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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 10, 2004


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

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

               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 10, 2004

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

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

           Exhibit
          Table No.        Document                                 Exhibit No.
          ---------        --------                                 -----------
              99           Prima Energy Corporation Press              99.2
                           Release dated March 10, 2004

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On March 10, 2004, Prima Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation, issued
a press  release  reporting  financial  results for the fourth  quarter and year
ended December 31, 2003 and announced execution of a gas gathering agreement.  A
copy of the press  release is attached to this  report as Exhibit  99.2,  and is
incorporated herein 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 10, 2004                   /s/ Neil L. Stenbuck
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                                           Neil L. Stenbuck,
                                           Executive Vice President,

                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


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