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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    Form 10-K/A
(Mark one)
 [X]

                  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996

                                       OR
 [ ]              TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
              FOR THE TRANSACTION PERIOD FROM ________ TO ________

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-10509

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                             SNYDER OIL CORPORATION
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

                  DELAWARE                                75-2306158
      (State or other jurisdiction of                    (IRS Employer
       incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)

              777 MAIN STREET                                76102
             FORT WORTH, TEXAS                             (Zip Code)
  (Address of principal executive offices)

        REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (817) 338-4043

           SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:

                                                    NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE
            TITLE OF EACH CLASS                     ON WHICH REGISTERED
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                COMMON STOCK                         NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
$6.00 CONVERTIBLE EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK       NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
     7% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES               NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

           SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:
                                      NONE
                                (Title of class)

         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 by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,
to the best of  registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information
statements  incorporated  by  reference  in Part  III of this  Form  10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

         Aggregate market value of the common  stock  held by  non-affiliates of
 the registrant as of March 10, 1997................................$482,325,221
 Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of March 10, 1997....31,268,557

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Part  III  of  this  Report  is   incorporated   by  reference  to  the
Registrant's  definitive  Proxy  Statement  relating  to its  Annual  Meeting of
Stockholders,  which will be filed with the  Commission  no later than April 30,
1997.

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                                    SIGNATURE




      Pursuant  to the  requirements  of Section  13 or 15(d) 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.








                                                  /s/ James H. Shonsey     
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                                                  JAMES H. SHONSEY  
                                                  Vice President - Finance   

March 17, 1997