ST MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO
8-K/A, 1996-09-13
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                  June 28, 1996





                         Commission File Number 0-20872

                       ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



                Delaware                               41-0518430
        (State or other Jurisdiction        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
      of incorporation or organization)


             1776 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203
              (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


                                (303) 861-8140
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       
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              ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES



                                      INDEX



ITEM 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets..................................3


ITEM 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

    (a) Financial Statements

        Report of Independent Accountants.....................................4

        Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of
        Certain Oil and Gas Properties Acquired from Siete Oil &
        Gas Corporation for the Year Ended December 31, 1995, and
        for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1996 (unaudited)....................5

    (b) Pro Forma Financial Information

        Introduction to Pro Forma Financial Information ......................9

        Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income from Continuing
        Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1996.....................10

        Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income from Continuing
        Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 1995.......................11

    (c) Exhibits

        10.42      Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Registrant
                   and Siete Oil & Gas Corporation dated April 2, 1996 *

        24.2       Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. **


      *   Previously filed.

      **  Filed herewith.



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ITEM 2.    ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

On June 28, 1996,  St. Mary Land &  Exploration  Company and  Subsidiaries  (the
"Registrant")  purchased a 90 percent interest in certain of the assets of Siete
Oil and Gas  Corporation  for a net price of  approximately  $9.8  million.  The
acquisition  includes  approximately  150 wells in southeast New Mexico and west
Texas  producing  from the Yates / Queen and Delaware sands at depths of between
3,500 to 5,000 feet. The acquired  reserves are approximately 80 percent oil and
have a reserve life of about 15 years. St. Mary's 90 percent interest equates to
current  production of approximately 770 MCFD and 345 BOPD. This acquisition was
financed  by  available  credit  under the  Registrant's  revolving  bank credit
agreement with NationsBank.


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ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS


                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




Board of Directors and Stockholders,
St. Mary Land & Exploration Company and Subsidiaries:

We have audited the  accompanying  Statement  of Revenues  and Direct  Operating
Expenses of Certain Oil and Gas  Properties  (the  "Properties")  Acquired  from
Siete Oil & Gas  Corporation  (the  "Statement of Revenues and Direct  Operating
Expenses")  for the year ended  December 31, 1995. The Statement of Revenues and
Direct Operating  Expenses is the  responsibility of St. Mary Land & Exploration
Company's  management.  Our  responsibility  is to  express  an  opinion  on the
Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating  Expenses
is free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Statement of Revenues and
Direct  Operating  Expenses.  An audit also includes  assessing  the  accounting
principles  used  and  significant  estimates  made  by  management,  as well as
evaluating  the overall  presentation  of the  Statement  of Revenues and Direct
Operating  Expenses.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable  basis for
our opinion.

The  accompanying  Statement  of  Revenues  and Direct  Operating  Expenses  was
prepared  for the purpose of  complying  with the rules and  regulations  of the
Securities and Exchange Commission as described in Note 1 and is not intended to
be a complete presentation of the revenues and expenses of the Properties.

In our opinion, the Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses presents
fairly, in all material respects,  the revenues and direct operating expenses of
the  Properties as described in Note 1, for the year ended December 31, 1995, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.




COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Denver, Colorado
September 11, 1996


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              ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
               STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
                 OF CERTAIN OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES ACQUIRED FROM
                           SIETE OIL & GAS CORPORATION
                                 (In thousands)

                                                                 For the Six
                                                                Months Ended         For the Year Ended
                                                                June 30, 1996        December 31, 1995
                                                                -------------        -----------------
                                                                 (Unaudited)
<S>                                                            <C>                     <C>
Operating revenues
   Oil and gas revenues                                        $        1,514          $      3,045
   Other income                                                           124                   320
                                                               ----------------        --------------
      Total operating revenues                                          1,638                 3,365
                                                               ----------------        --------------

Direct operating expenses
   Lease operating expenses                                               317                   616
   Production taxes                                                        94                   194
   Other expenses                                                          13                    38
                                                               ----------------        --------------
      Total direct operating expenses                                     424                   848
                                                               ----------------        --------------

