8-K

                       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 15, 2002
                               (August 15, 2002)


                             PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
                            (State of incorporation)


                 1-9020                                 98-0115468
        (Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer
                                                    Identification No.)


       400 E. Kaliste Saloom Road, Suite 6000, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508
              (Address of Registrant's principal executive offices)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (337) 232-7028



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


ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On August 15, 2002, PetroQuest Energy, Inc. issued a press release
announcing a discovery at its Berry Lake Prospect in South Central Louisiana.

         The press release is filed as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated
herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS

a.       Financial Statement of Business Acquired

         None.

b.       Pro Forma Financial Information

         None.

c.       Exhibits

         99.1     Press Release

                                    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.


Date: August 15, 2002                 PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.


                                      By: /s/ Daniel G. Fournerat
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                          Daniel G. Fournerat
                                          Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                          and Secretary

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT
NUMBER            DESCRIPTION
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 99.1             Press Release

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1



[PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC. LETTERHEAD]



NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For further information, contact:      Robert R. Brooksher, Vice President -
                                       Corporate Communications
                                       (337) 232-7028

                      PETROQUEST ENERGY ANNOUNCES DISCOVERY
                           AT IT'S BERRY LAKE PROSPECT

Lafayette, Louisiana -August 15, 2002 - PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PQUE)
reported today a discovery at its Berry Lake Prospect located in Iberville
Parish in South Central Louisiana. PetroQuest has a 71.5% working interest and
operates the well, which has been drilled and encountered approximately 71 feet
(TVD) of net productive sands. The well is being completed with first production
expected by the end of November. The Company anticipates that the well will
produce at a gross rate of approximately 1,000 barrels of oil per day.

"This is the first well we've drilled in our Atchafalaya Basin program area. We
have three other prospects (Cut Thru Bayou, Bayou Bend and Murphy Castle) leased
in this area and are currently maturing other leads," said Charles Goodson,
PetroQuest's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The knowledge gained at
Berry Lake further supports our geologic model of the area and enhances the
value of our inventory in the Atchafalaya Basin."

PetroQuest Energy Inc. is an independent energy company engaged in the
exploration, development, acquisition and production of oil and natural gas
reserves in the Gulf Coast Basin, both onshore and in shallow waters offshore.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements
are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected. Among those risks, trends and
uncertainties are our estimate of the sufficiency of our existing capital
sources, our ability to raise additional capital to fund cash requirements for
future operations, the uncertainties involved in estimating quantities of proved
oil and natural gas reserves, in prospect development and property acquisitions
and in projecting future rates of production, the timing of development
expenditures and drilling of wells, and the operating hazards attendant to the
oil and gas business. In particular, careful consideration should be given to
cautionary statements made in the various reports PetroQuest has filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. PetroQuest undertakes no duty to update or
revise these forward-looking statements.