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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20030507135303
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-03-007032
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030505
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030507

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MISSION RESOURCES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000319459
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				760437769
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1331 LAMAR
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1455
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77010
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7134953000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1221 LAMAR
		STREET 2:		STE 1600
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77010-3039

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BELLWETHER EXPLORATION CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EELLS JOHN L
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001205892

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09498
		FILM NUMBER:		03685862

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1331 LAMAR
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1455
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77010
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<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 MAY 2003
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        <issuerName>MISSION RESOURCES CORP</issuerName>
<issuerTradingSymbol>MSSN</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer>
<reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>EELLS JOHN L</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
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<reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>0</isDirector>
<isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
<isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
<isOther>0</isOther>
<officerTitle>SVP Exploration &amp; Geoscience</officerTitle>
<otherText></otherText></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner>
<derivativeSecurity>
<securityTitle>
<value>Option (Right to buy)</value></securityTitle>
<conversionOrExercisePrice>
<value>0.39</value></conversionOrExercisePrice>
<transactionDate>
<value>2003-05-05</value></transactionDate>
<transactionCoding>
<transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
<transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
<equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding>
<transactionAmounts>
<transactionShares>
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<transactionValue>
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<transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
<value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts>
<exerciseDate>
<value>2003-11-05</value>
<footnoteId id="F1"/></exerciseDate>
<expirationDate>
<value>2013-05-05</value></expirationDate>
<underlyingSecurity>
<underlyingSecurityTitle>
<value>Common Stock</value></underlyingSecurityTitle>
<underlyingSecurityShares>
<value>75000</value></underlyingSecurityShares></underlyingSecurity>
<postTransactionAmounts>
<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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<ownershipNature>
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<natureOfOwnership>
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<footnotes>
<footnote id="F1">This option vests in 1/3 installments on each of 11/05/2003, 05/05/2004, 05/05/2005</footnote></footnotes>
<ownerSignature>
<signatureName>John L. Eells</signatureName>
<signatureDate>2003-05-07</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>


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