Revenues in excess of direct operating expenses                $        1,214          $      2,517
                                                               ================        ==============



                            The accompanying notes are an integral part
                                    of this financial statement

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              ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

          NOTES TO STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
                 OF CERTAIN OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES ACQUIRED FROM
                           SIETE OIL & GAS CORPORATION

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

The accompanying  financial statement presents the revenues and direct operating
expenses  relating to certain working and overriding  royalty interests and salt
water disposal  facilities  located in New Mexico and Texas  (collectively,  the
"Properties").  These  properties  were  acquired by St. Mary Land & Exploration
Company (the "Company")  from Siete Oil & Gas Corporation  ("Siete") on June 28,
1996. This financial statement is included to provide historical  information on
the revenues and direct  operating  expenses of the  Properties  for purposes of
complying  with  the  rules  and  regulations  of the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and may not be representative of future operations.

A provision for depletion,  depreciation  and amortization has not been included
since the Company's  basis in the  Properties  is different  from that of Siete.
Exploration and development costs relating to the Properties during 1995 were de
minimus.  General and  administrative  expenses of Siete were not available and,
accordingly,  could  not be  allocated  to the  property  level and would not be
comparable  to  the  amounts  expected  to  be  incurred  by  the  Company  as a
non-operator. This financial statement does not include federal and state income
taxes or interest.  Accordingly,  the  accompanying  financial  statement is not
intended  to be a complete  presentation  of the  revenues  and  expenses of the
Properties.

The  preparation  of  this  financial  statement  requires  management  to  make
estimates  and  assumptions  that affect the  reported  amounts of revenues  and
expenses  during the reporting  periods.  Actual results could differ from those
estimates.

Note 2 - Oil and Gas Producing Activities

Oil and Gas Reserve Quantities (Unaudited):

The  following  reserve  information  for the year ended  December  31, 1995 was
prepared by the  Company.  The Company  emphasizes  that reserve  estimates  are
inherently imprecise and accordingly,  these estimates are expected to change as
future information becomes available.

Proved oil and gas reserves are the estimated  quantities of crude oil,  natural
gas, and natural gas liquids which  geological and engineering  data demonstrate
with  reasonable  certainty  to  be  recoverable  in  future  years  from  known
reservoirs under existing  economic and operating  conditions.  Proved developed
oil and gas reserves are those expected to be recovered  through  existing wells
with existing equipment and operating methods.


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Presented below is a summary of the changes in estimated reserves  attributed to
the Properties for the year ended December 31, 1995:

                                                     Oil or
                                                   Condensate       Gas
                                                 ---------------------------
                                                     (MBBL)        (MMCF)
Total proved reserves-
  Developed and undeveloped:
    Beginning of year                                   2,396        3,288
    Revisions of previous estimates                        84          135
    Production                                           (149)        (320)
                                                 ---------------------------

    End of year                                         2,331        3,103
                                                 ===========================

Proved developed reserves -
  Beginning of year                                     1,323        3,128
                                                 ===========================
  End of year                                           1,258        2,944
                                                 ===========================


Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows (Unaudited):

Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 69 ("SFAS No. 69")  prescribes
guidelines  for  computing a  standardized  measure of future net cash flows and
changes therein relating to estimated proved reserves.  The Company has followed
these guidelines which are briefly discussed below.

Future cash inflows and future  production and development  costs are determined
by applying year-end prices and costs to the estimated quantities of oil and gas
to be  produced.  Estimated  future  income  taxes are  computed  using  current
statutory  income  tax  rates,  including  consideration  for  estimated  future
statutory depletion and alternative fuels tax credits.  The resulting future net
cash  flows are  reduced  to  present  value  amounts  by  applying a 10% annual
discount factor.

The assumptions used to compute the standardized measure are those prescribed by
the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board and,  as such,  do not  necessarily
reflect the Company's  expectations  of actual revenues to be derived from those
reserves  nor their  present  worth.  The  limitations  inherent  in the reserve
quantity estimation process, as discussed previously,  are equally applicable to
the standardized  measure  computations  since these estimates are the basis for
the valuation process.


