UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                             AMENDMENT TO FORM 10-Q      

(Mark One)
[x]      QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION  13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended             September 30, 1998
                              ------------------------------------------------

                                       OR

[ ]      TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                     to
                              ---------------------  ---------------------

Commission file number                   0-19365
                      ----------------------------------------------------------

                            CROWN ENERGY CORPORATION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Utah                                        87-0368981
-------------------------------              -----------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S.Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

             215 South State, Suite 550, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

                                 (801) 537-5610
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not applicable
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (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           
   -------    -------

         Indicate  the  number of  shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

There were  12,668,512  shares of $.02 par value common stock  outstanding as of
November 13, 1998.

<PAGE>

     The purpose of this Amendment is to add an electronic copy of exhibits
previously filed in paper under Form SE pursuant to a temporary hardship
exemption.


ITEM 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         Exhibit           Name
         -------           ----

          10.1             Purchase  and  Sale  Agreement  dated  July  2,  1998
                           between Petro Source and Crown Asphalt Distribution*

          10.2             Saba Petroleum  Processing  Agreement for Santa Maria
                           Refinery  in  California  dated May 1,  1997  between
                           Petro  Source  Refining  Corporation  and Santa Maria
                           Refining  Company and Saba Petroleum  Company,  which
                           was  assigned  to the  Company  on or  about  July 2,
                           1998

          10.3             MetLife  Equipment  Lease  dated May 1, 1997  between
                           Petro Source Refining Corporation and MetLife Capital
                           Corporation,  which was assigned to the Company on or
                           about July 2, 1998

          10.4             PacifiCorp Property Lease dated April 1, 1996 between
                           Petro Source  Refining  Corporation  and  PacifiCorp,
                           which was  assigned  to the  company on or about July
                           2, 1998

          10.5             GATX Rail Car Lease dated  December  10, 1987 between
                           Petro  Source   Corporation   and  General   American
                           Transportation Corporation, which was assigned to the
                           Company on or about July 2, 1998

          10.6             Office Space Lease

          27               Financial Data Schedule**

         ----

         *Incorporated  by reference  from the Company's Form 8-K filed with the
         Commission on or about July 17, 1998,  bearing  commission  file number
         0-19365.

         **Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the
         Commission on or about November 16, 1998, bearing commission file 
         number 0-19365.
         
    
         ----

         The  Company  filed a Form 8-K on June 8,  1998,  to report a change in
         auditors. The Company also filed a Form 8-K on July 17, 1998, to report
         the  acquisition  of the inventory  and assets of Petro Source  Asphalt
         Company.


<PAGE>

                             PART III. - 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.


                                              CROWN ENERGY CORPORATION
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    (Registrant)

Date: November 24, 1998             By: /s/ JAY MEALEY
    ------------------------           -----------------------------------------
                                    Jay Mealey, President

Date: November 24, 1998              By: /s/ RICHARD S. RAWDIN
    ------------------------           -----------------------------------------
                                    Richard S. Rawdin, Vice President of Finance