Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
Ticker:CRZO 14811 St. Mary's Lane, Suite 148
Exchange:NASDAQ-National Market Houston, TX 77079
Industry:Natural Resources (SIC Code 1311) (281) 496-1352

Offering Information
Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:6/13/97
U.S. Shares:2,500,000 Offer Date:8/5/97
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Range:$11.00 - $13.00
Primary Shares:2,500,000 Offer Price:$11.00
Secondary Shares:0 Gross Spread:$0.77
Offering Amount: $30,000,000 Selling:$0.45
Expenses: - Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After:10,000,000

Primary Underwriting Group
ManagerTierPhone
Schroder Wertheim & Company, IncorporatedLead Manager (212) 492-6900
Jefferies & Company IncorporatedCo-manager (212) 903-2342

Legal Counsel, Auditor and Registrar
Issuer's Law Firm: Baker & Botts
Bank's Law Firm: Vinson & Elkins
Auditor: Arthur Andersen
Registrar/Transfer Agent: American Securities Transfer, Inc

Selected Financial Data

Dollar amounts in U.S. millions except for per share data
3 Month Ending Financials
Full Year
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Income
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Balance
Sheet
12/31/96 3/31/97 3/31/96 3/31/97
Revenue:$5.20$1.85$0.79Assets:$23.91
Net Income:$0.70$0.46$0.14Curr Assets:
EPS:$0.09$0.06Liabilities:$18.50
Prior EPS:$1.84$0.49Curr Liabilities:
Cash Flow/Oper:$3.33Equity:$5.41
Cash Flow/Fin:Cash:
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Business Description
The company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development, exploitation and production of natural gas and crude oil. The company�s operations are focused along the Gulf Coast, along Texas and Louisiana. The company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development, exploitation and production of natural gas and crude oil. The company's operations are currently focused onshore in proven oil and gas producing trends along the Gulf Coast, primarily in Texas and Louisiana in the Frio, Wilcox and Vicksburg trends. The company believes that the availability of economic onshore 3-D seismic surveys has fundamentally changed the risk profile of oil and gas exploration in these regions. Recognizing this change, the company has aggressively sought to control significant prospective acreage blocks for targeted, proprietary, 3-D seismic surveys.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to accelerate the company's exploration and development program, to repay indebtedness and for general corporate purposes, including funding the acquisition of additional acreage and 3-D seismic data.

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