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The following summary sets forth the Properties'  future net cash flows relating
to proved oil and gas reserves based on the standardized  measure  prescribed in
SFAS No. 69 as of December 31, 1995:

                                                       (In thousands)

Future cash inflows                                     $    44,168
Future production and
  development costs                                         (12,874)
Future income tax                                           (10,640)
                                                        ------------

Future net cash flows                                        20,654
10% annual discount rate                                    (11,379)
                                                        ------------

Standardized measure of
  discounted future cash flow                           $     9,275
                                                        ============


The  following  are the  principal  sources  of change  in the  Properties'
standardized  measure of discounted  net cash flows for the year ended  
December 31, 1995:

                                                       (In thousands)

Standardized measure, beginning of year                 $     9,680
Sales of oil and gas produced                                (2,235)
Net changes in prices and production costs                    1,220
Revision of estimated quantities                                602
Accretion of discount                                         1,467
Net change in income taxes                                      208
Changes in production rates (timing) and other               (1,667)
                                                        ------------
Standardized measure, end of year                       $     9,275
                                                        ============



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              ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

                 INTRODUCTION TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION



The  accompanying  unaudited  Pro Forma  Consolidated  Statements of Income from
Continuing  Operations  For the Six Months  Ended June 30, 1996 and For the Year
Ended December 31, 1995 are presented to illustrate the effect of the Properties
on the Company's  results of operations as if the transaction had occurred as of
January 1, 1995.  

The pro forma  adjustments  included in the accompanying Pro Forma Statements of
Income from Continuing Operations are based on assumptions and estimates and are
not  necessarily  indicative of the results of operations of the Company as they
may be in the  future or as they might  have been had the  transaction  actually
occurred as of January 1, 1995.

The  pro  forma  adjustments  reflect  estimated  depletion,   depreciation  and
amortization, estimated interest and income taxes relating to the Properties for
the six month  period  ended June 30, 1996 and for the year ended  December  31,
1995.


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              ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                           FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                                  For the Six Months Ended
                                                                                       June 30, 1996
                                                                  ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                Acquired
                                                                  Historical   Properties  Adjustments         Pro Forma
                                                                  --------------------------------------      -------------
<S>                                                               <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>   <C>                 
Operating revenues:
   Oil and gas production                                         $   24,745   $    1,514  $       -          $    26,259
   Gas contract settlements and other revenues                           285          124          -                  409
                                                                  --------------------------------------      -------------
          Total operating revenues                                    25,030        1,638          -               26,668
                                                                  --------------------------------------      -------------

Operating expenses:
   Oil and gas production                                              5,926          411          -                6,337
   Depletion, depreciation and amortization                            5,874          -            288   (1)        6,162
   Exploration                                                         4,329          -            -                4,329
   Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties                     549          -            -                  549
   General and administrative                                          3,680          -            -                3,680
   Gas contract disputes and other                                        93           13          -                  106
   Loss in equity investees                                                1          -            -                    1
                                                                  --------------------------------------      -------------
          Total operating expenses                                    20,452          424          288             21,164
                                                                  --------------------------------------      -------------
 
Income from operations                                                 4,578        1,214         (288)             5,504

Nonoperating income and (expense):
   Interest income                                                       167          -            -                  167
   Interest expense                                                     (840)         -           (328)  (2)       (1,168)
                                                                  --------------------------------------      -------------

Income from continuing operations before income taxes                  3,905        1,214         (616)             4,503
Income tax benefit (expense)                                          (1,217)        (413)         209   (3)       (1,421)
                                                                  --------------------------------------      -------------

Income from continuing operations                                 $    2,688   $      801  $      (407)       $     3,082
                                                                  ======================================      =============

Income per common share from continuing operations                $      .31   $      .09  $      (.05)       $       .35
                                                                  ======================================      =============

Weighted average common shares outstanding                             8,759        8,759        8,759              8,759
                                                                  ======================================      =============


