8-K

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)   August 14, 2002
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.)
2350 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. E., Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77032
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(281) 618-4700
(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 7.(c)

Exhibits

            (99.1) Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


Item 9.

Regulation FD Disclosures

            Southwestern Energy Company is furnishing under Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K the information included as exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Note: The information in this report (including the exhibit) is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in the report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

		SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
		Registrant
DATE:	August 14, 2002	BY:	/s/ GREG D. KERLEY
			Greg D. Kerley
			Executive Vice President
			and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.		Description
99.1	Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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EX-99.1 CHARTER

Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Southwestern Energy Company, an Arkansas corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify that:

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (the "Form 10-Q") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 14, 2002	/s/ Harold M. Korell
	Harold M. Korell
	Chief Executive Officer

Dated: August 14, 2002	/s/ Greg D. Kerley
	Greg D. Kerley
	Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.