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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-QSB
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[X]	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934; For the Quarterly Period Ended: June 30,  1997

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

                   Commission File Number: 000-08835

                        TAURUS PETROLEUM, INC.
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      Colorado		                                       						84-0736215
(State or other jurisdiction								                       (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)						                  Identification No.)

                       2016 Main Street, Suite 109
                           Houston, Texas 77002
         (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
                          (713) 650-0161
         (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Check whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by 
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 [ ]

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS

Check whether the registrant filed all documents and reports required to be 
filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the distribution of 
securities under a plan confirmed by court.  Yes [ ] No [ ]

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

At September 19, 1997, 60,307,749 shares of common stock, $.001 par value, 
were outstanding.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one);   Yes [ ] No [x]



                              TAURUS PETROLEUM, INC.


CONTENTS




PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements

            Balance Sheets - 
			 June 30, 1997 and September 30, 1996

		Statements of Operations -
			Three Months and Nine Months Ended 
			    June 30, 1997 and 1996

		Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity - 
			Nine Months Ended June 30, 1997

		Statements of Cash Flows -
			Nine Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996

		Notes to Financial Statements
	

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations	


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 5.     Other Information
 
Item 6.  	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K						
			          

SIGNATURES	





                          TAURUS PETROLEUM, INC.

                             BALANCE SHEET


ASSETS


	                                             	June 30,    			September 30,
	                                                	1997          			1996	
	                                            (Unaudited)
                                                               

Current Assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents                        	$	41            	$	156

		Total Current Assets	                             	41             		156	

Other                                         			26,844          		26,844	
                                               --------          --------
			Total Assets                               	$	26,885         	$	27,000	
                                              ---------         ---------

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY


Current Liabilities:
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities    	 $	30,000	        $	30,000
                                               ---------        ---------
			Total Current Liabilities                   		30,000         		30,000
	                                             ----------       ----------

Stockholders' Equity:
	Common stock                                  		60,307	         	60,307	
	Additional paid-in capital		                 3,112,694	      	3,111,844	
	Accumulated deficit		                       (3,093,543)    		(3,092,578)
	Treasury stock		                               (82,573)	       	(82,573)
                                            ------------      -----------
		Total Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity		         (3,115)	        	(3,000)	
                                            ------------      -----------
		Total Liabilities and Stockholders' 
                     (Deficit) Equity	         $	26,885        	$	27,000	
                                          ---------------   -------------

                                  
The following notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial 
statements.





                         TAURUS PETROLEUM, INC.

                        STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                              (Unaudited)



                                      		For the	           		For the
	                                	Three Months Ended  			Nine Months Ended
		                                      June 30,	          		June 30,	
                                 	 	1997	     		1996     	1997	  	  	1996		
                                                         

Operating Revenue:
	Oil and gas sales                	$	--	     $	(6,227)	   $	--	     $	82,626
	Administrative overhead
	  and management fees		             --	         	794	     	147	      	5,558	
      	                            -------   ---------    -------   --------
                                 				--	      	(5,433)	    	147		     88,184

Costs and Expenses:
	Lease operating, including taxes	  	--	       	6,307		      --	     	59,414	
	Depreciation and depletion		        --	        	(623)	     	--      	12,840
	General and administrative		       115	          	--	   	1,112	     	76,278
                                  -------    ---------    -------   --------
                               					115	       	5,684   		1,112	    	148,532	

		Loss from operations           		(115)	     	(1,117)   		(965)    	(60,348)	
                                   ------    ---------    -------   ---------
Other income (expense):
	Interest expense	                  	--	       	3,635      		--       		(482)	
	Other		                             --	         	--		       --	         	56
                                   ------    ---------    -------   ---------
		Net loss                      	$	(115)     	$	2,518   	$	(965)  	$	(60,774)	
                                ---------   ----------  ---------  ----------
Net loss per common share	      $	(0.00)     	$	(0.00) 	$	(0.00)    	$	(0.00)	
                             ------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  
Weighted average number of 
	common shares outstanding		 60,307,749		  60,307,749 60,307,749		60,307,749	
                             ----------    ---------- ----------  ---------- 

The following notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial 
statements.




                         TAURUS PETROLEUM, INC.

               STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY

                   For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 1997
                                (Unaudited)


													

                                                                                         				Total
							                        	                       Additional	                		Less  			Stockholders'
				        	                     Common Stock	       		Paid-In  		Accumulated			Treasury			(Deficit)
	                     			    	Shares	     		Amount	  	 	Capital	   		Deficit	    		Stock	   		Equity
	
                                                                               


Balance, September 30, 1996		60,307,749	   $	60,307  	$	3,111,844	 $	(3,092,578)	 $	(82,573)	  $	(3,000)

Contributed capital		             --	         	--		           850		       --	         --		          850

Net loss                       	 	--	         	--		          --          		(965)		    --	          (965)
                            ----------     --------   -----------  -------------  ----------    ---------
Balance, June 30, 1997		    60,307,749    	$	60,307  	$	3,112,694	 $(30,093,543)	 $	(82,573)	   $(3,115)
                           -----------    ---------  ------------  -------------  -----------   --------- 

The following notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial 
statements.





                         TAURUS PETROLEUM, INC.


