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

                                 2001 FORM 10-K
                                   (Mark One)
            |X| Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001

                                       OR

              |_| Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

               For the transition period from _________ to________

                         Commission file number 1-12935

                             DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

               Delaware                                         75-2815171
     (State or other jurisdiction                           (I.R.S. Employer
  of incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)

        5100 Tennyson Parkway,
        Suite 3000, Plano, TX                                       75024
(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:             (972) 673-2000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



                   Title of Each Class                             Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         
Common Stock $.001 Par Value                                                New York Stock Exchange
========================================================== =========================================================


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:    None

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  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.   [X]    Yes            [ ]     No

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]

     As of March 15, 2002, the aggregate market value of the registrant's Common
Stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $185,463,000.

     The number of shares  outstanding  of the  registrant's  Common Stock as of
March 15, 2002, was 53,008,246.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE


Document                                                                    Incorporated as to
                                                                         
1. Notice and Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of                     1.  Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, and 13
   Shareholders to be held May 22, 2002.
2. Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended                        2.  Part 1, Item 1 and Part II, Items 5, 6, 7, 8
   December 31, 2001.





                             Denbury Resources Inc.
                         2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K
                                Table of Contents





Item                                                                                               Page
                                     PART I

                                                                                               
1.               Business...........................................................................  3
2.               Properties......................................................................... 10
3.               Legal Proceedings.................................................................. 10
4.               Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders................................ 11

                                     PART II

5.               Market for the Common Stock and Related Matters.................................... 11
6.               Selected Financial Data............................................................ 11
7.               Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
                       Results of Operations........................................................ 11
7A.              Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk......................... 11
8.               Financial Statements and Supplementary Data........................................ 11
9.               Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
                       and Financial Disclosure..................................................... 12

                                    PART III

10.              Directors and Executive Officers of the Company.................................... 12
11.              Executive Compensation ............................................................ 12
12.              Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management..................... 12
13.              Certain Relationships and Related Transactions..................................... 12

                                     PART IV

14.              Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.................... 13



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                                     PART I

Item 1. Business

The Company

     Denbury  Resources  Inc.   ("Denbury"  or  the  "Company")  is  a  Delaware
corporation,  organized under Delaware  General  Corporation Law, engaged in the
acquisition, development, operation and exploration of oil and gas properties in
the  Gulf  Coast  region  of the  United  States,  primarily  in  Louisiana  and
Mississippi.  Denbury's  corporate  headquarters  is  located  at 5100  Tennyson
Parkway,  Suite 3000, Plano,  Texas 75024, and its phone number is 972-673-2000.
At December 31, 2001, the Company had 320 employees,  211 of which were employed
in field operations or at the field offices.

Incorporation and Organization

     Denbury was originally incorporated in Canada in 1951. In 1992, the Company
acquired  all of the  shares  of a  United  States  operating  company,  Denbury
Management,  Inc. ("DMI"),  and subsequent to the merger the Company sold all of
its Canadian assets.  Since that time, all of the Company's operations have been
in the United States.

     In April 1999, the stockholders  approved a move of the Company's corporate
domicile from Canada to the United States as a Delaware corporation.  Along with
the move, the Company's  wholly owned  subsidiary,  DMI, was merged into the new
Delaware  parent company,  Denbury  Resources Inc. This move of domicile did not
have any effect on the operations and assets of the Company.

     The Company has three active  wholly owned  subsidiaries,  Denbury  Marine,
L.L.C., Denbury Energy Services, Inc. and Denbury Offshore, Inc.

Business Strategy

     As part of our corporate strategy,  we believe in the following fundamental
principles:

     o    remain focused in specific regions;

     o    acquire  properties  where we believe  additional value can be created
          through a combination of  exploitation,  development,  exploration and
          marketing;

     o    acquire  properties  that  give us a  majority  working  interest  and
          operational control or where we believe we can ultimately obtain it;

     o    maximize the value of our  properties  by  increasing  production  and
          reserves while reducing cost; and

     o    maintain a highly  competitive  team of experienced  and  incentivized
          personnel.

Acquisitions

     Information  as to recent  acquisitions  by the  Company is set forth under
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations - 2001 Acquisitions,"  appearing on pages 29 through 30 of the Annual
Report  and  under  Note  2,  "Acquisitions,"  of  the  Consolidated   Financial
Statements. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.


