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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Ciotti George W 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BERRY PETROLEUM CO [ BRY ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
VP of Rocky Mtn Prod
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

1999 BROADWAY, SUITE 3700 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

3/2/2012
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80202
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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
Class A Common Stock                  7702   D    
Class A Common Stock                  2598   I   Held in 401(k) account  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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
2008 Restricted Stock Units   (1) $ 0                    12/11/2009   (2) 12/11/2018   Class A Common Stock   1625     1625   D    
2009 Restricted Stock Units   (1) $ 0                    12/11/2010   (2) 12/11/2019   Class A Common Stock   3733     3733   D    
Perf Based RSUs 3-16-10   $ 0                    12/31/2012   12/31/2012   Class A Common Stock   5633     5633   D    
March 2011 Employee RSU Grant   $ 0                    3/2/2012   3/2/2021   Class A Common Stock   4021     4021   D    
Non-Statutory Stock Option 3-2-2011 - $48.50   $48.50                    3/2/2012   3/2/2021   Class A Common Stock   4615     4615   D    
Perf Based RSU 3-2-2011   $ 0                    12/31/2013   3/2/2021   Class A Common Stock   3518     3518   D    
March 2, 2012 Employee RSU Grant   (1) $ 0   (3) 3/2/2012     A      3678   (4)      3/2/2013   3/2/2022   Class A Common Stock   3678   $ 0   3678   D    
Non Statutory Stock Option 3-2-12   (1) $53.02   3/2/2012     A      4342   (5)      3/2/2013   3/2/2022   Class A Common Stock   4342   $ 0   4342   D    
Perf Based RSUs 3-2-12   (1) $ 0   (6) 3/2/2012     A      3218   (7)      12/31/2014   3/2/2022   Class A Common Stock   3218   $ 0   3218   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  1 for 1
( 2)  Restricted Stock Units vest 25% per year from date of grant.
( 3)  Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Berry Petroleum Company Class A Common Stock
( 4)  Grant of Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) under the Company's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(c). RSUs vest 25% per year from date of grant.
( 5)  Grant of Nonstatutory Stock Option (NSO) under the Company's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(c). Shares vest 25% per year from date of grant.
( 6)  Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Berry Petroleum Company Class A Common Stock if certain pre-established performance factors are met.
( 7)  Per the Agreement this is the maximum number of performance based RSUs that may be received if all performance factors are achieved.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ciotti George W
1999 BROADWAY, SUITE 3700
DENVER, CO 80202

VP of Rocky Mtn Prod

Signatures
Kenneth A. Olson Under POA for George W. Ciotti 3/6/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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