UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest ~~event~~ event reported): ~~September 21~~October 28, 2005

SPINNAKER EXPLORATION COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


001-16009		76-0560101
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1200 Smith Street, Suite 800 Houston, Texas		77002
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 759-1770

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7 8.01 ~~Regulation~~Other ~~FD Disclosure~~Events.

~~Spinnaker~~On ~~Exploration~~October 28, ~~Company (NYSE: SKE) announced today that net daily production of approximately 100 million cubic feet of gas equivalent (“MMcfge”) is currently shut-in due to storm activity~~2005, ~~and~~Spinnaker ~~the~~issued ~~Company~~a ~~anticipates~~press ~~that~~release ancommenting ~~additional~~on ~~50 MMcfge will be shut-in by~~ the ~~end~~Front ofRunner ~~the day on September 22~~field. The ~~Company~~press ~~anticipates~~release ~~that~~is ~~production~~furnished ~~will~~herewith ~~begin coming~~as ~~back~~Exhibit ~~online~~99.1 onand ~~September~~is 25incorporated orherein 26by reference.

~~Additionally~~Certain statements in this disclosure are forward-looking and are based upon Spinnaker’s current belief as to the outcome and timing of future events that are subject to numerous uncertainties. For instance, ~~drilling~~although Spinnaker and~~/or~~ ~~completion operations~~Norsk Hydro have ~~been~~signed ~~suspended~~an agreement atfor ~~four~~a ~~locations~~subsidiary ~~where~~of Norsk Hydro to merge with Spinnaker, there is ~~either~~no assurance that they will complete the ~~operator~~proposed ormerger. ~~where~~The merger agreement will terminate if the ~~Company~~companies ~~holds~~do annot ~~interest~~receive necessary approval of Spinnaker’s stockholders or fail to satisfy conditions to closing. ~~The~~Important ~~Company~~factors isthat could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the ~~process~~forward-looking ofstatements ~~evacuating~~herein ~~all~~include the timing and extent of changes in oil and gas prices, operating risks and other risk factors as described in Spinnaker’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and its ~~personnel~~other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, Spinnaker’s actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in the ~~Gulf~~forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this disclosure are made only as of ~~Mexico~~the date hereof, and Spinnaker undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements.

Spinnaker ~~Exploration~~has ~~Company~~filed iswith anthe ~~independent~~Securities ~~energy~~and ~~company~~Exchange ~~engaged~~Commission ina preliminary proxy statement and other documents regarding the ~~exploration,~~proposed transaction described in this ~~development~~disclosure. The information contained in these preliminary filings is not complete and ~~production~~may be changed. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SPINNAKER AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. A definitive proxy statement will be sent to stockholders of ~~oil~~Spinnaker ~~and~~seeking ~~gas~~their inapproval of the Utransaction.S. ~~Gulf~~Investors and stockholders may obtain a free copy of ~~Mexico~~the ~~and~~definitive ~~West~~proxy ~~Africa.~~statement To(when ~~learn~~available) ~~more~~and ~~about~~other documents filed by Spinnaker, with the ~~Company~~Securities and Exchange Commission at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents may also be ~~accessed~~obtained free of cost by directing a request to Robert M. Snell, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary at ~~www~~(713) 759-1770.~~spinnakerexploration.com.~~

~~Certain statements in this disclosure are forward-looking and are based upon~~ Spinnaker’s ~~current~~ ~~belief~~directors ~~as to the outcome~~ and ~~timing~~executive officers ofmay ~~future~~be ~~events~~deemed, ~~that~~under ~~are~~Securities ~~subject~~and toExchange ~~numerous~~Commission ~~uncertainties.~~rules, ~~Important factors that could cause actual results~~ to ~~differ~~be ~~materially~~participants ~~from those~~ in the ~~forward-looking~~solicitation ~~statements~~of ~~herein~~proxies ~~include~~from the ~~timing and~~stockholders ~~extent~~ of ~~changes~~Spinnaker in ~~oil~~connection ~~and~~with ~~gas~~the ~~prices,~~proposed ~~operating~~transaction. ~~risks~~Certain directors and ~~other~~executive ~~risk~~officers ~~factors~~of Spinnaker asmay ~~described~~have interests in ~~Spinnaker’s~~the ~~Annual~~merger, ~~Report~~including onacceleration ~~Form~~of ~~10-K~~vesting ~~for~~of ~~the~~stock ~~year~~options ~~ended~~and ~~December~~restricted ~~31,~~stock ~~2004~~ and ~~its~~as ~~other~~a ~~filings~~result ~~with~~of ~~the~~holding ~~Securities~~options ~~and Exchange Commission. Should one~~ or ~~more~~shares of ~~these~~Spinnaker ~~risks~~common orstock ~~uncertainties~~generally. ~~occur,~~Information orabout ~~should~~Spinnaker’s ~~underlying~~directors ~~assumptions~~and officers ~~prove~~can ~~incorrect,~~be found in Spinnaker’s ~~actual~~Proxy ~~results~~Statements and ~~plans~~Annual ~~could~~Reports ~~differ~~on ~~materially~~Form ~~from~~10-K ~~those~~filed ~~expressed~~with in the ~~forward-looking~~Securities ~~statements~~and Exchange Commission. ~~The~~Additional ~~forward-looking statements~~information inregarding ~~this~~the ~~disclosure~~interests ~~are~~of ~~made~~those ~~only~~persons asmay ofbe ~~the~~obtained ~~date~~by ~~hereof,~~reading the proxy statement and ~~Spinnaker~~other ~~undertakes~~documents noregarding ~~obligation~~the toproposed ~~update~~transaction ~~such~~when ~~forward-looking~~they ~~statements~~become available.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


c.		Exhibits

		99.1 Spinnaker Exploration Comments Concerning Front Runner Field Press Release

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	~~SPINNAKER EXPLORATION COMPANY~~		SPINNAKER EXPLORATION COMPANY
Date: September 21, 2005	By:	/s/ JEFFREY C. ZARUBA
Date:	October 28, 2005		By:	/s/ JEFFREY C. ZARUBA
	~~Name:~~	~~Jeffrey C. Zaruba~~	Name:	Jeffrey C. Zaruba
	~~Title:~~	~~Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary~~	Title:	Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Spinnaker Exploration Comments Concerning Front Runner Field Press Release

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