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

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-12209		34-1312571
(State or other jurisdiction of		(Commission		(IRS Employer
incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

		777 Main Street, Suite 800
		Ft. Worth, Texas		76102
		(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 870-2601

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

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ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations

     On July 26, 2006 Range Resources Corporation issued a press release announcing its second quarter results. A copy of this press release is being furnished as an exhibit to this report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c) Exhibits:

99.1

Press Release dated July 26, 2006

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.

Date: July 27, 2006

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated July 26, 2006

EXHIBIT 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

RANGE REPORTS SHARPLY HIGHER RESULTS DRIVEN BY RECORD PRODUCTION

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, JULY 26, 2006...RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) today announced second quarter results. Results were driven by record production and higher realized prices combined with only a modest rise in costs. Revenues totaled $177.7 million, a 48% increase over the prior year. Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital, a non-GAAP measure, increased 35% to $108.0 million. Net income jumped 137% to $51.3 million, while diluted earnings per share rose 124% to $0.38. Second quarter earnings included $19.4 million of non-cash hedging gains and a $2.1 million non-cash stock compensation expense. Excluding these items, net income would have been $39.9 million or $0.31 per share ($0.29 fully diluted). (See accompanying table for calculation of these non-GAAP measures.)

Due to higher realized prices more than offsetting a modest rise in unit costs, second quarter cash margins rose 21% to $4.52 per mcfe. Oil and gas revenues totaled $157.6 million, 33% higher than the prior year due to higher production and realized prices. Production increased 13% to 264 Mmcfe per day, comprised of 193 Mmcf per day of gas (73%) and 11,758 barrels per day of oil and liquids. Wellhead prices, after adjustment for hedging, averaged $6.56 per mcfe, a 17% increase. The average realized gas price increased 12% to $6.28 per mcf, as the average realized oil price increased 32% to $47.30 a barrel. Operating expenses per mcfe increased only 2% ($0.02) over the prior year and remained level with first quarter 2006. Production taxes per mcfe rose $0.03 per mcfe over the prior-year but were $0.06 lower than first quarter 2006. Exploration expense of $7.1 million was 22% lower than the prior year. General and administrative expense per mcfe increased $0.10 over the prior year due to higher personnel costs, franchise taxes and professional fees but were $0.02 per mcfe lower than first quarter 2006. Interest expense increased $0.05 per mcfe as a result of rising interest rates and greater fixed rate debt. Depletion, depreciation and amortization per mcfe increased modestly ($0.09) over the prior year to $1.53 per mcfe.

In late June, Range completed the acquisition of Stroud Energy for $465.2 million, comprised of $278.0 million of cash and assumed debt plus $187.2 million of Range common stock. As previously announced, Range anticipates disposing of certain of the Stroud properties. At June 30, these properties are classified as “properties held for sale” on the balance sheet. The operations associated with the properties are reflected separately as “discontinued operations” and, therefore, are not included in production volumes or other operating statistics.

Second quarter development and exploration expenditures totaled $156 million, funding the drilling of 273 (196 net) wells and 21 (15 net) recompletions. A 98% success rate was achieved with 269 (193 net) wells productive. By quarter end, 164 (97 net) of the wells had been placed on production, with the remainder in various stages of completion or waiting on pipeline connection.

For the first half of 2006, capital expenditures (excluding acquisitions) totaled $260 million, funding the drilling of 479 (346 net) wells and 42 (35 net) recompletions. As a result of the Stroud acquisition, better than anticipated drilling success in a number of key areas and a greater working interest in offsetting development locations, the full-year capital budget has been increased from $429 million to $551 million. The bulk of the additional capital is earmarked for expanding both drilling and leasehold acquisition in Range’s shale plays and CBM projects. The increased capital budget is anticipated to be funded by operating cash flow and asset sales.

