<ARTICLE>				5
<LEGEND>				This schedule contains summary financial information
extracted from the consolidated Statements of Operations and Balance
Sheet and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements. 
<MULTIPLIER>        1
<CURRENCY>			       US Dollars
<PERIOD-START>			   JAN-1-1997
<PERIOD-TYPE>    			3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> 		DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>	     		MAR-31-1997
<EXCHANGE-RATE>    	1
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<SECURITIES>        0
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<ALLOWANCES>     			18,373
<INVENTORY>	      		0	
<CURRENT-ASSETS>  		2,340,149
<PP&E>	          			16,009,186				
<DEPRECIATION>		   	8,756,721
<TOTAL-ASSETS>   			10,732,286
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>		8,482,132
<BONDS>	         			0
<COMMON>	        			37,586
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>	0					
<PREFERRED>	      		4,200
<OTHER-SE>		 	     	(557,945)			
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>	10,732,286		
<SALES>	         			0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>  		5,064,992
<CGS>		           		0
<TOTAL-COSTS>    			7,416,193
<OTHER-EXPENSES>  		0			
<LOSS-PROVISION>	  	0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 	177,629
<INCOME-PRETAX>    	(2,528,830)
<INCOME-TAX>      			0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>		(2,528,830)
<DISCONTINUED>	    		0
<EXTRAORDINARY>    		0			
<CHANGES>	         		0	
<NET-INCOME>	     		(2,528,830)
<EPS-PRIMARY>       (0.72)
<EPS-DILUTED>     		(0.72)