Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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 *
SANCHEZ ANTONIO R III
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sanchez Energy Corp [SN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1111 BAGBY STREET, SUITE 1800		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/21/2012
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/21/2012   J(1)   196,800 A (1) 196,800 I By 1988 Trust No. 11 (2) (7)
Common Stock 12/21/2012   J(3)   50,000 A (3) 50,000 I By TAEP Security Trust (3) (7)
Common Stock               200,000 D  
Common Stock               158,250 I By Sanchez Energy Partners I, LP (4)
Common Stock               113,366 I By SEP Management I, LLC (5)
Common Stock               1,232,856 I By Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation (6)

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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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SANCHEZ ANTONIO R III
1111 BAGBY STREET, SUITE 1800
HOUSTON, TX 77002		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Alfredo Gutierrez, Attorney-in-Fact   12/21/2012
**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) On December 21, 2012, San Juan Oil & Gas No. 2, Ltd. ("San Juan") distributed 1,312,000 of its 2,019,333 shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Sanchez Energy Corporation to its partners (the "San Juan Distribution").
(2) 1988 Trust No. 11, a limited partner of San Juan, received a pro rata distribution of 196,800 shares from San Juan in the San Juan Distribution. Antonio R. Sanchez, III is a co-trustee, along with A. R. Sanchez, Jr., and beneficiary of 1988 Trust No. 11. Antonio R. Sanchez, III may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by 1988 Trust No. 11. Antonio R. Sanchez, III disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership by Antonio R. Sanchez, III of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(3) TAEP Security Trust ("TAEP"), a life insurance trust of which A. R. Sanchez, Jr. and his wife are the settlors, Antonio R. Sanchez, III and US Trust Co. of Texas (Bank of America) are co-trustees, and each child and grandchild of the settlors are the beneficiaries, received a transfer of shares from A. R. Sanchez, Jr. on December 21, 2012 concurrently with the San Juan Distribution. As a co-trustee and beneficiary of TAEP, Antonio R. Sanchez, III may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by TAEP. Antonio R. Sanchez, III disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership by Antonio R. Sanchez, III of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(4) These shares are owned directly by Sanchez Energy Partners I, LP ("SEP I"). SEP I is controlled by its general partner, SEP Management I, LLC ("SEP Management"), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation ("SOG"). SOG is managed by A. R. Sanchez, Jr. and Antonio R. Sanchez, III. Antonio R. Sanchez, III may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by SEP I. Antonio R. Sanchez, III disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership by Antonio R. Sanchez, III of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(5) These shares are owned directly by SEP Management. SEP Management is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SOG. SOG is managed by A. R. Sanchez, Jr. and Antonio R. Sanchez, III. Antonio R. Sanchez, III may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by SEP Management. Antonio R. Sanchez, III disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership by Antonio R. Sanchez, III of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(6) These shares are owned directly by SOG. SOG is managed by A. R. Sanchez, Jr. and Antonio R. Sanchez, III. Antonio R. Sanchez, III may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by SOG. Antonio R. Sanchez, III disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership by Antonio R. Sanchez, III of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(7) The San Juan Distribution was pro rata to San Juan's partners, therefore Rule 16a-9(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is applicable and thus may exempt the acquisition of the shares by 1988 Trust No. 11 from Section 16 of the Act.

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