~~Table~~SECURITIES ofAND ~~Contents~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~SECURITIES~~Washington, ~~AND~~D.C. ~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~20549

~~Washington,~~FORM ~~D.C. 20549~~8-K

~~FORM~~CURRENT ~~8-K~~REPORT

~~CURRENT~~PURSUANT ~~REPORT~~TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~PURSUANT~~Date TOof ~~SECTION~~Report ~~13 OR 15~~(~~d) OF~~Date ~~THE~~of ~~SECURITIES~~earliest ~~EXCHANGE~~event ~~ACT~~reported) OFAugust 14, ~~1934~~2002

~~Date~~PRIMA ofENERGY ~~Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 6, 2002~~CORPORATION

~~PRIMA~~(Exact ~~ENERGY~~name ~~CORPORATION~~of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (~~Exact~~State ~~name~~or other jurisdiction of ~~Registrant~~incorporation asor ~~specified~~organization) in0-9408 ~~its~~(Commission ~~charter~~file number) 84-1097578 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

~~Delaware~~1099 ~~(State~~18th orStreet, ~~other~~Suite 400, ~~jurisdiction~~Denver ofCO ~~incorporation~~80202 (Address orof ~~organization)~~principal ~~0-9408~~executive ~~(Commission file number~~offices) ~~84-1097578~~ (~~I.R.S.~~Zip ~~Employer Identification No.~~Code)

~~1099 18th Street, Suite~~(303) ~~400, Denver CO 80202~~297-2100 (~~Address~~Registrant’s oftelephone ~~principal~~number, ~~executive~~including ~~offices)~~area ~~(Zip Code~~code)

~~(303) 297-2100~~No Change (~~Registrant’s~~Former ~~telephone~~name ~~number~~or former address, ~~including~~if ~~area~~changed ~~code~~from last report.)

~~No Change~~1 ~~(Former name or former address, if changed from last report.)~~

~~TABLE~~PRIMA OFENERGY ~~CONTENTS~~CORPORATION FORM 8-K AUGUST 14, 2002

Item 5 9. ~~Other~~Regulation FD ~~Events Item 7c. Exhibits SIGNATURES EXHIBIT INDEX EX-99.4 Press Release dated August 6, 2002 EX-99.5 Press Release dated August 9, 2002~~Disclosure

~~Table~~ On August 14, 2002, Prima Energy Corporation (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of ~~Contents~~the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Company submitted the following certifications with respect to the Form 10-Q by Richard H. Lewis, its Chief Executive Officer, and Neil L. Stenbuck, its Chief Financial Officer:

~~PRIMA~~PERIODIC ~~ENERGY~~REPORT ~~CORPORATION~~CERTIFICATION ~~FORM~~of ~~8-K AUGUST~~the 6,Chief ~~2002~~Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

~~Item 5~~ I, Richard H. ~~Other~~Lewis, ~~Events~~Chief Executive Officer of Prima Energy Corporation (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

On August 6, 2002, Prima Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, issued a press release reporting financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2002 and providing an update of operating activities and commodity hedging transactions. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4

	(1)		The Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date herein (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

	(2)		The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

On/s/ ~~August 9,~~Richard ~~2002,~~H. ~~Prima~~Lewis ~~issued~~Richard aH. ~~press~~Lewis ~~release~~Chief ~~correcting~~Executive ~~cash~~Officer ~~flows~~August ~~for the quarter and six months ended June 30~~14, 2002~~. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.5~~

~~Item 7c~~ I, Neil L. ~~Exhibits~~Stenbuck, Chief Financial Officer of Prima Energy Corporation (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

The following exhibits are filed herewith pursuant to the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

	(1)		The Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date herein (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

	(2)		The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Neil L. Stenbuck Neil L. Stenbuck Chief Financial Officer August 14, 2002

~~Table of Contents~~SIGNATURES

~~SIGNATURES~~ Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


		PRIMA ENERGY CORPORATION (Registrant)

Date	August 14, 2002	/s/ Neil L. Stenbuck Neil L. Stenbuck, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

~~PRIMA ENERGY CORPORATION (Registrant) Date August 12, 2002 /s/ Neil L. Stenbuck Neil L. Stenbuck, Executive Vice President & CFO~~3

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Prima Energy Corporation Press Release dated August 6, 2002

Prima Energy Corporation Press Release dated August 9, 2002

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