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Oil and Gas Operations

     Information  regarding  selected  operating  data and a  discussion  of the
Company's  significant  operating areas and the primary  properties within those
three areas are set forth under "Selected  Operating Data," appearing on pages 8
through 11 of the Annual Report, and the Operations  Sections appearing on pages
14 through 25 of the Annual Report.  Such information is incorporated  herein by
reference.

Oil and Gas Acreage, Productive Wells, Drilling Activity

     Information  regarding oil and gas acreage,  productive  wells and drilling
activity are set forth under "Selected  Operating Data," appearing on page 11 of
the Annual Report.

Title to Properties

     Customarily  in  the  oil  and  gas  industry,  only  a  perfunctory  title
examination  is  conducted  at the time  properties  believed to be suitable for
drilling  operations  are first  acquired.  Prior to  commencement  of  drilling
operations,  a thorough drill site title examination is normally conducted,  and
curative  work  is  performed  with  respect  to  significant  defects.   During
acquisitions,  title reviews are performed on all  properties;  however,  formal
title  opinions are obtained on only the higher  value  properties.  The Company
believes that it has good title to its oil and natural gas  properties,  some of
which are subject to minor encumbrances, easements and restrictions.

Production

     Information  regarding average  production rates, unit sale prices and unit
costs per BOE are set forth  under  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations"  appearing on pages 36 through 39
of the Annual Report.

Geographic Segments

     All of the Company's operations are in the United States.

Significant Oil and Gas Purchasers and Product Marketing

     Oil and gas sales are made on a day-to-day basis under short-term contracts
at the  current  area  market  price.  The loss of any  purchaser  would  not be
expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Company.  For the year ended
December 31, 2001, the Company sold 10% or more of its net production of oil and
gas to the following purchasers:  Conoco 14%, Hunt Refining 13%, EOTT Energy 12%
and Dynegy 12%.

     The Company's  ability to market oil and gas depends on many factors beyond
its control,  including the extent of domestic production and imports of oil and
gas, the proximity of the Company's gas  production to pipelines,  the available
capacity in such pipelines,  the demand for oil and gas, the effects of weather,
and the  effects  of state  and  federal  regulation.  Denbury's  production  is
primarily  from  developed  fields close to major  pipelines or  refineries  and
established  infrastructure.  As a  result,  Denbury  has  not  experienced  any
difficulty  to date in  finding a market  for all of its  product  as it becomes
available or in transporting its product to these markets;  however, the Company
cannot  assure  that it will always be able to market all of its  production  or
obtain favorable prices. The Company does not currently believe that the loss of
any of its oil or gas  purchasers  would have a material  adverse  effect on its
operations.



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Oil Marketing

     Denbury  markets  its oil to a  variety  of  purchasers,  many of which are
large,  established  companies.  The oil is  generally  sold under a  short-term
contract  with the sales  price  based on an  applicable  posted  price,  plus a
negotiated premium or the NYMEX price less a discount.  This price is determined
on a  well-by-well  basis and the  purchaser  generally  takes  delivery  at the
wellhead.  Mississippi  oil,  which  accounted  for  approximately  86%  of  the
Company's oil  production  in 2001, is primarily  light to medium sour crude and
sells at a  significant  discount to the NYMEX price.  This  discount  ranged by
field from approximately $0.22 to $9.62 per Bbl in 2001 and the average discount
for the Company's  Mississippi oil production was approximately $4.78 per Bbl in
2001. The balance of the oil production, Louisiana oil, is primarily light sweet
crude, which typically sells at a small discount to NYMEX.

Natural Gas Marketing

     Virtually  all of  Denbury's  natural gas  production  is close to existing
pipelines and  consequently,  the Company  generally has a variety of options to
market its natural gas. The Company sells the majority of its natural gas on one
year  contracts  with  prices  fluctuating  month-to-month  based  on  published
pipeline indices with slight premiums or discounts to the index.

