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                                  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): November 8, 2006

                           EDGE PETROLEUM CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                     000-22149                76-0511037
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

         1301 Travis, Suite 2000, Houston, Texas                  77002
        (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 654-8960

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

     On November 8, 2006 Edge Petroleum Corporation reported financial results
for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 and provided updated 2006
guidance. A copy of the related press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)  Exhibits.

99.1 Press release dated November 8, 2006 issued by Edge Petroleum Corporation.



                                    SIGNATURE

     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.


                                      Edge Petroleum Corporation


                                      By: /s/ Michael G. Long
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                                          Michael G. Long
                                          Executive Vice President and
                                          Chief Financial and Accounting Officer

Date:  November 8, 2006