POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned  directors and officers of Gulfport Energy Corporation do hereby
constitute and appoint Mike Liddell our true and lawful attorney-in-fact to sign
and execute,  on behalf of the  undersigned,  any and all amendments  (including
post-effective  amendments)  to this  Registration  Statement,  and  each of the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact  shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,  this  Registration
Statement has been signed by the following  persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

Signatures                                         Title
Date

/s/Mike Liddell                               Chairman and President
- ----------------------------------            Director
Mike Liddell
January 20, 2001



/s/Michael G. Moore                           Vice President
- ----------------------------------            Chief Financial Officer
Michael G. Moore
January 20, 2001



/s/Robert Brooks                              Director
- ----------------------------------
Robert Brooks
January 20, 2001



/s/David Houston                              Director
- ----------------------------------
David Houston
January 20, 2001



/s/Mickey Liddell                             Director
- ----------------------------------
Mickey Liddell
January 20, 2001



/s/Dan Noles                                  Director
- ----------------------------------
Dan Noles
January 20, 2001