2002. As previously  discussed,  the  Partnership's  three wells that
have penetrated the Fort Riley zone continue to produce  satisfactorily  at 404,
213,  and 191 mcf per day.  The  Partnership  plans  to  continue  the  fracture
treatment program on other wells.

As discussed in the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K,  the  Partnership is active
in  supporting  its views  regarding  possible  Oklahoma  regulatory/legislative
action on infill drilling and in monitoring activities resulting from removal of
production  quantity  restrictions during 1998 in the Guymon Hugoton field. Both
infill  drilling and removal of  production  limits could  require  considerable
capital   expenditures.   The  outcome  and  the  cost  of  such  activities  is
unpredictable.  No  additional  compression  has been  installed  since  2000 by
operators on adjoining acreage resulting from the relaxed  production rules that
affect the  Partnership's  wells.  Such  installations  by others could  require
Partnership expenditures to stay competitive with adjoining operators.

Similarly,  as a result of naturally declining Oklahoma Guymon Hugoton reservoir
pressures, additional rental field compression units may become necessary during
2003.  The cost of such  additional  compression  could require from $400,000 to
$600,000  in capital  and  require  $350,000  to  $400,000  per year  additional
operating costs (primarily  compressor rental).  The purpose of such compressors
is to get more gas  production  through  the  Partnership's  pipelines  at lower
pressures.  While it is believed that the benefits of such compression will more
than exceed cost and recover  capital,  neither the timing of such a project nor
the increased gas production are currently predictable.

During 2000, Kansas adopted new regulatory rules, agreed upon by most producers,
to enable the use of field  compressors  to  operate  Hugoton  field  wells at a
vacuum and provide that no well will be restricted to less than 100 mcf per day.
Possible  effects on future  production  in excess of 100 mcf per day allowed by
the state regulations are not predictable.  The Partnership received approval to
operate all its wells at a vacuum; thus far, the Partnership has not experienced
any significant increase in current production. Existing Partnership compressors
have been adequate to create a vacuum.

The  Partnership  is continuing to monitor the activity on nearby acreage in the
Council Grove formation. At present 15 wells have been drilled by others. Two of
the 15 wells  were  recompleted  in the Guymon  Hugoton  field  which  presently
improved  production  by a total of 23 mcf per day over the two original  Guymon
Hugoton  wells  that were  plugged  and  abandoned  per state  regulations.  The
Partnership's  ownership includes the Council Grove formation underlying most of
its  Oklahoma  acreage.  It is not known if such  monitoring  will result in any
plans by the Partnership to attempt a Council Grove well;  previous  preliminary
reviews  yielded  unfavorable  forecasts.  Recent  results  by  others in the 13
remaining  wells have  varied from 8 to 462 mcf per day.  Production  volumes in
subsequent months have varied with most wells showing  decreases.  Current total
production from the three Council Grove wells owned by others but located on the
Partnership's acreage is approximately 6, 11 and 15 mcf per day. The Partnership
has a minor overriding royalty interest in the three wells.
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                            DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)
PART I
Item 2
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Continued)


As  disclosed  on a Form 8-K filed on December 14,  2001,  the  Partnership  has
signed definitive  agreements to combine the businesses and/or properties of the
Partnership, Republic Royalty Company, and Spinnaker Royalty Company, L.P., in a
non-taxable  transaction,  into Dorchester  Minerals,  L.P., which will be a new
publicly traded limited  partnership.  During 2001,  approximately  $785,000 was
expensed by the Partnership related to the combination.  Approximately  $525,000
of expense,  relating primarily to the filing of a registration  statement,  has
been incurred by the  Partnership  during the nine months  ending  September 30,
2002.  The  combination  is  subject  to a number of  conditions  including  (1)
approval by a majority of Partnership  Unitholders,  (2) approvals by the owners
of Spinnaker  Royalty Company,  L.P. and Republic Royalty Company and affiliated
partnerships  and interest  holders,  and (3) filings with and/or  clearances by
various  securities and governmental  authorities.  On May 15, 2002,  Dorchester
Minerals,  L.P.  filed an initial  Registration  Statement on Form S-4 under the
Securities  Act of 1933. On October 30, 2002 the  Partnership  filed a report on
Form 8-K announcing the amended  Registration  Statement was declared  effective
and  announcing  a December  30, 2002  special  meeting of the  Partnership  for
Unitholders of record on October 23, 2002 to vote on the proposed combination in
person or by proxy.