Drilling activity in the third quarter remains high with 36 rigs currently running. During the second quarter, Range continued to expand several of its key drilling areas and emerging plays. Drilling

continues to ramp up in our tight gas sand plays. For the year, the Company plans to drill 439 wells, of which 221 had been drilled by June 30. The Company achieved a 100% success rate in this play which is low-cost, low-risk and highly repeatable. Approximately 3,300 tight gas sand wells remain in inventory. In our coal bed methane projects, which now cover roughly 400,000 acres, production has reached roughly 20 Mmcfe per day. To date approximately 1,000 CBM wells have been drilled, with roughly 3,000 remaining in inventory. We plan to test 30-acre infill drilling in the Nora field of Virginia later this year. Assuming success with the infill pilot, the number of undrilled CBM locations could rise significantly.

Our shale plays are now producing roughly 24 Mmcfe per day and cover in excess of 350,000 acres. In the Fort Worth Basin Barnett Shale play, the Company plans 40 wells in the second half of the year and targets six rigs running by year-end. In the West Texas Barnett Shale play, where Range has 20,000 acres leased, a 3-D seismic shoot is underway and an initial well planned for early 2007. In the Devonian Shale play of Pennsylvania, the Company has drilled 13 wells, with several wells yet to be completed to the shale. Three of the vertical shale wells have been on production for an average of five months and reserves appear to be in the range of 600 to 1,000 Mmcf per well. Plans are to have 10 vertical wells fraced and on production early in the fourth quarter. In addition, the Company has leased 20,000 acres in the Black Warrior Basin Floyd Shale play and is targeting another 20,000 acres before year-end.

Production also continues to climb from our field rejuvenation projects. At the West-Fuhrman-Mascho field in West Texas, production rose during the quarter to an all-time high of 25 (18.2 net) Mmcfe per day. The Company drilled its first down spaced five-acre well at Fuhrman, which produced at an initial rate of 100 barrels of oil per day. Plans are to drill three more wells on five-acre spacing. If successful, we have the potential to double the recovery from this field. At our Tonkawa project in northern Oklahoma, 41 wells have been drilled to date with encouraging results. These low-cost, low-risk wells are drilled to a depth ranging between 2,700 to 5,000 feet. More than 400 drilling locations have been identified on our acreage. Success also continues in our stacked-pay areas that now cover more than 200,000 net acres.

Finally, two key exploratory projects spud this month. The Smith #1 (25% working interest), a 22,000 foot Norphlet test commenced drilling and is expected to reach total depth around the end of the year. We also spud our first deep (12,000 feet) Trenton Black River well in western Pennsylvania with partner Fortuna Energy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Talisman Energy, Inc. Both of these wells are high-potential opportunities.

Commenting on the announcement, John Pinkerton, Range’s President and CEO, said, “The second quarter succinctly reflects the focused execution of our strategy of consistent drillbit production growth coupled with opportunistic complementary acquisitions. Second quarter production increased 13%, reflecting our 14^th consecutive quarter of sequential production growth. With the completion of the Stroud acquisition, we have raised our production growth target to 15% for both 2006 and 2007. Importantly, our inventory of drilling opportunities now exceeds 8,000, providing a rock solid foundation for future growth. Also, our technical teams continue to expand our key plays and are developing a number of exciting new opportunities. Our financial results reflect this progress as the earnings generated in the first half of 2006 are nearly equal to the earnings for all of last year. Looking forward, our deep drilling inventory, low cost structure and strong hedge position are anticipated to continue to fuel superior operating and financial results, while our shale, CBM and other emerging plays provide substantial potential value.”

The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, July 27 at 2:00 p.m. ET to review these results. To participate in the call, please dial 877-207-5526 and ask for the Range Resources second quarter financial results conference call. A replay of the call will be available through August 3 at 800-642-1687. The conference ID for the replay is 2977563.

