Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Ritenour Jeffrey L

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/19/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

DEVON ENERGY CORP/DE [DVN]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

333 W SHERIDAN AVE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER /

(Street)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	96059	D
Common Stock	357	I	By Managed Account

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy)	3/31/2010	3/30/2018 ⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	2000	$64.43	D
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/2/2010	12/1/2018 ⁽²⁾	Common Stock	5050	$73.43	D
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/1/2011	11/30/2019 ⁽³⁾	Common Stock	1536	$65.10	D
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/2/2010	12/1/2018 ⁽²⁾	Common Stock	15140	$73.43	D
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/1/2011	11/30/2019 ⁽³⁾	Common Stock	16539	$65.10	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Options granted March 31, 2010, vested 20% on the 31st day of March in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, expiring on March 30, 2018.
(2)	Options granted December 2, 2010, vested 20% on the 2nd day of December in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, expiring on December 1, 2018.
(3)	Options granted December 1, 2011, vested 20% on the 1st day of December in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, expiring on November 30, 2019.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ritenour Jeffrey L 333 W SHERIDAN AVE OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102			EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Signatures
By: Carla D. Brockman, Attorney-in-Fact For Jeffrey L. Ritenour		4/27/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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