UNITED STATES 
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C. 20549
 


                                    FORM 8-K

                                  CURRENT REPORT
 
      Pursuant to Section 13 Or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                February 15, 1999
                                  Date of Report
                        (Date of earliest event reported)
 


                             FUTURE PETROLEUM CORPORATION
          (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)


             Utah                       0-8609                  87-0239185 
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission file number)   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)


                              700 Louisiana, Suite 3700
                                 Houston, Texas  77002
           (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


                                 (713) 236-9792 
                (Issuer's telephone number, including area code)


                    2351 West Northwest Highway, Suite 2130
                              Dallas, Texas  75220
                  (Former address, changed since last report)



                  ITEM  4. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

(a)     Previous Independent Auditors

     On February 23, 1999, Future Petroleum Corporation ("Future") dismissed 
Hein & Associates LLP ("Hein"), as Future's independent auditors.  The 
dismissal of Hein was approved by the Board of Directors of Future.  

     The reports of Hein on the financial statements of Future for the past two 
years have not contained an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were 
not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting 
principles.  During Future's two most recent fiscal years and through February 
23, 1999, there were no disagreements with Hein on any matter of 
accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing 
scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of 
Hein would have caused Hein to make reference to the subject matter of the 
disagreement in its report on the financial statements for such years.  During 
Future's two most recent fiscal years and through February 23, 1999, there were 
no reportable events as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) 
of Regulation S-K.

     Future has provided the above disclosures to Hein and requested that Hein 
furnish Future with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission
stating whether or not Hein agrees with the above statements, and to the extent 
that Hein does not agree, stating the respects in which Hein does not agree.  A 
copy of the letter, dated February 24, 1999, is filed as Exhibit 
16 to this Form 8-K.  

(b)     New Independent Auditors

     Future engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("Pricewaterhouse") as its 
independent auditors on February 15, 1999.  During Future's two most recent 
fiscal years and through February 15, 1999, Future has not consulted with 
Pricewaterhouse regarding:

     (1)     either the application of accounting principles to a 
             specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or 
             the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on 
             Future's financial statements, and neither a written 
             report was provided to Future nor oral advice was 
             provided that Pricewaterhouse concluded was an important 
             factor considered by Future in reaching a decision as to 
             the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; 
             or

     (2)     any matter that was either the subject of a 
             disagreement, as that term is defined in paragraph 
             304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related 
             instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K or a 
             reportable event, as that term is defined in paragraph 
             304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

      
                ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a)     Financial Statements of Business Acquired.     

        Not applicable to this filing.

(b)     Pro forma Financial Information.

        Not applicable to this filing.

(c) Exhibits

The following exhibits are included as part of this report:

EXHIBIT
NUMBER                     TITLE OF DOCUMENT
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
16                 Letter from Hein & Associates LLP regarding 
                   change in certifying auditor.




                             SIGNATURES

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

                                        Future Petroleum Corporation
                                                (Registrant)



                                       /s/ Tim J. Goff
Dated: February 25, 1999               By:    Tim J. Goff, 
                                              President

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