Product Price Derivative Hedging Contracts

     The Company enters into various  financial  contracts to hedge its exposure
to commodity price risk associated with  anticipated  future oil and natural gas
production.  Information as to these activities is set forth under "Management's
Discussion  and  Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and Results of  Operations -
Market Risk  Management,"  appearing on pages 44 through 48 of the Annual Report
and under Note 7, "Derivative Hedging Contracts," of the Consolidated  Financial
Statements. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

Operating Environment

Oil and Natural Gas Price Volatility

     The Company's  future  financial  condition,  results of operations and the
carrying value of our oil and natural gas properties  depends primarily upon the
prices the Company  receives  for its oil and natural  gas  production.  Oil and
natural gas prices  historically  have been volatile and likely will continue to
be volatile in the future. This price volatility also affects the amount of cash
flow available to the Company for capital expenditures and the Company's ability
to borrow money or raise additional  capital.  The amount the Company can borrow
or have  outstanding  under its bank credit  facility is subject to  semi-annual
redeterminations based on current prices at the time of redetermination.  In the
short-term,  the Company's  production is balanced  between oil and natural gas,
but  longer-term,  oil prices are likely to have a greater impact on the Company
because 70% of the Company's reserves are oil.

     Over the last  three  years oil  prices  have gone from near  historic  low
prices to higher prices not  experienced  for at least ten years.  At the end of
1998,  NYMEX oil prices were at historic lows of  approximately  $12.00 per Bbl,
but  during  1999  and  2000  NYMEX  oil  prices  increased  to  an  average  of
approximately  $19.30 and $30.25 per Bbl,  respectively.  During 2001, NYMEX oil
prices declined to an average of approximately $26.00 per Bbl and were at $19.84
per Bbl at the end of 2001.  Natural  gas  prices  have  experienced  even  more
volatility  over the same three year  period.  During  1999  natural  gas prices
averaged   approximately   $2.35  per  Mcf  and   increased  to  an  average  of
approximately $3.90 per Mcf during 2000, primarily due to low storage levels. At
December  31,  2000,  NYMEX  natural gas prices  were almost  $10.00 per Mcf but
declined  steadily  during  2001 as supplies  of natural  gas  increased.  As of
year-end 2001, natural gas prices had declined to $2.57 per Mcf.

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     The prices for oil and  natural  gas are  subject to wide  fluctuations  in
response  to  relatively  minor  changes in the supply of and demand for oil and
natural gas,  market  uncertainty  and a variety of additional  factors that are
beyond our control. These factors include:

     o    relatively  minor  changes  in the  supply of and  demand  for oil and
          natural gas;

     o    weather conditions;

     o    market uncertainty;

     o    domestic and foreign governmental regulations and taxes;

     o    the availability and cost of alternative fuel sources;

     o    the domestic and foreign supply of oil and natural gas;

     o    the price of foreign oil and natural gas;

     o    the ability of the members of the Organization of Petroleum  Exporting
          Countries to agree to and maintain oil price and production controls;

     o    political  conditions  in  oil  and  natural  gas  producing  regions,
          including the Middle East; and

     o    overall economic conditions.

     These factors and the  volatility of the energy  markets  generally make it
extremely  difficult to predict future oil and natural gas price  movements with
any  certainty.  Declines in oil and  natural  gas prices  would not only reduce
revenue,  but could reduce the amount of oil and natural gas that we can produce
economically  and,  as a result,  could  have a material  adverse  effect on our
financial  condition,  results of  operations  and  reserves.  Further,  oil and
natural gas prices do not necessarily move in tandem.

Oil and Natural Gas Drilling and Producing Operations

     Drilling  activities are subject to many risks,  including the risk that no
commercially productive reservoirs will be discovered. There can be no assurance
that new wells  drilled by the Company  will be  productive  or that the Company
will recover all or any portion of our  investment  in such wells.  Drilling for
oil and natural gas may involve  unprofitable  efforts,  not only from dry wells
but also from  wells  that are  productive  but do not  produce  sufficient  net
reserves to return a profit after deducting drilling, operating and other costs.
The  seismic  data and other  technologies  used by the  Company do not  provide
conclusive  knowledge,  prior to  drilling a well,  that oil or  natural  gas is
present or may be produced  economically.  The cost of drilling,  completing and
operating a well is often  uncertain,  and cost factors can adversely affect the
economics  of a project.  Further,  the  Company's  drilling  operations  may be
curtailed, delayed or canceled as a result of numerous factors, including:

     o    unexpected drilling conditions;

     o    title problems;

     o    pressure or irregularities in formations;

     o    equipment failures or accidents;

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     o    adverse weather conditions;

     o    compliance with environmental and other governmental requirements; and

     o    cost of, or shortages or delays in the availability of, drilling rigs,
          equipment and services.