Pro forma adjustments
- ---------------------
(1)     To reflect estimated depletion, depreciation and amortization related to the acquired properties
        for the six month period ended June 30, 1996.
(2)     To reflect estimated interest expense related to the acquired properties for the six month period
        ended June 30, 1996 since the acquisition was financed by available credit under the Company's
        revolving bank credit agreement.
(3)     To reflect estimated income taxes related to the acquired properties at the statutory rate
        for the six month period ended June 30, 1996.  The acquisition does not create differences that
        would cause income tax expense to differ from the amount that would be provided by
        applying the statutory income tax rate.
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              ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                           FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                                  For the Year Ended
                                                                                  December 31, 1995
                                                                -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             Acquired
                                                                Historical  Properties  Adjustments         Pro Forma
                                                                -------------------------------------      ------------
<S>                                                             <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>   <C>
Operating revenues:
   Oil and gas production                                       $   36,569  $    3,045  $       -          $   39,614
   Gain on sale of proved properties                                 1,292         -            -               1,292
   Gas contract settlements and other revenues                         789         320          -               1,109
                                                                -------------------------------------      ------------
          Total operating revenues                                  38,650       3,365          -              42,015
                                                                -------------------------------------      ------------

Operating expenses:
   Oil and gas production                                           10,646         810          -              11,456
   Depletion, depreciation and amortization                         10,227         -            709  (1)       10,936
   Impairment of proved properties                                   2,676         -            -               2,676
   Exploration                                                       5,073         -            -               5,073
   Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties                 2,359         -            -               2,359
   General and administrative                                        5,328         -            -               5,328
   Gas contract disputes and other                                     152          38          -                 190
   Loss in equity investees                                            579         -            -                 579
                                                                -------------------------------------      ------------
          Total operating expenses                                  37,040         848          709            38,597
                                                                -------------------------------------      ------------
 
Income from operations                                               1,610       2,517         (709)            3,418

Nonoperating income and (expense):
   Interest income                                                     287         -            -                 287
   Interest expense                                                 (1,183)        -           (739) (2)       (1,922)
                                                                -------------------------------------      ------------

Income from continuing operations before income taxes                  714       2,517       (1,448)            1,783
Income tax benefit (expense)                                           723        (856)         492  (3)          359
                                                                -------------------------------------      ------------

Income from continuing operations                               $    1,437  $    1,661  $      (956)       $    2,142
                                                                =====================================      ============

Income per common share from continuing operations              $      .17  $      .19  $      (.11)       $      .25
                                                                =====================================      ============

Weighted average common shares outstanding                           8,760       8,760        8,760             8,760
                                                                =====================================      ============

Pro forma adjustments
- ---------------------
(1)     To reflect estimated depletion, depreciation and amortization related to the acquired properties
        for the twelve month period ended December 31, 1995.
(2)     To reflect estimated interest expense related to the acquired properties for the twelve month period
        ended December 31, 1995 since the acquisition was financed by available credit under the Company's
        revolving bank credit agreement.
(3)     To reflect estimated income taxes related to the acquired properties at the statutory rate
        for the twelve month period ended December 31, 1995.  The acquisition does not create differences that
        would cause income tax expense to differ from the amount that would be provided by applying
        the statutory income tax rate.

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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                St. Mary Land & Exploration Company



September 12, 1996              By  /s/ MARK A. HELLERSTEIN
                                    -----------------------
                                    Mark A. Hellerstein
                                    President and Chief Executive Officer


September 12, 1996              By  /s/ RICHARD C. NORRIS
                                    ---------------------
                                    Richard C. Norris
                                    Vice President - Accounting and
                                    Administration and Chief Accounting
                                    Officer


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EXHIBIT 24.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  registration  statement of
St. Mary Land & Exploration Company and Subsidiaries on Form 8-K/A of our report
dated  September  11, 1996, on our audit of the Statement of Revenues and Direct
Operating  Expenses of Certain Oil and Gas Properties  Acquired from Siete Oil &
Gas Corporation  for the year ended December 31, 1995,  which report is included
in this report on Form 8-K/A.



COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Denver, Colorado
September 12, 1996



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