A simultaneous webcast of the call may be accessed over the Internet at www.rangeresources.com or www.vcall.com. To listen, please go to either website in time to register and install any necessary software. The webcast will be archived for replay on the Company’s website for 15 days.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

Earnings for second quarter 2006 include ineffective hedging gains of $1.9 million, $17.5 million of gains related to mark-to-market on derivatives, a non-cash stock compensation expense of $2.1 million, a loss of $53,000 on sale of assets and amortization expense of $143,000 on ineffective interest hedges. Excluding such items, income before income taxes would have been $64.3 million, a 61% increase from the prior year. Adjusting for the after-tax effect of these items, the Company’s earnings would have been $39.9 million or $0.31 per share ($0.29 fully diluted). If similar items were excluded, 2005 earnings would have been $25.0 million or $0.21 per share ($0.20 per diluted share). In 2005, results were impacted by a net $14,000 ineffective hedging loss on commodities and interest and $5.3 million of non-cash stock compensation expense. (See reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings in the accompanying table.) The Company believes results excluding these items are more comparable to estimates provided by security analysts and, therefore, are useful in evaluating operational trends of the Company and its performance relative to other oil and gas producing companies.

Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital as defined in this release represents net cash provided by operations before changes in working capital and exploration expense adjusted for certain non-cash compensation items. Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital is widely accepted by the investment community as a financial indicator of an oil and gas company’s ability to generate cash to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service debt. Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital is also useful because it is widely used by professional research analysts in valuing, comparing, rating and providing investment recommendations of companies in the oil and gas exploration and production industry. In turn, many investors use this published research in making investment decisions. Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operations, investing, or financing activities as an indicator of cash flows, or as a measure of liquidity. A table is included which reconciles net cash provided by operations to cash flow from operations before changes in working capital as used in this release. On its website, the Company provides additional comparative information on prior periods.

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) is an independent oil and gas company operating in the Southwestern, Appalachian and Gulf Coast regions of the United States.

Except for historical information, statements made in this release, including those relating to substantial potential value , future earnings, future growth, new opportunities, future cash flow, capital expenditures and production growth are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are based on assumptions and estimates that management believes are reasonable based on currently available information; however, management’s assumptions and the Company’s future performance are subject to a wide range of business risks and uncertainties and there is no assurance that these goals and projections can or will be met. Any number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the volatility of oil and gas prices, the costs and results of drilling and operations, the timing of production, mechanical and other inherent risks associated with oil and gas production, weather, the availability of drilling equipment and services at reasonable costs, changes in interest rates, litigation, uncertainties about reserve estimates and environmental risks. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. Further information on risks and uncertainties is available in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are incorporated by reference.

2006-19

Contacts:		Rodney Waller, Senior Vice President
		David Amend, IR Manager

		Karen Giles, Sr. IR Specialist
				(817) 870-2601
				www.rangeresources.com

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 (Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

		Three Months Ended June 30,												Six Months Ended June 30,
		2006				2005								2006				2005
Revenues
Oil and gas sales		$	157,620			$	118,723							$	333,958			$	226,138
Transportation and gathering			978				631								1,120				1,159
Ineffective hedging gain (a)			1,886				123								3,306				248
Mark-to-market derivative gain			17,503				—								28,784				—
Other			(314	)			207								(302	)			99
			177,673				119,684				48	%			366,866				227,644				61	%
Expenses
Direct operating			20,181				17,419								39,558				32,227
Production and ad valorem taxes			8,669				7,034								18,396				12,789
Exploration			7,125				9,124								16,643				12,395
General and administrative			9,306				6,241								18,705				12,844
Non-cash deferred compensation adjustment			2,113				5,276								9,432				9,343
Interest			12,003				9,547								22,554				18,131
Depletion, depreciation and amortization			36,833				30,436								71,400				60,198
			96,230				85,077				13	%			196,688				157,927				25	%
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			81,443				34,607				135	%			170,178				69,717				144	%
Income taxes
Current			622				—								1,200				—
Deferred			30,116				12,946								62,598				26,053
			30,738				12,946								63,798				26,053
Income from continuing operations			50,705				21,661				134	%			106,380				43,664				144	%
Discontinued operations			565				—								565				—
Net income		$	51,270			$	21,661				137	%		$	106,945			$	43,664				145	%
Basic
Income from continuing operations		$	0.39			$	0.18				117	%		$	0.82			$	0.36				128	%
Net income		$	0.39			$	0.18				117	%		$	0.82			$	0.36				128	%
Diluted
Income from continuing operations		$	0.37			$	0.17				118	%		$	0.79			$	0.35				126	%
Net income		$	0.38			$	0.17				124	%		$	0.79			$	0.35				126	%
Weighted average shares outstanding, as reported
Basic			130,753				121,675				7	%			130,040				120,777				8	%
Diluted			135,958				126,259				8	%			135,278				125,357				8	%