     The Company's  operations are subject to all the risks normally incident to
the operation and development of oil and natural gas properties and the drilling
of oil and natural gas wells,  including  encountering well blowouts,  cratering
and  explosions,  pipe  failure,  fires,  formations  with  abnormal  pressures,
uncontrollable  flows of oil,  natural  gas,  brine or well  fluids,  release of
contaminants into the environment and other environmental hazards and risks.

     In  accordance  with industry  practice,  the Company  maintains  insurance
against some, but not all, of the risks described above in an amount the Company
believes to be  adequate.  However,  the nature of these risks is such that some
liabilities  could exceed the  Company's  policy  limits,  or, as in the case of
environmental  fines and penalties,  cannot be insured.  The Company could incur
significant  costs that could have a material  adverse effect upon its financial
condition due to these risks.

Future Performance and Acquisitions

     Unless the Company can  successfully  replace the reserves that we produce,
the Company's reserves will decline,  resulting  eventually in a decrease in oil
and natural gas production  and lower  revenues and cash flows from  operations.
The Company  has  historically  replaced  reserves  through  both  drilling  and
acquisitions.  In the future the  Company may not be able to continue to replace
reserves at  acceptable  costs.  The business of exploring  for,  developing  or
acquiring reserves is capital intensive. The Company may not be able to make the
necessary  capital  investment  to  maintain  or expand its oil and  natural gas
reserves if cash flows from operations are reduced,  due to lower oil or natural
gas prices or otherwise,  or if external  sources of capital  become  limited or
unavailable.  If the  Company  does not  continue  to make  significant  capital
expenditures,  or if outside capital  resources become limited,  the Company may
not be able to maintain its growth rate.  In addition,  the  Company's  drilling
activities  are  subject  to  numerous   risks,   including  the  risk  that  no
commercially  productive  oil or  natural  gas  reserves  will  be  encountered.
Exploratory  drilling  involves  more risk  than  development  drilling  because
exploratory  drilling is designed to test  formations for which proved  reserves
have not been discovered.

     The  Company  is  continually   identifying   and  evaluating   acquisition
opportunities,   such  as  our  recently  completed  Matrix  acquisition,  which
substantially  increased our offshore  operations.  However, the magnitude of an
acquisition such as Matrix,  together with the inherent difficulty in evaluating
the acquired  properties and forecasting  reserves,  may result in the Company's
inability to achieve or maintain targeted  production  levels. In that case, the
Company's ability to realize the total economic benefit from the acquisition may
be  reduced or  eliminated.  There can be no  assurance  that the  Company  will
successfully consummate any future acquisitions or that such acquisitions of oil
and natural gas properties  will contain  economically  recoverable  reserves or
that any future  acquisition  will be profitably  integrated  into the Company's
operations.

Competition and Markets

     The  Company  faces  competition  from other oil and gas  companies  in all
aspects of its business,  including  acquisition of producing properties and oil
and gas leases,  marketing of oil and gas,  and  obtaining  goods,  services and
labor.  Many of its competitors  have  substantially  larger financial and other
resources.  Factors  that  affect the  Company's  ability  to acquire  producing
properties include available funds, available information about

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prospective  properties  and the  Company's  standards  established  for minimum
projected return on investment.  Gathering systems are the only practical method
for the intermediate  transportation of natural gas. Therefore,  competition for
natural gas delivery is presented by other pipelines and gas gathering  systems.
Competition is also presented by alternative fuel sources, including heating oil
and other fossil  fuels.  Because of the  long-lived,  high margin nature of the
Company's  oil and gas reserves and  management's  experience  and  expertise in
exploiting these reserves, management believes that it is effective in competing
in the market.

Federal and State Regulations

     There have been,  and continue to be,  numerous  federal and state laws and
regulations  governing  the oil and gas  industry  that  are  often  changed  in
response to the current political or economic environment.  Compliance with this
regulatory  burden is often  difficult  and  costly  and may  carry  substantial
penalties for  noncompliance.  The following are some specific  regulations that
may affect the Company. The Company cannot predict the impact of these or future
legislative or regulatory initiatives.

