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                                                                    EXHIBIT 25.1


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                                    FORM T-1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                      ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                        SECTION 305(b)(2)           |__|

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                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


New York                                             13-5160382
(State of incorporation                              (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                         identification no.)

48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                       10286
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)


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                         ENERGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


West Virginia                                        841235822
(State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                       identification no.)


4643 South Ulster Street, Suite 1100
Denver, Colorado                                     80237
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

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              9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, Series A
                      (Title of the indenture securities)


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1.       GENERAL INFORMATION.  FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO THE
         TRUSTEE:

         (A)     NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO
                 WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.



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                  Name                                        Address           
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         Superintendent of Banks of the State of     2 Rector Street, New York,
         New York                                    N.Y.  10006, and Albany, N.Y. 
                                                     12203

         Federal Reserve Bank of New York            33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                     N.Y.  10045

         Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation       Washington, D.C.  20429

         New York Clearing House Association         New York, New York   10005


         (B)     WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

         Yes.

2.       AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.

         IF THE OBLIGOR IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH SUCH
         AFFILIATION.

         None.

16.      LIST OF EXHIBITS.

         EXHIBITS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESES BELOW, ON FILE WITH THE COMMISSION,
         ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT HERETO, PURSUANT TO
         RULE 7A-29 UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 (THE "ACT") AND 17
         C.F.R.  229.10(D).

         1.      A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
                 (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which
                 contains the authority to commence business and a grant of
                 powers to exercise corporate trust powers.  (Exhibit 1 to
                 Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement
                 No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with
                 Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
                 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

         4.      A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee.  (Exhibit 4 to
                 Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)




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         6.      The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
                 Act.  (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement
                 No. 33-44051.)

         7.      A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee
                 published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its
                 supervising or examining authority.




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                                   SIGNATURE



         Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New
York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and
State of New York, on the 16th day of July, 1997.


                                        THE BANK OF NEW YORK



                                        By:    /s/ WALTER GITLIN
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                                            Name:  Walter Gitlin
                                            Title: Vice President




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                      Consolidated Report of Condition of

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                    of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                     And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31,
1997, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.



                                         Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                     in Thousands
                                        
Cash and balances due from depos-        
  itory institutions:                    
  Noninterest-bearing balances and       
  currency and coin ..................      $ 8,249,820
  Interest-bearing balances ..........        1,031,026
Securities:                              
  Held-to-maturity securities ........        1,118,463
  Available-for-sale securities ......        3,005,838
Federal funds sold and Securities pur-   
  chased under agreements to resell...        3,100,281
Loans and lease financing                
  receivables:                           
  Loans and leases, net of unearned      
    income .................32,895,077   
  LESS: Allowance for loan and           
    lease losses ..............633,877   
  LESS: Allocated transfer risk          
    reserve........................429   
    Loans and leases, net of unearned    
    income, allowance, and reserve           32,260,771
Assets held in trading accounts ......        1,715,214
Premises and fixed assets (including     
  capitalized leases) ................          684,704
Other real estate owned ..............           21,738
Investments in unconsolidated            
  subsidiaries and associated            
  companies ..........................          195,761
Customers' liability to this bank on     
  acceptances outstanding ............        1,152,899
Intangible assets ....................          683,503
Other assets .........................        1,526,113
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Total assets .........................      $54,746,131
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LIABILITIES                              
Deposits:                                
  In domestic offices ................      $25,614,961
  Noninterest-bearing ......10,564,652   
  Interest-bearing .........15,050,309   
  In foreign offices, Edge and           
  Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ...       15,103,615
  Noninterest-bearing .........560,944   
  Interest-bearing .........14,542,671   
Federal funds purchased and Securities   
  sold under agreements to repurchase.        2,093,286
Demand notes issued to the U.S.          
  Treasury ...........................          239,354
Trading liabilities ..................        1,399,064
Other borrowed money:                    
  With remaining maturity of one year    
    or less ..........................        2,075,092
  With remaining maturity of more than   
    one year .........................           20,679
Bank's liability on acceptances exe-     
  cuted and outstanding ..............        1,160,012
Subordinated notes and debentures ....        1,014,400
Other liabilities ....................        1,840,245
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Total liabilities ....................       50,560,708
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EQUITY CAPITAL                           
Common stock ........................           942,284
Surplus .............................           731,319
Undivided profits and capital            
  reserves ..........................         2,544,303
Net unrealized holding gains             
  (losses) on available-for-sale         
  securities ........................       (   19,449)
Cumulative foreign currency transla-     
  tion adjustments ..................      (    13,034)
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Total equity capital ................         4,185,423
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Total liabilities and equity             
  capital ...........................       $54,746,131
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  I, Robert E. Keilman, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the
above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.

                                                               Robert E. Keilman

  We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.


  Alan R. Griffith       )
  J. Carter Bacot        )   Directors
  Thomas A. Renyi        )            

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