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                                                                      EXHIBIT 25

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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                   FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A  CORPORATION
                         DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

             CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A
                   TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) [X]

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                       U.S. TRUST COMPANY OF TEXAS, N.A.
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

                                                                75-2353745
(State of incorporation                                      (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)                                      identification No.)

2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2700                                     75201-2936
       Dallas, Texas                                             (Zip Code)
   (Address of trustee's
principal executive offices)

                              Compliance Officer
                       U.S. Trust Company of Texas, N.A.
                         2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2700
                           Dallas, Texas  75201-2936
                                (214) 754-1200
           (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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                         Forman Petroleum Corporation
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

          Louisiana                                             72-0954774
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                               identification No.)

     650 Poydras Street, Suite 2200
             New Orleans, LA                                       70130
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

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                      13.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2004
                      (Title of the indenture securities)
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                                    GENERAL

1.   General Information.

     Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

          (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
     which it is subject.

                      Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (11th District), Dallas,
                      Texas (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
                      Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Dallas, Texas

                      The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Dallas,
                      Texas

          (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

                      The Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust
                      powers.

2.   Affiliations with Obligor and Underwriters.

     If the obligor or any underwriter for the obligor is an affiliate of the
     Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

     None.

3.   Voting Securities of the Trustee.

     Furnish the following information as to each class of voting securities of
     the Trustee:

                              As of June 27, 1997
 ................................................................................
                                        
                   Col A.                            Col B.
 ................................................................................

              Title of Class                    Amount Outstanding
 ................................................................................
 
 Capital Stock - par value $100 per share           5,000 shares


4.   Trusteeships under Other Indentures.

     Not Applicable

5.   Interlocking Directorates and Similar Relationships with the Obligor or
     Underwriters.

     Not Applicable
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6.   Voting Securities of the Trustee Owned by the Obligor or its Officials.

     Not Applicable

7.   Voting Securities of the Trustee Owned by Underwriters or their Officials.

     Not Applicable

8.   Securities of the Obligor Owned or Held by the Trustee.

     Not Applicable

9.   Securities of Underwriters Owned or Held by the Trustee.

     Not Applicable

10.  Ownership or Holdings by the Trustee of Voting Securities of Certain
     Affiliates or Security Holders of the Obligor.

     Not Applicable

11.  Ownership or Holdings by the Trustee of any Securities of a Person Owning
     50 Percent or More of the Voting Securities of the Obligor.

     Not Applicable

12.  Indebtedness of the Obligor to the Trustee.
     
     Not Applicable

13.  Defaults by the Obligor.

     Not Applicable

14.  Affiliations with the Underwriters.

     Not Applicable

15.  Foreign Trustee.

     Not Applicable

16.  List of Exhibits.

          T-1.1 - A copy of the Articles of Association of U.S. Trust Company of
          Texas, N.A.; incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit T-1.1 filed
          with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 22-21897.
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          16. (Con't.)  
 
          T-1.2 -     A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to
          commence business;

                      incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit T-1.2 filed
          with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 22-21897.

          T-1.3 -     A copy of the authorization of the Trustee to exercise
          corporate trust powers; incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 
          T-1.3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 22-21897.

          T-1.4 -     A copy of the By-laws of the U.S. Trust Company of Texas,
          N.A., as amended to date; incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
          T-1.4 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 22-21897.

          T-1.5 -     The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of
          the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

          T-1.6 -     A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee
          published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or
          examining authority.

                                     NOTE

As of June 27, 1997, the Trustee had 5,000 shares of Capital Stock outstanding,
all of which are owned by U.S. T.L.P.O. Corp.  As of June 27, 1997, U.S.
T.L.P.O. Corp. had 35 shares of Capital Stock outstanding, all of which are
owned by U.S. Trust Corporation.  U.S. Trust Corporation had outstanding
19,591,502 shares of $5 par value Common Stock as of June 27, 1997.

The term "Trustee" in Items 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 refers to each of U.S
Trust Company of Texas, N.A., U.S. T.L.P.O. Corp. and U.S. Trust Corporation.

Inasmuch as this Form T-1 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the Trustee of
all the facts on which to base responsive answers to Items 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and
11, the answers to said Items are based upon incomplete information.  Items 2,
5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 may, however, be considered correct unless amended by an
amendment to this Form T-1.

In answering any items in this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification which
relates to matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligors or their
directors or officers, or an underwriter for the obligors, the Trustee has
relied upon information furnished to it by the obligors and will rely on
information to be furnished by the obligors or such underwriter, and the Trustee
disclaims responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information.

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                                   SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the Trustee, U.S
Trust Company of Texas, N.A., a national banking association organized under the
laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of
eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Dallas, and State of Texas on the
27th day of June, 1997.

                                    U.S. Trust Company of Texas, N.A.,
                                    Trustee



                                    By:  /s/ Bill Barber
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                                        Bill Barber
                                        Vice President
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                                                                   Exhibit T-1.5


                              CONSENT OF TRUSTEE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 as amended in connection with the proposed issue of Forman Petroleum
Corporation 13.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2004, we hereby consent that reports
of examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.



                                    U.S. Trust Company of Texas, N.A.



                                    By:   /s/ Bill Barber
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                                         Bill Barber
                                         Vice President