Regulation of Natural Gas and Oil Exploration and Production

     The Company's  operations are subject to various types of regulation at the
federal,  state and local levels. Such regulation includes requiring permits for
drilling wells,  maintaining  bonding  requirements in order to drill or operate
wells and  regulating  the location of wells,  the method of drilling and casing
wells,  the  surface  use and  restoration  of  properties  upon which wells are
drilled, the plugging and abandoning of wells and the disposal of fluids used in
connection with operations. The Company's operations are also subject to various
conservation  laws and regulations.  These include the regulation of the size of
drilling and spacing units or proration units and the density of wells which may
be drilled in and the  unitization  or  pooling  of oil and gas  properties.  In
addition, state conservation laws establish maximum rates of production from oil
and gas  wells,  generally  prohibit  the  venting  or flaring of gas and impose
certain requirements regarding the ratability of production. The effect of these
regulations may limit the amount of oil and gas the Company can produce from its
wells and may limit the number of wells or the  locations  at which the  Company
can drill.  The  regulatory  burden on the oil and gas  industry  increases  the
Company's costs of doing business and, consequently,  affects its profitability.
Inasmuch  as such laws and  regulations  are  frequently  expanded,  amended and
reinterpreted,  the  Company is unable to predict  the future  cost or impact of
complying with such regulations.

Federal Regulation of Sales Prices and Transportation

     Currently,  there are no  federal,  state or local laws that  regulate  the
price for sales of natural gas,  NGLs,  crude oil or  condensate by the Company.
However,  the rates charged and terms and  conditions for the movement of gas in
interstate  commerce  through certain  intrastate  pipelines and production area
hubs are  subject  to  regulation  under  the  Natural  Gas  Policy  Act of 1978
("NGPA").  Pipeline and hub  construction  activities  are, to a limited extent,
also subject to  regulations  under the Natural Gas Act of 1938  ("NGA").  While
these controls do not apply directly to the Company, their effect on natural gas
markets can be significant in terms of  competition  and cost of  transportation
services. Additional proposals and proceedings that might affect the natural gas
industry are considered from time to time by Congress,  FERC,  state  regulatory
bodies and the courts.  The Company cannot predict when or if any such proposals
might become  effective and their effect,  if any, on the Company's  operations.
Historically,  the natural gas industry has been heavily  regulated;  therefore,
there is no  assurance  that the less  stringent  regulatory  approach  recently
pursued by FERC,  Congress and the states will  continue  indefinitely  into the
future.



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Gathering Regulations

     State regulation of gathering facilities generally includes various safety,
environmental and, in some circumstances,  nondiscriminatory  take requirements.
Such regulation has not generally been applied against gatherers of natural gas,
although  natural gas gathering may receive greater  regulatory  scrutiny in the
future.

Federal, State or Indian Leases

     The Company's operations on federal, state or Indian oil and gas leases are
subject to numerous restrictions,  including  nondiscrimination  statutes.  Such
operations must be conducted  pursuant to certain on-site  security  regulations
and other permits and  authorizations  issued by the Bureau of Land  Management,
Minerals Management Service and other agencies.

Environmental Regulations

     Public  interest  in  the  protection  of  the  environment  has  increased
dramatically in recent years.  In addition,  over the last two years the Company
has  acquired  significant  assets  offshore  in the Gulf of  Mexico  which  are
regulated  by the  Minerals  Management  Service of the U.S.  Department  of the
Interior.  The Company's oil and natural gas production  and saltwater  disposal
operations  and our  processing,  handling and disposal of hazardous  materials,
such as hydrocarbons and naturally occurring  radioactive  materials are subject
to stringent  regulation.  The Company could incur significant costs,  including
cleanup costs resulting from a release of hazardous material, third-party claims
for property  damage and personal  injuries fines and sanctions,  as a result of
any violations or liabilities under  environmental or other laws.  Changes in or
more stringent enforcement of environmental laws could also result in additional
operating costs and capital expenditures.

     Various federal, state and local laws regulating the discharge of materials
into  the  environment,   or  otherwise   relating  to  the  protection  of  the
environment, directly impact oil and gas exploration, development and production
operations,  and  consequently  may impact the Company's  operations  and costs.
These regulations include,  among others, (i) regulations by the EPA and various
state agencies  regarding approved methods of disposal for certain hazardous and
nonhazardous   wastes;   (ii)   the   Comprehensive    Environmental   Response,
Compensation,  and Liability Act, Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
and analogous state laws which regulate the removal or remediation of previously
disposed  wastes  (including  wastes  disposed of or released by prior owners or
operators),  property contamination (including groundwater  contamination),  and
remedial plugging  operations to prevent future  contamination;  (iii) the Clean
Air Act and  comparable  state and local  requirements  which may  result in the
gradual imposition of certain pollution control requirements with respect to air
emissions from the operations of the Company; (iv) the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
which contains numerous  requirements relating to the prevention of and response
to oil spills into waters of the United  States;  (v) the Resource  Conservation
and Recovery Act which is the principal federal statute governing the treatment,
storage  and  disposal  of  hazardous  wastes;  and (vi) state  regulations  and
statutes  governing the handling,  treatment,  storage and disposal of naturally
occurring radioactive material ("NORM").

