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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SANCHEZ ANTONIO R JR
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sanchez Energy Corp [SN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1111 BAGBY STREET, SUITE 1600		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/17/2012
(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 09/17/2012   J(1)   92,953 D (1) 158,250 D (2)  
Common Stock               2,019,333 I By San Juan Oil & Gas No. 2, Ltd. (3)
Common Stock               2,019,333 I By Sanexco, Ltd. (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 JR
1111 BAGBY STREET, SUITE 1600
HOUSTON, TX 77002		     X    

Signatures

 /s/ Alfredo Gutierrez, Attorney-in-Fact   09/19/2012
**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 September 17, 2012, Sanchez Energy Partners I, LP ("SEP I") distributed 92,953 shares of the 251,203 shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Sanchez Energy Corporation that SEP I owned to certain of SEP I's unaffiliated limited partners (the "Distribution").
(2) These shares are owned directly by SEP I. SEP I distributed 92,953 shares of the 251,203 shares it previously owned to certain of its unaffiliated limited partners in the Distribution, retaining these 158,250 shares. 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. A. R. Sanchez, Jr. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by SEP I. A. R. Sanchez, Jr. 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 A. R. Sanchez, Jr. of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(3) These shares are owned directly by San Juan Oil & Gas No. 2, Ltd. ("San Juan"). San Juan is controlled by its general partner, Sanchez Management Corporation ("SMC"), which is managed by A. R. Sanchez, Jr. A. R. Sanchez, Jr. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by San Juan. A. R. Sanchez, Jr. 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 A. R. Sanchez, Jr. of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(4) These shares are owned directly by Sanexco, Ltd. ("Sanexco"). Sanexco is controlled by its general partner, SMC, which is managed by A. R. Sanchez, Jr. A. R. Sanchez, Jr. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Sanexco. A. R. Sanchez, Jr. 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 A. R. Sanchez, Jr. 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. A. R. Sanchez, Jr. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by SEP Management. A. R. Sanchez, Jr. 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 A. R. Sanchez, Jr. 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. A. R. Sanchez, Jr. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by SOG. A. R. Sanchez, Jr. 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 A. R. Sanchez, Jr. of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

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