UNITED STATES
                       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)
                        April 29, 2004 (April 29, 2004)

                     St. Mary Land & Exploration Company
              (Exact name of registrant asspecified in its charter)

           Delaware                      001-31539              41-0518430
 (State or other jurisdiction           (Commission           (I.R.S Employer
       of incorporation)                File Number)         Identification No.)


             1776 Lincoln Street, Suite 700, 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.)







Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c) Exhibits.

                  The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:

                  Exhibit 99.1     Press release of St. Mary Land &
                                   Exploration Company dated April 29, 2004


Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On April 29, 2004, St. Mary Land & Exploration Company issued a press
release which announced its results of operations for the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2004. The press release is furnished as part of this report as Exhibit
99.1. As indicated in the press release, the Company has scheduled a related
first quarter 2004 earnings teleconference call for April 30, 2004, at 8:00 a.m.
(MDT). The teleconference call is publicly accessible and the press release
includes instructions as to when and how to access the teleconference and the
location on the Company's web site where the teleconference information will be
available.

     The press release contains information about the Company's discretionary
cash flow, which is a "non-GAAP financial measure" under SEC rules. The press
release also presents information about the Company's net cash provided by
operating activities, which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial
measure, and contains a reconciliation of discretionary cash flow to net cash
provided by operating activities for the periods presented, a presentation of
other cash flow information under GAAP, and a statement indicating why
management believes that the presentation of discretionary cash flow provides
useful information to investors.

     In accordance with General Instruction B.6. of Form 8-K, the information in
this report furnished pursuant to Item 12, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section, and such information and Exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act,
except if expressly set forth by specific statement or reference in such a
filing.







                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                         ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY


Date:  April 29, 2004                    By: /s/ DAVID W. HONEYFIELD
                                             -----------------------
                                             David W. Honeyfield
                                             Vice President - Finance,
                                             Treasurer and Secretary