Item 4
                            CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Based on the evaluation of the Partnership's  disclosure controls and procedures
by James E.  Raley,  President  of James E.  Raley,  Inc.  and  Preston A. Peak,
President of P.A. Peak, Inc., the Partnership's  general partners,  and Kathleen
A. Rawlings, the Partnership's principal accounting officer, as of a date within
90 days of the filing date of this quarterly report, each of them have concluded
that the Partnership's  disclosure controls and procedures are effective.  There
were no significant  changes in the Partnership's  internal controls or in other
factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of
their  evaluation,  including any corrective  actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.

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                            DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)
PART II
                                OTHER INFORMATION



Item 1. Legal Proceedings: See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.

Item 5. Other Information: - None.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K:
     a)   Reports on Form 8-K: - On October  30,  2002 the  Partnership  filed a
          report on Form 8-K as of October 30, 2002 in response to Items 5 and 7
          thereof.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                       DORCHESTER HUGOTON, LTD.
                                       Registrant



Date: November 8, 2002                 /s/ Kathleen A. Rawlings
                                       ------------------------
                                       Kathleen A. Rawlings
                                       Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
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                                 CERTIFICATION

I, James E.  Raley,  President  of James E.  Raley,  Inc.  a General  Partner of
Dorchester Hugoton, Ltd. (the "Registrant"), certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly  report on Form 10-Q of Dorchester  Hugoton,
     Ltd.;

2.   Based on my knowledge,  this  quarterly  report does not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to
     make the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
     statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this quarterly report;

3.   Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
     information  included  in this  quarterly  report,  fairly  present  in all
     material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash
     flows of the  registrant  as of, and for,  the  periods  presented  in this
     quarterly report;

4.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I are  responsible  for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15-d-14) for the registrant and we have:

     a)   designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to ensure  that
          material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,   including  its
          consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those
          entities,  particularly  during  the  period in which  this  quarterly
          report is being prepared;

     b)   evaluated the  effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure  controls
          and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
          this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     c)   presented  in this  quarterly  report  our  conclusions  and about the
          effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on our
          evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.   The registrant's other certifying  officers and I have disclosed,  based on
     our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors  and the audit
     committee of  registrant's  board of directors (or persons  performing  the
     equivalent function):

     a)   all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or operation of internal
          controls  which could  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to
          record,  process,   summarize  and  report  financial  data  and  have
          identified for the  registrant's  auditors any material  weaknesses in
          internal controls; and

     b)   any fraud, whether or not material,  that involves management or other
          employees who have a  significant  role in the  registrant's  internal
          controls; and

6.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I have indicated in this
     quarterly report whether or not there were significant  changes in internal
     controls  or in other  factors  that could  significantly  affect  internal
     controls  subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including
     any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
     weaknesses.

Date:   November 8, 2002              /s/ James E. Raley
                                      ------------------
                                      James E. Raley, President
                                      James E. Raley, Inc., General Partner
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                                 CERTIFICATION

I, Preston A. Peak, President of P.A. Peak, Inc. a General Partner of Dorchester
Hugoton, Ltd. (the "Registrant"), certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly  report on Form 10-Q of Dorchester  Hugoton,
     Ltd.;

2.   Based on my knowledge,  this  quarterly  report does not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to
     make the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
     statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this quarterly report;

3.   Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
     information  included  in this  quarterly  report,  fairly  present  in all
     material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash
     flows of the  registrant  as of, and for,  the  periods  presented  in this
     quarterly report;

