Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Natali Steven G.
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WPX ENERGY, INC. [WPX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

ONE WILLIAMS CENTER		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2011
(Street)


TULSA, OK 74172		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/31/2011   J(1) 12,374 A $ 0 12,374 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units $ 10.86 12/31/2011   A 12,559     (2)   (2) Common Stock
12,559
$ 10.86 12,559
D
 
Restricted Stock Units $ 10.86 12/31/2011   A 20,094   02/23/2012 02/23/2012 Common Stock
20,094
$ 10.86 20,094
D
 
Restricted Stock Units $ 21.22 12/31/2011   A 7,752     (2)   (2) Common Stock
7,752
$ 21.22 7,752
D
 
Restricted Stock Units $ 21.22 12/31/2011   A 12,403   02/23/2013 02/23/2013 Common Stock
12,403
$ 21.22 12,403
D
 
Restricted Stock Units $ 29.73 12/31/2011   A 6,265     (2)   (2) Common Stock
6,265
$ 29.73 6,265
D
 
Restricted Stock Units $ 29.73 12/31/2011   A 10,022   02/24/2014 02/24/2014 Common Stock
10,022
$ 29.73 10,022
D
 
Options (Right to Buy) $ 10.68 12/31/2011   A 2,837   02/25/2005 02/25/2015 Common Stock
2,837
$ 10.68 2,837
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 12 12/31/2011   A 4,207   03/03/2007 03/03/2016 Common Stock
4,207
$ 12 4,207
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 12 12/31/2011   A 4,209   03/03/2008 03/03/2016 Common Stock
4,209
$ 12 4,209
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 12 12/31/2011   A 4,209   03/03/2009 03/03/2016 Common Stock
4,209
$ 12 4,209
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 12.32 12/31/2011   A 2,312   06/26/2007 06/26/2016 Common Stock
2,312
$ 12.32 2,312
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 12.32 12/31/2011   A 2,312   06/26/2008 06/26/2016 Common Stock
2,312
$ 12.32 2,312
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 12.32 12/31/2011   A 2,312   06/26/2009 06/26/2016 Common Stock
2,312
$ 12.32 2,312
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 15.67 12/31/2011   A 9,627   02/26/2008 02/26/2017 Common Stock
9,627
$ 15.67 9,627
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 15.67 12/31/2011   A 9,627   02/26/2009 02/26/2017 Common Stock
9,627
$ 15.67 9,627
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 15.67 12/31/2011   A 9,629   02/26/2010 02/26/2017 Common Stock
9,629
$ 15.67 9,629
D
 
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 20.21 12/31/2011   A 5,958   02/25/2009 02/25/2018 Common Stock
5,958
$ 20.21 5,958
D
 
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 20.21 12/31/2011   A 5,958   02/25/2010 02/25/2018 Common Stock
5,958
$ 20.21 5,958
D
 
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 20.21 12/31/2011   A 5,958   02/25/2011 02/25/2018 Common Stock
5,958
$ 20.21 5,958
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 6.02 12/31/2011   A 9,629   02/23/2012 02/23/2019 Common Stock
9,629
$ 6.02 9,629
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 11.75 12/31/2011   A 6,984   02/23/2011 02/23/2020 Common Stock
6,984
$ 11.75 6,984
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 11.75 12/31/2011   A 6,986   02/23/2012 02/23/2020 Common Stock
6,986
$ 11.75 6,986
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 11.75 12/31/2011   A 6,986   02/23/2013 02/23/2020 Common Stock
6,986
$ 11.75 6,986
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 16.46 12/31/2011   A 6,243   02/24/2012 02/24/2021 Common Stock
6,243
$ 16.46 6,243
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 16.46 12/31/2011   A 6,243   02/24/2013 02/24/2021 Common Stock
6,243
$ 16.46 6,243
D
 
Employee Options (Right to Buy) $ 16.46 12/31/2011   A 6,244   02/24/2014 02/24/2021 Common Stock
6,244
$ 16.46 6,244
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Natali Steven G.
ONE WILLIAMS CENTER
TULSA, OK 74172		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

By: Stephen E. Brilz, Attorney-in-Fact for Steven G. Natali 02/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Receipt of spin-off distribution.
(2) Vesting is subject to applicable grant agreement and compensation committee certification that the Company has met the three year performance measure. The specific performance measure will be based on total shareholder return with absolute and relative dependent measures.

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