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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(AMENDMENT NO. 2)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
Edge Petroleum Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
279862 10 6
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(CUSIP Number)
John E. Calaway
Edge Petroleum Corporation
1111 Bagby, Suite 2100
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 654-8960
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 10, 1997
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.
*The remainder of this cover page should be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SCHEDULE 13D
John E. Calaway ("Mr. Calaway"), Nell G. Calaway ("Ms. Calaway"),
Calaway Oil and Gas Corporation, a Texas corporation ("COGC"), and Calaway
Partners, a Texas general partnership ("CP" and collectively with Mr. Calaway,
Ms. Calaway and COGC, the "Calaway Parties"), hereby amends and supplements
their statement on Schedule 13D as originally filed by the Calaway Parties on
March 13, 1997 and amended by Amendment No. 1 dated August 1, 1997 (as so
amended, the "Original Statement"), with respect to the Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Edge Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"). Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term
used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Original Statement.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
Item 4 of the Original Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as
follows: COGC expects to sell approximately 50,000 shares of Common Stock in the
open market in the very near term. Mr. John E. Calaway does not currently intend
to seek to acquire any additional shares of Common Stock, but he and any of the
other Calaway Parties could do so in the future. All of the Calaway Parties may
also seek to take any other action described in the Original Statement.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and
belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: September 10, 1997.
/s/ John E. Calaway
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John E. Calaway
CALAWAY OIL AND GAS CORPORATION
By:/s/ John E. Calaway
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John E. Calaway
President and Secretary
CALAWAY PARTNERS, by CALAWAY OIL AND
GAS CORPORATION, its general partner
By:/s/ John E. Calaway
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John E. Calaway
President and Secretary
/s/ Nell G. Calaway
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Nell G. Calaway
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