     Management  believes  that the Company is in  substantial  compliance  with
applicable  environmental  laws and  regulations.  To date,  the Company has not
expended any material  amounts to comply with such  regulations,  and management
does not  currently  anticipate  that future  compliance  will have a materially
adverse effect on the consolidated  financial  position or results of operations
of the Company.



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Estimated  Net  Quantities  of Proved Oil and Gas Reserves and Present  Value of
Estimated Future Net Revenues

     Estimates  of net proved oil and gas  reserves as of December  31, 2001 and
2000 have been  prepared by DeGolyer and  MacNaughton,  and the  estimates as of
December 31, 1999 were prepared by Netherland, Sewell and Associates, Inc., both
independent   petroleum  engineers  located  in  Dallas,  Texas.  See  Note  11,
"Supplemental  Oil and Natural Gas  Disclosures," of the Consolidated  Financial
Statements  and pages 9 and 10 of the Annual  Report for  disclosure  of reserve
data. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

     There are  numerous  uncertainties  inherent in  estimating  quantities  of
proved oil and natural gas reserves  and their  values,  including  many factors
beyond our control.  The reserve data included herein represents only estimates.
Reserve   engineering  is  a  subjective   process  of  estimating   underground
accumulations of oil and natural gas that cannot be measured in an exact manner.
The  accuracy of any reserve  estimate is a function of the quality of available
geological,  geophysical,  engineering  and economic  data, the precision of the
engineering and judgment.  As a result,  estimates of different  engineers often
vary.  The estimates of reserves,  future cash flows and present value are based
on various  assumptions,  including those  prescribed by the SEC relating to oil
and natural gas prices,  drilling and operating expenses,  capital expenditures,
taxes and  availability of funds,  and are inherently  imprecise.  Actual future
production, cash flows, taxes, development expenditures,  operating expenses and
quantities of  recoverable  oil and natural gas reserves may vary  substantially
from the Company's  estimates.  Such  variations  may be  significant  and could
materially  affect  estimated  quantities and the present value of the Company's
proved reserves.  Also, the use of a 10% discount factor for reporting  purposes
may not necessarily represent the most appropriate discount factor, given actual
interest  rates  and  risks to which  the  Company  or the oil and  natural  gas
industry in general are subject.

     You should not assume that the present values referred to herein  represent
the current  market  value of our  estimated  oil and natural gas  reserves.  In
accordance  with  requirements  of the SEC, the estimates of present  values are
based on prices and costs as of the date of the estimates.  Actual future prices
and costs may be  materially  higher or lower than the prices and cost as of the
date of the estimate.

     Quantities of proved reserves are estimated  based on economic  conditions,
including oil and natural gas prices in existence at the date of assessment. The
Company's  reserves and future cash flows may be subject to revisions based upon
changes in economic conditions, including oil and natural gas prices, as well as
due  to  production  results,  results  of  future  development,  operating  and
development  costs  and  other  factors.  Downward  revisions  of the  Company's
reserves could have an adverse  affect on its financial  condition and operating
results.

Item 2.  Properties

     See Item 1.  Business  - "Oil and Gas  Operations."  The  Company  also has
various  operating  leases for rental of office  space,  office  equipment,  and
vehicles.  See Note 9,  "Commitments  and  Contingencies,"  of the  Consolidated
Financial Statements for the future minimum rental payments. Such information is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

     In  the  opinion  of  management,  there  are  no  material  pending  legal
proceedings  to which the  Company or any of its  subsidiaries  is a party or of
which any of their  property is the subject.  However,  due to the nature of its
business, certain legal or administrative proceedings arise from time to time in
the  ordinary   course  of  its   business.   See  Note  9,   "Commitments   and
Contingencies," of the Consolidated  Financial Statements for further disclosure
regarding legal  proceedings  and  contingencies.  Such  information is included
herein by reference.



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Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     No matters were submitted for a vote of security holders during the
fourth quarter of 2001.

