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



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 2002
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                                  PANACO, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



         Delaware                   000-26662                43-1593374
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                   Identification No.)

                1100 Louisiana, Suite 5100, Houston, Texas 77002
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               (Address of principal executive offices)(zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 970-3100
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Item 5.   Other Events

The Board of Directors of PANACO, Inc. (the "Company") increased the size of its
Board from seven members to eight. The Board appointed Mr. Robert K. McMillan as
a Class I Director effective April 15, 2002.

Since October 2000, Mr. McMillan has been the Chief  Financial  Officer of Icahn
Associates Corp., a diversified  investment firm. From 1991 to 2000 Mr. McMillan
was  with  MasterCard  International  Incorporated.  At  MasterCard  he held the
position of Senior Vice  President,  managing  internal  consulting and business
improvement activities, from 1998 to 2000, and Senior Vice President and General
Auditor  from  1991 to 1998,  evaluating  internal  controls  to  manage  global
business and control  risks.  From 1977 through 1991 Mr.  McMillan was with KPMG
LLP,  most  recently  as a Partner,  providing  finance,  accounting,  audit and
consulting  services.  Prior to 1977,  Mr.  McMillan  held various  professional
positions in the banking and securities  arena.  Mr.  McMillan holds a B.A. from
Washington  State  University and earned his MBA from the University of Southern
California Graduate School of Business Administration in 1978.


                                   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.

Date: April 24, 2002

                                  PANACO, Inc.
                                  (Registrant)


                                  By: /s/ Robert G. Wonish
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                                     Mr. Robert G. Wonish
                                     President and Chief Operating Officer