Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
                                                      Registration No. 333-84442


                           PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1
                       TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 16, 2002

                                  $100,000,000

                            EVERGREEN RESOURCES, INC.

                4.75% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2021 AND
             THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THE NOTES

     This prospectus supplement relates to the resale by the selling
securityholders of 4.75% senior convertible notes due 2021 of Evergreen
Resources, Inc. and the shares of common stock, no par value, of Evergreen
Resources, Inc. issuable upon the conversion of the notes.

     This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the
prospectus dated April 16, 2002, which is to be delivered with this prospectus
supplement. All capitalized terms used but not defined in this prospectus
supplement shall have the meanings given them in the prospectus.

     The tables below set forth information as of the date hereof concerning
beneficial ownership of the notes of the selling securityholders as listed
below. All information concerning beneficial ownership has been furnished by the
selling securityholders.

     The table of selling securityholders contained in the prospectus is hereby
amended to add the following entities who are named below as selling
securityholders:



                                                     AGGREGATE
                                                     PRINCIPAL
                                                      AMOUNT OF
                                                      MATURITY                         NUMBER OF
                                                      OF NOTES                         SHARES OF
                                                    BENEFICIALLY      PERCENTAGE     COMMON STOCK      PERCENTAGE OF
                                                     OWNED THAT        OF NOTES       THAT MAY BE       COMMON STOCK
                      NAME                           MAY BE SOLD     OUTSTANDING       SOLD (1)       OUTSTANDING (2)
                      ----                           -----------     -----------     ------------     ---------------
                                                                                          
JMG Triton Offshore Fund, LTD                         $6,000,000          6.00%         120,000                 *
UBS AG Lon F/B/O PB                                   $1,000,000          1.00%          20,000                 *


     Additionally, the following represents updated information regarding the
selling securityholders listed in the selling securityholder table in the
prospectus:



                                                      AGGREGATE
                                                      PRINCIPAL
                                                      AMOUNT OF
                                                      MATURITY                         NUMBER OF
                                                      OF NOTES                         SHARES OF
                                                    BENEFICIALLY      PERCENTAGE     COMMON STOCK      PERCENTAGE OF
                                                     OWNED THAT        OF NOTES       THAT MAY BE       COMMON STOCK
                      NAME                           MAY BE SOLD     OUTSTANDING       SOLD (1)       OUTSTANDING (2)
                      ----                           -----------     -----------     -------------    ---------------
                                                                                          
Amaranth, LLC                                        $19,500,000         19.50%         390,000             2.02%
DKR Fixed Income Holding Fund LTD                     $6,000,000          6.00%         120,000                 *
Sunrise Partners LLC                                 $11,000,000         11.00%         220,000             1.15%


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     *    Less than 1%


     (1)  Assumes conversion of all of the holder's notes at a conversion rate
of 20 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount at maturity of the
notes. This conversion rate is subject to adjustment, however, as described in
the accompanying prospectus under "Description of Notes--Conversion Rights." As
a result, the amount of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes may
increase or decrease in the future.

     (2)  Calculated based on Rule 13d-3(d)(i) of the Exchange Act, using
18,952,396 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2002. In
calculating this amount for each holder, we treated as outstanding the number of
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of all that holder's notes, but
we did not assume conversion of any other holder's notes.

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INVESTING IN THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE
"RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 7 OF THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS.

THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND STATE SECURITIES REGULATORS HAVE NOT
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT OR THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

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            The date of this Prospectus Supplement is May 9, 2002.

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