FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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 *

GSO Capital Opportunities Fund III LP

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
3/1/2017 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Sanchez Energy Corp [SN]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVENUE

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

_____ Director                            ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10154       

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

3/13/2017 

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

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ 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   531847   I   See Footnotes   (1) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)
Common Stock   480874   I   See Footnotes   (2) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)
Common Stock   93389   I   See Footnotes   (3) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)
Common Stock   35635   I   See Footnotes   (4) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)
Common Stock   37214   I   See Footnotes   (5) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)
Common Stock   35340   I   See Footnotes   (6) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)
Common Stock   71276   I   See Footnotes   (7) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)
Common Stock   41855   I   See Footnotes   (8) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)
Common Stock   6291   I   See Footnotes   (9) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)
Common Stock   621279   I   See Footnotes   (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)

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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Reflects securities held directly by GSO Capital Opportunities Fund III LP. GSO Capital Opportunities Associates III LLC is the general partner of GSO Capital Opportunities Fund III LP.
(2)  Reflects securities held directly by GSO Energy Select Opportunities Fund LP. GSO Energy Select Opportunities Associates LLC is the general partner of GSO Energy Select Opportunities Fund LP.
(3)  Reflects securities held directly by GSO Energy Partners-A LP. GSO Energy Partners-A Associates LLC is the general partner of GSO Energy Partners-A LP.
(4)  Reflects securities held directly by GSO Energy Partners-B LP. GSO Energy Partners-B Associates LLC is the general partner of GSO Energy Partners-B LP.
(5)  Reflects securities held directly by GSO Energy Partners-C LP. GSO Energy Partners-C Associates LLC is the general partner of GSO Energy Partners-C LP.
(6)  Reflects securities held directly by GSO Energy Partners-C II LP. GSO Energy Partners-C Associates II LLC is the general partner of GSO Energy Partners-C II LP.
(7)  Reflects securities held directly by GSO Energy Partners-D LP. GSO Energy Partners-D Associates LLC is the general partner of GSO Energy Partners-D LP.
(8)  Reflects securities held directly by GSO Credit Alpha Trading (Cayman) LP. GSO Credit Alpha Associates LLC is the general partner of GSO Credit Alpha Trading (Cayman) LP.
(9)  Reflects securities held directly by GSO Harrington Credit Alpha Fund (Cayman) L.P. GSO Harrington Credit Alpha Associates L.L.C. is the general partner of GSO Harrington Credit Alpha Fund (Cayman) L.P.
(10)  Reflects securities held directly by GSO Capital Solutions Fund II LP. GSO Capital Solutions Associates II LP is the general partner of GSO Capital Solutions Fund II LP. The general partners of GSO Capital Solutions Associates II LP are GSO Capital Solutions Associates II (Delaware) LLC and GSO Capital Solutions Associates II (Cayman) Ltd.
(11)  GSO Holdings I L.L.C. is the managing member of each of GSO Capital Opportunities Associates III LLC, GSO Energy Select Opportunities Associates LLC, GSO Energy Partners-A Associates LLC, GSO Energy Partners-B Associates LLC, GSO Energy Partners-C Associates LLC, GSO Energy Partners-C Associates II LLC, GSO Energy Partners-D Associates LLC, GSO Credit Alpha Associates LLC, GSO Harrington Credit Alpha Associates L.L.C. and GSO Capital Solutions Associates II (Delaware) LLC, and a shareholder of GSO Capital Solutions Associates II (Cayman) Ltd. Blackstone Holdings II L.P. is the managing member of GSO Holdings I L.L.C. with respect to securities beneficially owned by the direct holders identified in footnotes 1 through 10 above (collectively, the "GSO Funds"). Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings II L.P.
(12)  The Blackstone Group L.P. is the controlling shareholder of Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman. In addition, each of Bennett J. Goodman and J. Albert Smith III may be deemed to have shared voting power and/or investment power with respect to the securities held by the GSO Funds.
(13)  Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system certain Reporting Persons are filing a separate Form 3/A.
(14)  Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person.
(15)  Each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the other Reporting Persons, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Remarks:
This Amendment is being filed to correct the number of shares of Issuer common stock reported by the GSO Funds on the original Form 3 filed by the Reporting Persons on March 13, 2017 (the "Original Form 3"). The Original Form 3 inadvertently excluded certain shares held by the GSO Funds. There were no other changes to the Original Form 3 filed by the Reporting Persons, including to the number of warrants reported by the Reporting Persons on Table II of the Original Form 3.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
GSO Capital Opportunities Fund III LP
C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154

X

GSO Energy Select Opportunities Fund LP
C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154

X

GSO ENERGY PARTNERS-A LP
C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154

X

GSO Energy Partners-B LP
C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154

X

GSO Energy Partners-C LP
C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154

X

GSO Energy Partners-C II LP
C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154

X

GSO Energy Partners-D LP
C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154

X

GSO Credit Alpha Trading (Cayman) LP
C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154

X

GSO Harrington Credit Alpha Fund (Cayman) L.P.
C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154

X

GSO CAPITAL SOLUTIONS FUND II LP
C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154

X


Signatures
GSO Capital Opportunities Fund III LP, By: GSO Capital Opportunities Associates III LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Marisa Beeney, Name: Marisa Beeney, Title: Authorized Signatory 6/9/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

GSO Energy Select Opportunities Fund LP, By: GSO Energy Select Opportunities Associates LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Marisa Beeney, Name: Marisa Beeney, Title: Authorized Signatory 6/9/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

GSO Energy Partners-A LP, By: GSO Energy Partners-A Associates LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Marisa Beeney, Name: Marisa Beeney, Title: Authorized Signatory 6/9/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

GSO Energy Partners-B LP, By: GSO Energy Partners-B Associates LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Marisa Beeney, Name: Marisa Beeney, Title: Authorized Signatory 6/9/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

GSO Energy Partners-C LP, By: GSO Energy Partners-C Associates LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Marisa Beeney, Name: Marisa Beeney, Title: Authorized Signatory 6/9/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

GSO Energy Partners-C II LP, By: GSO Energy Partners-C Associates II LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Marisa Beeney, Name: Marisa Beeney, Title: Authorized Signatory 6/9/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

GSO Energy Partners-D LP, By: GSO Energy Partners-D Associates LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Marisa Beeney, Name: Marisa Beeney, Title: Authorized Signatory 6/9/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

GSO Credit Alpha Trading (Cayman) LP, By: GSO Credit Alpha Associates LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Marisa Beeney, Name: Marisa Beeney, Title: Authorized Signatory 6/9/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

GSO Harrington Credit Alpha Fund (Cayman) L.P., By: GSO Harrington Credit Alpha Associates L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Marisa Beeney, Name: Marisa Beeney, Title: Authorized Signatory 6/9/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

GSO Capital Solutions Fund II LP, By: GSO Capital Solutions Associates II LP, its general partner, By: GSO Capital Solutions Associates II (Delaware) LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Marisa Beeney, Name: Marisa Beeney, Title: Authorized Signatory 6/9/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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