4.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I are  responsible  for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15-d-14) for the registrant and we have:

     a)   designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to ensure  that
          material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,   including  its
          consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those
          entities,  particularly  during  the  period in which  this  quarterly
          report is being prepared;

     b)   evaluated the  effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure  controls
          and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
          this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     c)   presented  in this  quarterly  report  our  conclusions  and about the
          effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on our
          evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.   The registrant's other certifying  officers and I have disclosed,  based on
     our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors  and the audit
     committee of  registrant's  board of directors (or persons  performing  the
     equivalent function):

     a)   all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or operation of internal
          controls  which could  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to
          record,  process,   summarize  and  report  financial  data  and  have
          identified for the  registrant's  auditors any material  weaknesses in
          internal controls; and

     b)   any fraud, whether or not material,  that involves management or other
          employees who have a  significant  role in the  registrant's  internal
          controls; and

6.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I have indicated in this
     quarterly report whether or not there were significant  changes in internal
     controls  or in other  factors  that could  significantly  affect  internal
     controls  subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including
     any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
     weaknesses.

Date:   November 8, 2002                        /s/ Preston A. Peak
                                                ------------------
                                                Preston A. Peak, President
                                                P.A. Peak, Inc., General Partner
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                                 CERTIFICATION

I, Kathleen A. Rawlings,  Principal  Accounting  Officer of Dorchester  Hugoton,
Ltd. (the "Registrant"), certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly  report on Form 10-Q of Dorchester  Hugoton,
     Ltd.;

2.   Based on my knowledge,  this  quarterly  report does not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to
     make the statements  made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such
     statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this quarterly report;

3.   Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
     information  included  in this  quarterly  report,  fairly  present  in all
     material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash
     flows of the  registrant  as of, and for,  the  periods  presented  in this
     quarterly report;

4.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I are  responsible  for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15-d-14) for the registrant and we have:

     a)   designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to ensure  that
          material  information  relating  to  the  registrant,   including  its
          consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those
          entities,  particularly  during  the  period in which  this  quarterly
          report is being prepared;

     b)   evaluated the  effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure  controls
          and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
          this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     c)   presented  in this  quarterly  report  our  conclusions  and about the
          effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on our
          evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.   The registrant's other certifying  officers and I have disclosed,  based on
     our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors  and the audit
     committee of  registrant's  board of directors (or persons  performing  the
     equivalent function):

     a)   all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or operation of internal
          controls  which could  adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to
          record,  process,   summarize  and  report  financial  data  and  have
          identified for the  registrant's  auditors any material  weaknesses in
          internal controls; and

     b)   any fraud, whether or not material,  that involves management or other
          employees who have a  significant  role in the  registrant's  internal
          controls; and

6.   The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I have indicated in this
     quarterly report whether or not there were significant  changes in internal
     controls  or in other  factors  that could  significantly  affect  internal
     controls  subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including
     any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
     weaknesses.

Date:   November 8, 2002                            /s/ Kathleen A. Rawlings
                                                    ------------------------
                                                    Principal Accounting Officer

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                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                            (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)




     In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Dorchester Hugoton,
Ltd. (the  "Partnership")  on Form 10-Q for the period ended  September 30, 2002
(the  "Report"),  I, Preston A. Peak,  President  of P.A.  Peak,  Inc.,  General
Partner of the Partnership, hereby certify that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated: November 8, 2002                    /s/Preston A. Peak
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Preston A. Peak, President
                                           P.A. Peak, Inc., General Partner

<PAGE>
                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                            (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)




     In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Dorchester Hugoton,
Ltd. (the  "Partnership")  on Form 10-Q for the period ended  September 30, 2002
(the "Report"),  I, James E. Raley,  President of James E. Raley,  Inc., General
Partner of the Partnership, hereby certify that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated: November 8, 2002                    /s/James E. Raley
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           James E. Raley, President
                                           James E. Raley, Inc., General Partner

<PAGE>
                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                            (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)




     In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Dorchester Hugoton,
Ltd. (the  "Partnership")  on Form 10-Q for the period ended  September 30, 2002
(the "Report"), I, Kathleen A. Rawlings,  Controller of the Partnership,  hereby
certify that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated: November 8, 2002                    /s/Kathleen A. Rawlings
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Kathleen A. Rawlings, Controller
                                           Principal Accounting Officer