                                     PART II

Item 5.  Market for the Common Stock and Related Matters

     Information  as to the  markets  in which  the  Company's  common  stock is
traded,  the  quarterly  high and low prices for such stock  during the last two
years,  the  restriction  on the payment of dividends with respect to the common
stock, and the approximate number of stockholders of record at February 1, 2002,
is set forth under "Common Stock  Trading  Summary"  appearing on page 81 of the
Annual Report. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

     Affiliates of the Texas Pacific Group beneficially own approximately 52% of
the Company's  outstanding common stock and their  representatives  hold four of
nine seats on the Company's  board of directors.  As a result of its  ownership,
the Texas Pacific Group has the effective  ability to elect all directors of the
Company  and to control its  business  and  affairs,  including  decisions  with
respect to the acquisition or disposition of assets,  the future issuance of our
common stock or other securities,  dividend policy and decisions with respect to
the Company's drilling,  operating and acquisition  expenditure plans.  Although
the Company's  articles of incorporation  require a two-thirds  majority vote by
the board of directors on most  significant  transactions,  such as  significant
asset purchases and sales, issuances of equity and debt, changes in the board of
directors and other matters,  there is no agreement that would prevent the Texas
Pacific  Group from  replacing all directors of the Company by calling a meeting
of the Company's shareholders.

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

     Selected Financial Data for the Company for each of the last five years are
set forth under "Financial Highlights" appearing on page 2 of the Annual Report.
All such information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

     Information as to the Company's financial  condition,  changes in financial
condition  and  results  of  operations  and  other  matters  is  set  forth  in
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations,"  appearing  on pages 29  through  50 of the  Annual  Report  and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     The  information  required  by  Item 7A is set  forth  under  "Market  Risk
Management" in "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of  Operations,"  appearing on pages 44 through 48 of the Annual  Report
and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

     The  Company's   consolidated   financial  statements,   accounting  policy
disclosures,  notes  to  financial  statements,  business  segment  information,
unaudited quarterly  information and independent  auditors' report are presented
on  pages  51  through  81  of  the  Annual  Report.  All  such  information  is
incorporated herein by reference.



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Item  9.  Changes  in and  Disagreements  with  Accountants  on  Accounting  and
Financial Disclosure

     None.

                                    PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Company

Directors of the Company

     Information  as to the names,  ages,  positions  and offices with  Denbury,
terms of office,  periods of service,  business  experience during the past five
years and certain other  directorships held by each director or person nominated
to become a director of Denbury will be set forth in the "Election of Directors"
segment of the Proxy  Statement  ("Proxy  Statement")  for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders  to be held May 22, 2002,  ("Annual  Meeting") and is  incorporated
herein by reference.

Executive Officers of the Company

     Information  concerning the executive officers of Denbury will be set forth
in the "Management" section of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

     Section  16(a)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934  and  the  rules
thereunder require the Company's  executive officers and directors,  and persons
who  beneficially  own more than ten percent (10%) of a registered  class of the
Company's  equity  securities,  to file  reports  of  ownership  and  changes in
ownership  with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  and  exchanges and to
furnish the Company  with  copies.  Based  solely on its review of the copies of
such forms  received by it, or written  representations  from such persons,  the
Company is not aware of any person who failed to file any  reports  required  by
Section  16(a) to be filed for fiscal 2001.  The Company is aware of  delinquent
filings on behalf of three  officers and directors that will be disclosed in the
Company's Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

     Information   concerning   remuneration  received  by  Denbury's  executive
officers  and  directors  will be  presented  under the  caption  "Statement  of
Executive  Compensation"  in the Proxy  Statement for the Annual  Meeting and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

     Information  as to the  number  of shares of  Denbury's  equity  securities
beneficially  owned as of March 15, 2002,  by each of its directors and nominees
for  director,  its five most  highly  compensated  executive  officers  and its
directors and executive  officers as a group will be presented under the caption
"Security  Ownership of Certain  Beneficial  Owners and Management" in the Proxy
Statement for the Annual Meeting and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

     Information  on related  transactions  will be presented  under the caption
"Compensation  Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" and "Interests of
Insiders in Material Transactions" in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting
and is incorporated herein by reference.

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                                     PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Financial Statements and Schedules. Financial statements and schedules filed
as a part of this  report  are  presented  on pages 51  through 81 of the Annual
Report and are incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibits.  The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report.




