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                       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 reported) March 8, 2004

                            PRIMA ENERGY CORPORATION
             (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.)

           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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                            PRIMA ENERGY CORPORATION
                                    FORM 8-K
                                  MARCH 8, 2004

Item 7c. Exhibits

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

Exhibit
Table No.         Document                                           Exhibit No.
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   99             Prima Energy Corporation Press                        99.1
                  Release dated March 8, 2004

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure (including Item 12 information)

      On March 8, 2004, Prima Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, issued
a press  release  reporting  year-end 2003 oil and gas reserves and a summary of
year 2003  capital  expenditures  and  production.  The  release  also  included
estimates for year 2004 capital expenditures and production and an update of the
Company's derivatives activities. A copy of the press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1

      The information in this report is being furnished, not filed, for purposes
of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Pursuant to
Item 12 of Form 8-K, the  information in this report will not be incorporated by
reference into any filing under the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  unless
specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.


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                                   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 March 8, 2004                                  /s/ Neil L. Stenbuck
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                                                    Neil L. Stenbuck,
                                                    Executive Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer


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