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION

OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
  (Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended June 30,												Six Months Ended June 30,
		2006				2005								2006				2005
Average Daily Production
Oil (bbl)			8,598				7,950				8	%			8,575				7,926				8	%
Natural gas liquids (bbl)			3,160				2,718				16	%			3,064				2,742				12	%
Gas (mcf)			193,424				168,834				15	%			190,728				166,840				14	%
Equivalents (mcfe) (a)			263,976				232,842				13	%			260,566				230,846				13	%
Prices Realized
Oil (bbl)		$	47.30			$	35.94				32	%		$	46.94			$	36.08				30	%
Natural gas liquids (bbl)		$	35.19			$	25.33				39	%		$	32.58			$	23.88				36	%
Gas (mcf)		$	6.28			$	5.63				12	%		$	7.04			$	5.38				31	%
Equivalents (mcfe) (a)		$	6.56			$	5.60				17	%		$	7.08			$	5.41				31	%
Operating Costs per mcfe
Field expenses		$	0.78			$	0.69				13	%		$	0.79			$	0.68				16	%
Workovers		$	0.06			$	0.13				-54	%		$	0.05			$	0.09				-44	%
Total Operating Costs		$	0.84			$	0.82				2	%		$	0.84			$	0.77				9	%

BALANCE SHEETS
 (In thousands)

		June 30,
		2006				December 31, 2005
		(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets		$	125,470			$	146,300
Assets held for sale			140,000				—
Current deferred tax asset			37,375				61,677
Oil and gas properties			2,432,628				1,741,182
Transportation and field assets			43,140				39,244
Other			93,173				30,582
		$	2,871,786			$	2,018,985
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities		$	206,411			$	158,493
Current asset retirement obligation			3,875				3,166
Current unrealized hedging loss			67,825				160,101
Bank debt			397,600				269,200
Subordinated notes			497,102				346,948
Total long-term debt			894,702				616,148
Deferred taxes			418,835				174,817
Unrealized hedging loss			32,816				70,948
Deferred compensation liability			89,309				73,492
Long-term asset retirement obligation			71,194				64,897
Common stock and retained deficit			1,177,718				860,618
Stock in deferred compensation plan and treasury			(21,129	)			(16,568	)
Other comprehensive loss			(69,770	)			(147,127	)
Total stockholders’ equity			1,086,819				696,923
		$	2,871,786			$	2,018,985

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in thousands)

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2006				2005				2006				2005
Net income		$	51,270			$	21,661			$	106,945			$	43,664
Adjustments to reconcile Net income to net cash provided by operations:
Discontinued operations			(565	)			—				(565	)			—
Deferred income tax (benefit)			30,116				12,946				62,598				26,053
Depletion, depreciation and amortization			36,833				30,436				71,400				60,198
Exploration expense			2,028				1,330				4,746				1,813
Mark-to-market derivative (gain)			(17,503	)			—				(28,784	)			—
Unrealized hedging (gain) loss			(1,742	)			15				(2,994	)			(293	)
Allowance for bad debts			33				225				33				450
Amortization of deferred issuance costs			406				416				812				853
Deferred compensation adjustment			3,698				5,491				11,754				9,960
(Gain) loss on sale of assets and other			468				(4	)			886				4
Changes in working capital:
Accounts receivable			7,637				328				42,006				18,056
Inventory and other			(232	)			(7,557	)			(1,862	)			(8,074	)
Accounts payable			9,754				(1,498	)			(5,516	)			(15,166	)
Accrued liabilities			9,869				13,986				(3,880	)			3,778
Net changes in working capital			27,028				5,259				30,748				(1,406	)
Net cash provided by operations		$	132,070			$	77,775			$	257,579			$	141,296

RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2006				2005				2006				2005
Net cash provided by operations		$	132,070			$	77,775			$	257,579			$	141,296
Net change in working capital			(27,028	)			(5,259	)			(30,748	)			1,406
Exploration expense			5,097				7,794				11,897				10,582
Other			(2,119	)			(237	)			(3,079	)			(638	)
Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital, non-GAAP measure		$	108,020			$	80,073			$	235,649			$	152,646

ADJUSTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

 (Unaudited, in thousands)

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2006				2005				2006				2005
Basic:
Weighted average shares outstanding			132,156				123,738				131,453				122,889
Stock held by deferred compensation plan			(1,403	)			(2,063	)			(1,413	)			(2,112	)
			130,753				121,675				130,040				120,777
Dilutive:
Weighted average shares outstanding			132,156				123,738				131,453				122,889
Dilutive stock options under treasury method			3,802				2,521				3,825				2,468
			135,958				126,259				135,278				125,357

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION

RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
AS REPORTED TO NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
EXCLUDING CERTAIN NON-CASH ITEMS
 (Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

		Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
		June 30,												June 30,
		2006				2005								2006				2005
As reported		$	81,443			$	34,607				135	%		$	170,178			$	69,717				144	%
Adjustment for certain non-cash items
(Gain) loss on sale of properties			53				(25	)							248				(16	)
Mark-to-market on hedging (gain)			(17,503	)			—								(28,784	)			—
Ineffective commodity hedging (gain) loss			(1,886	)			(123	)							(3,306	)			(248	)
Amortization of ineffective interest hedges			143				137								311				(46	)
Non-cash stock compensation expense			2,113				5,276								9,432				9,343
Equity method investment income			(37	)			—								(37	)			—
As adjusted			64,326				39,872				61	%			148,042				78,750				88	%
Income taxes, adjusted
Current			622				—								1,200				—
Deferred			23,787				14,916								54,432				29,430
Net income excluding certain items		$	39,917			$	24,956				60	%		$	92,410			$	49,320				87	%
Non-GAAP earnings per share
Basic		$	0.31			$	0.21				48	%		$	0.71			$	0.41				73	%
Diluted		$	0.29			$	0.20				45	%		$	0.68			$	0.39				74	%

HEDGING POSITION
As of July 26, 2006
(Unaudited)

				Gas						Oil
				Volume				Average		Volume				Average
				Hedged				Hedge		Hedged				Hedge
				(MMBtu/d)				Prices		(Bbl/d)				Prices
2Q 2006		Swaps			10,797			$6.19			400			$35.00
2Q 2006		Collars			113,390			$6.09 - $8.19			6,865			$39.83 - $49.05
3Q 2006		Swaps			10,761			$6.20			400			$35.00
3Q 2006		Collars			113,283			$6.06 - $8.11			6,863			$39.83 - $49.05
4Q 2006		Swaps			10,761			$6.48			400			$35.00
4Q 2006		Collars			153,283			$6.68 - $8.88			6,863			$39.83 - $49.05
Calendar 2007		Swaps			82,500			$9.34			—			—
Calendar 2007		Collars			98,500			$7.13 - $9.99			5,800			$52.90 - $64.58
Calendar 2008		Swaps			105,000			$9.42			—			—
Calendar 2008		Collars			55,000			$7.93 - $11.39			4,000			$56.89 - $74.78

Note: Details as to the Company’s hedges are posted on its website and are updated periodically.