Exhibit No.         Exhibit

                 
     3(a)           Certificate of Incorporation of Denbury Resources Inc. filed with the Delaware Secretary
                    of State on April 20, 1999 (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3(a) of the Registrant's
                    Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999).
     3(b)           Bylaws of Denbury Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, adopted April 20, 1999
                    (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3(b) of the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter
                    ended March 31, 1999).
     4(a)           Form of Indenture between Denbury Management Inc. and Chase Bank of Texas, National
                    Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4(b) of Registrant's
                    Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated February 19, 1998).
     4(b)           First Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 21, 1999,
                    between Denbury Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
                    Chase Bank of Texas, National Association, as Trustee,
                    relating to Denbury Management, Inc.'s 9% Senior
                    Subordinated Notes due 2008 (incorporated by reference to
                    Exhibit 4(a) of the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter
                    ended March 31, 1999).
     4(c)           Indenture dated as of August 15, 2001, among Denbury
                    Resources Inc., certain of its subsidiaries, and the Chase
                    Manhattan Bank (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4(c) of
                    the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated
                    October 23, 2001).
     4(d)           Registration Rights Agreement dated August 8, 2001
                    (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4(d) of the
                    Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated
                    October 23, 2001).
     10(a)          Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated October 13, 2000, between the
                    Company and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the financial
                    institutions listed on schedule 2.1 therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 of the
                    Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000).
    10(b)**         Denbury Resources Inc. Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
                    reference as Exhibit 4(f) of the Registrant's Registration
                    Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-1006, dated February 2, 1996,
                    and as amended by the Registrant's Registration Statements
                    on Forms S-8, Nos. 333-27995, 333-55999, 333-70485, and
                    333-63198 dated May 29, 1997, June 4, 1998, July 12, 1999
                    and June 15, 2001, respectively).




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Exhibit No.         Exhibit
                                                                                                               
    10(c)**         Denbury Resources Inc. Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4(g) of
                    the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-1006, dated February 2, 1996,
                    and as amended by the Registrant's Registration Statements on Forms S-8, No. 333-70485,
                    dated January 12, 1999 and No. 333-39172, dated June 13, 2000).
    10(d)           Form of indemnification agreement between Denbury Resources Inc. and its officers and
                    directors (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10 of the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended June 30, 1999).
    10(e)**         Denbury Resources Inc. Directors Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference as Exhibit
                    4 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-39172, dated June 13,
                    2000 and amended March  2, 2001).
    10(f)**         Denbury Resources Severance Protection Plan, dated December 6, 2000 (incorporated by
                    reference as Exhibit 10(f) of the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001).
     10(g)          Stock Purchase Agreement between TPG Partners II, L.L.C. and the Company dated as of
                    December 16, 1998 (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K
                    dated December 17, 1998).
     10(h)          Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, by and among Denbury Resources
                    Inc., Denbury Offshore, Inc., and Matrix Oil & Gas, Inc., and its shareholders, as of June
                    4, 2001 (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 2 of the Registrant's Current Report on
                    Form 8-K, dated June 15, 2001).
      13*           Annual Report to Shareholders.
      21*           List of Subsidiaries of Denbury Resources Inc.
      23*           Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.



*   Filed herewith.
** Compensation arrangements.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K.

     None







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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,  Denbury  Resources Inc. has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                         DENBURY RESOURCES INC.

      March 20, 2002                     /s/ Phil Rykhoek
                                         -------------------------------------
                                         Phil Rykhoek
                                         Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

     March 20, 2002                      /s/ Mark C. Allen
                                         -------------------------------------
                                         Mark C. Allen
                                         Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, this
report  has been  signed  below by the  following  persons  on behalf of Denbury
Resources Inc. and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

      March 20, 2002                     /s/ Ronald G. Greene
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Ronald G. Greene
                                         Chairman of the Board and Director

      March 20, 2002                     /s/ Gareth Roberts
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Gareth Roberts
                                         Director, President and
                                         Chief Executive Officer
                                         (Principal Executive Officer)

      March 20, 2002                     /s/ Phil Rykhoek
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Phil Rykhoek
                                         Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
                                         (Principal Financial Officer)

     March 20, 2002                      /s/ Mark C. Allen
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Mark C. Allen
                                         Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
                                         (Principal Accounting Officer)

      March 20, 2002                     /s/ David I. Heather
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         David I. Heather
                                         Director

      March 20, 2002                     /s/ Wieland F. Wettstein
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Wieland F. Wettstein
                                         Director

      March 20, 2002                     /s/ David B. Miller
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         David B. Miller
                                         Director


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