EXHIBIT 23.6
 
                 CONSENT OF PERSON NAMED TO BECOME A DIRECTOR
 
Pursuant to Rule 438 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
I hereby consent to the use of my name and any references to me as a person
nominated to become a director of XPLOR Energy, Inc. ("XPLOR") in the
Prospectus constituting a part of XPLOR's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-37835), as amended, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Act.
 
                                          JACK L. GREGORY
 
Dated: November 30, 1997