ST MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                  AMENDMENT TO
                                 CURRENT REPORT

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


                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                      February 25, 2000 (November 18, 1999)


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


       Delaware                    0-20872                41-0518430
   (State or other            (Commission File         (I.R.S Employer
   jurisdiction of                 Number)            Identification No.)
   incorporation or
     organization)


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


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


                                 Not applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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EXPLANATORY NOTE:

     This  amendment to the Current  Report on Form 8-K filed  December 30, 1999
relates  to the  acquisition  of King  Ranch  Energy,  Inc.  by St.  Mary Land &
Exploration  Company which was completed on December 17, 1999.  The sole purpose
of this  amendment  is to  incorporate  by  reference  the  unaudited  financial
statements  of King Ranch Energy for the six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998
and the pro forma financial statements of St. Mary for the six months ended June
30,  1999 which give  effect to the  acquisition  of King  Ranch  Energy,  which
statements were previously filed in the related  Registration  Statement on Form
S-4  for  the  transaction.   These   previously   filed  statements   represent
substantially  the same information as such statements as of September 30, 1999,
and thus a separate  filing of the September 30, 1999 statements is not required
pursuant to General Instruction B.3 to Form 8-K.


ITEM 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

     The audited  financial  statements of King Ranch Energy for the years ended
December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 and the unaudited financial  statements of King
Ranch Energy for the six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 are included in St.
Mary's Amendment No. 2 to Registration  Statement on Form S-4  (Registration No.
333-85537) filed with the SEC on November 12, 1999 and are  incorporated  herein
by reference.

     (b) Pro forma financial information.

     The pro forma  financial  statements  of St. Mary for the six months  ended
June 30,  1999 which give  effect to the  acquisition  of King Ranch  Energy are
included in St.  Mary's  Amendment No. 2 to  Registration  Statement on Form S-4
(Registration  No.  333-85537)  filed with the SEC on November  12, 1999 and are
incorporated herein by reference.

     (c) Exhibits.

     The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

     Exhibit 2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 27, 1999 among St. Mary
          Land & Exploration Company, St. Mary Energy Company, King Ranch, Inc.,
          and King Ranch  Energy,  Inc.,  as amended by  Amendment  Nos. 1 and 2
          dated  November 8, 1999 (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to St. Mary's  Amendment
          No.  2  to  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-4  (Registration  No.
          333-85537)filed  with the SEC on November  12,  1999 and  incorporated
          herein by reference)

     Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP*

     Exhibit 99.1 Press  release of St. Mary Land &  Exploration  Company  dated
          December 17, 1999**

     ---------------------------
     * Filed herewith
     **Previously filed with the original report


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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 hereunto duly authorized.



                                            ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY

Date: February 25, 2000                     By /s/ MARK A. HELLERSTEIN
                                            --------------------------
                                            Mark A. Hellerstein
                                            President and  Chief Executive
                                            Officer



Date: February 25, 2000                     By /s/ RICHARD C. NORRIS
                                            -------------------------
                                            Richard C. Norris
                                            Vice President - Finance,
                                            Treasurer and Secretary







                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in this  Current  Report on Form
8-K/A under the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 of St. Mary Land & Exploration
Company  dated  February 25, 2000 of our report on King Ranch  Energy,  Inc. and
subsidiaries  dated  March  2,  1999 and  contained  in  Registration  Statement
333-85537  of St.  Mary  Land &  Exploration  Company  on  Form  S-4  under  the
Securities  Act of  1933  insofar  as  such  report  relates  to  the  financial
statements  of King  Ranch  Energy,  Inc.  and  subsidiaries  for the year ended
December 31, 1998.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Houston, Texas
February 25, 2000



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