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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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 reported) November 1429, 2002

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

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	0-9408	84-1097578
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	file number)	Identification No.)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 0-9408 (Commission file number) 84-1097578 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1099 18th Street, Suite 400, Denver CO 80202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(303) 297-2100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure SIGNATURES


	Item 5. Other Events
	Item 7c. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
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EX-99.7 Press Release

PRIMA ENERGY CORPORATION ~~FORM 8-K~~ ~~NOVEMBER 14, 2002~~

~~Item 9.~~FORM ~~Regulation FD Disclosure~~8-K

OnNOVEMBER ~~November 14~~29, 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 September 30, 2002. Pursuant to 18~~ ~~U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of 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:~~

~~PERIODIC~~Item 5. ~~REPORT~~Other ~~CERTIFICATION~~Events ~~of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer~~

I On November 29, ~~Richard~~2002, H.Prima ~~Lewis~~Energy Corporation, ~~Chief~~a ~~Executive~~Delaware ~~Officer~~corporation, issued ofa ~~Prima~~press ~~Energy~~release ~~Corporation~~providing (an update on its exploratory well in the ~~“Company”),~~Coyote ~~certify~~Flats prospect, ~~pursuant~~reporting toon 18a ~~U.S.C.~~joint §venture ~~1350,~~agreement asreached ~~adopted~~with ~~pursuant~~a private company to §develop ~~906~~coal bed methane reserves in the Powder River Basin, ofand announcing the ~~Sarbanes-Oxley~~resignation ~~Act~~of its Vice President of ~~2002,~~Corporate ~~that~~Development. A tocopy myof ~~knowledge:~~the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.7.

	(1)		The Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 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.

Item 7c. Exhibits

~~/s/~~ The ~~Richard~~following H.exhibit ~~Lewis~~is ~~Richard~~filed H.herewith ~~Lewis~~pursuant ~~Chief~~to ~~Executive~~the ~~Officer~~provisions ~~November~~of ~~14,~~Item 601 ~~2002~~of Regulation S-K.

I, Neil L. 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:

	(1)		The Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 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 November 14, 2002

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.

PRIMA ENERGY CORPORATION (Registrant) Date November 14, 2002 /s/ Neil L. Stenbuck Neil L. Stenbuck, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer


		PRIMA ENERGY CORPORATION
		(Registrant)


Date	December 2, 2002	/s/ Neil L. Stenbuck

		Neil L. Stenbuck,
		Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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Prima Energy Corporation Press Release dated November 29, 2002

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