                         STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                              (Unaudited)



                                                          		For the
	                                                      	Nine Months Ended
		                                                          June 30,	
	                                                    	1997		      	1996		
                                                           

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
	Net loss	                                         $	(965)  	    $	(36,953)	
	Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
 	  net cash used in operating activities:
		  Depreciation and depletion	                      	--      		(1,888,241)
		  Allowance for debt		                              --         		(17,009)
		  Decrease in oil and gas properties              		--	       	2,163,215
		  Decrease in other property and equipment		        --           	35,660
		  Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	      	--           	41,829	
		  Decrease (increase) in other assets		             --	           (7,562)
		  Increase in accounts payable                    		--	        	(288,357)
                                                   ---------   ------------
		Net cash provided by (used in) operating 
			activities		                                      (965)         		2,582	
                                                   ---------   ------------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities	                 	--            		--
                                                   ---------   ------------
		Net cash provided by (used in) investing 
			activities                                        		--            		--

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
	Capital contributions	                              	850	            	--	
                                                   ---------   ------------
		Net cash from financing activities	                	850	            	--	
                                                   ---------   ------------
		Net increase (decrease) in cash	                  	(115)	         	1,518

Cash and cash equivalents:

	Beginning of period                                		156          		2,174	
                                                    --------    -----------
	End of period                                      	$	41         	$	4,756	
                                                    --------    -----------
      
Supplemental disclosure of cash
	flow information:

		Cash paid during the year
			for interest                                     	$	--           	$	--
                                                   ----------     ---------


The following notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial 
statements.



                         TAURUS PETROLEUM, INC.


NOTE 1 - GENERAL

The accounting policies followed by Taurus Petroleum, Inc. (the "Company") are 
set forth in the notes to the Company's audited financial statements in the 
report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended September 30, 1996, which is 
incorporated herein by reference.  Such policies have been continued without 
change.  Also, refer to the notes with those financial statements for 
additional details of the Company's financial condition, results of operations 
and cash flows.  All material items included in those notes have not changed 
except as a result of normal transactions in the interim, or as disclosed 
within this report.  Any and all adjustments are of a "normal recurring 
nature".

In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim unaudited financial 
statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company's 
financial position as of June 30, 1997, and the results of operations and cash 
flows for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 1996 and 1997, and 
stockholders' (deficit) equity for the nine months ended June 30, 1997.

NOTE 2 - CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP

Effective July 1, 1996, SBCA Holdings, Inc. acquired all the common stock 
previously controlled individually and/or beneficially by Thomas P. McDonnell 
and Validus Operating, Inc., (8,262,602 and 20,000,000, respectively) for a 
total of 28,262,602 shares or 46.87% of the Company's common stock.  SBCA 
Holdings, Inc. exchanged 17,500 shares of common stock it owns in a private 
company, The Enigma Group, Inc., for the aforementioned common stock of the 
Company.  SBCA Holdings, Inc. is controlled by Mr. Stephen E. Fischer.  The 
Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr. Stephen E. Fischer to the 
Board of Directors and appointed Mr. Fischer as Chairman of the Board on April 
29, 1996.  The Company has entered into business combination discussions with 
entities controlled by Mr. Fischer, as well as other entities.

NOTE 3 - GOING CONCERN

These financial statements have been prepared on the "going concern" basis, 
which presumes that the Company will be able to realize its assets and 
discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable 
future.

The Company's continuation as a "going concern" is dependent on the 
establishment of profitable operations, and upon either the continued 
financial support of its principal shareholders or upon the ability of the 
Company to raise additional capital.  Management is pursuing various options 
to attract capital, including infusions of cash and mergers.  The outcome of 
these matters cannot be predicted at this time.  These financial statements do 
not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and 
liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue 
in business.





                         TAURUS PETROLEUM, INC.

ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND 
          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

	RESUTS OF OPERATIONS

The consolidated loss for the third quarter of Fiscal 1997 was $ 115 as compared
to a profit of $ 2,518 for the third quarter of Fiscal 1996, respectively. This
decrease is a result of the disposition of oil and gas operations and
associated General and Administrative expenses. The third quarter 1996 profit 
was the result of the disposition of assets and adjustments revenue and expenses
associated with the disposition. The Company currently does not own or operate
any oil and gas properties.  All expenses are associated with maintenance of the
corporation and development of future business activities.

Consolidated losses are $ 965 and $ 60,774 for the first three quarters 
of Fiscal 1997 and 1996, respectively. This decrease is a result of the 
disposition of oil and gas operations and associated General and 
Administrative expenses. The Company currently does not own or operate any oil 
and gas properties.  All expenses are associated with maintenance of the 
corporation and development of future business activities.

	PART II

	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 5.     OTHER INFORMATION
                N/A

Item 6.	EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) 	Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation SB


(2) Exhibit 27.	Financial Data Schedule


(b)	Reports on Form 8-K

A report on Form 8-K was filed on June 5, 1997, which reported a change 
engaging a new 		certified public accountant.





                           	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 hereunto duly authorized.


TAURUS PETROLEUM, INC.



Date: September 26, 1997				By:  /s/ Stephen E. Fischer                     
                                     Stephen E. Fischer, Chairman 
                                     and Chief	Accounting Officer