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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                         WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                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) October 19, 1999
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                        SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



               Arkansas             1 - 8246         71-0205415
      (State of incorporation     (Commission      (I.R.S. Employer
         or organization)          File Number)    Identification No.)


     1083 Sain Street, P.O. Box 1408, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72702-1408
        (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


                             (501) 521-1141
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 No Change
     (Former name, former address and former fiscal year; if changed
                            since last report)

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Item 5.

Other Events
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     Reference  is made  to the  press  release  issued  October 19, 1999, filed
herewith as Exhibit 1.



Item 7.(c)

Exhibits                                                           Reference
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     (1)  Press release dated October 19, 1999                        p. 3











                                   SIGNATURES
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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.

                                               SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
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                                                        (Registrant)


DATE: October 19, 1999                         BY: /s/ GREGORY D. KERLEY
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                                                    Gregory D. Kerley
                                             Senior Vice President -- Finance
                                               and Chief Financial Officer