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

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ___)*

25

HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
(Name of Issuer)

COMMON SHARES
(Title of Class of Securities)

423452101
(Cusip Number)

12/31/2009
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. ___423452101 ___
___________________________________________________
 1. Name of Reporting Person and I.R.S. Identification No.:
 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 37-0533100
___________________________________________________
 2. Check the appropriate box if a Member of a Group
 (a) _____
 (b) __X__
___________________________________________________
 3. SEC USE ONLY:
___________________________________________________
 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Illinois
___________________________________________________
 Number of 5. Sole Voting Power: 8,257,200
 Shares ___________________________________________________
 Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power: 0
 Owned by ___________________________________________________
 Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 8,257,200
 Reporting ___________________________________________________
 Person With 8. Shared Dispositive Power: 0
___________________________________________________
 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by each Reporting Person: 8,257,200
___________________________________________________
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 excludes Certain Shares: ____
___________________________________________________
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9: 7.81 %
___________________________________________________
12. Type of Reporting Person: IC

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Item 1(a) and (b). Name and Address of Issuer & Principal Executive Offices:
 _________________________________________________________
 HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
 1437 SOUTH BOULDER AVE.
 TULSA, OK 74119-3623

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
 _____________________
 Company and related entities; See Item 8
 and Exhibit A

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: One State Farm Plaza
 ____________________________________
 Bloomington, IL 61710

Item 2(c). Citizenship: United States
 ___________

Item 2(d) and (e). Title of Class of Securities and Cusip Number: See above.
 _____________________________________________

Item 3. This Schedule is being filed, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b).
 _____________________________________________________________
 See Exhibit A attached.

Item 4(a). Amount Beneficially Owned: 8,257,200 shares
 _________________________

Item 4(b). Percent of Class: 7.81 percent pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1).
 ________________

Item 4(c). Number of shares as to which such person has:
 ____________________________________________
 (i) Sole Power to vote or to direct the vote: 8,257,200
 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
 (iii) Sole Power to dispose or to direct disposition of: 8,257,200
 (iv) Shared Power to dispose or to direct disposition of:0

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or less of a Class: Not Applicable.
 ____________________________________________

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: N/A
 _______________________________________________________________

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
 __________________________________________________________________
 the Security being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: N/A
 ______________________________________________________________

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
 _________________________________________________________
 See Exhibit A attached.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A
 ______________________________
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 Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of
 my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
 acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
 for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
 influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
 not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
 transaction having such purpose or effect.

 Signature
 After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
 I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
 complete and correct.



 01/29/2010 STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE
 _________________________________
 Date INSURANCE COMPANY

 STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY
 COMPANY

 STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES STATE FARM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
 EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT TRUST CORP.

 STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES STATE FARM ASSOCIATES FUNDS
 SAVINGS AND THRIFT PLAN FOR TRUST - STATE FARM GROWTH FUND
 U.S. EMPLOYEES
 STATE FARM ASSOCIATES FUNDS
 TRUST - STATE FARM BALANCED
 FUND

 STATE FARM MUTUAL FUND TRUST







 _________________________________ /s/ Paul N. Eckley
 _________________________________
 Paul N. Eckley, Fiduciary of Paul N. Eckley, Vice President
 each of the above of each of the above
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 EXHIBIT A


This Exhibit lists the entities affiliated with State Farm Mutual
Automobile Insurance Company ("Auto Company") which might be deemed to
constitute a "group" with regard to the ownership of shares reported
herein.

Auto Company, an Illinois-domiciled insurance company, is the parent
company of multiple wholly owned insurance company subsidiaries,
including State Farm Life Insurance Company, and State Farm Fire and
Casualty Company. Auto Company is also the parent company of State
Farm Investment Management Corp. ("SFIMC"), which is a registered
transfer agent under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a
registered investment advisor under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940. SFIMC serves as transfer agent and investment adviser to State
Farm Associates' Funds Trust, State Farm Variable Product Trust, and
State Farm Mutual Fund Trust, three Delaware Business Trusts that are
registered investment companies under the Investment Company Act of
1940. Auto Company also sponsors two qualified retirement plans for
the benefit of its employees, which plans are named the State Farm
Insurance Companies Employee Retirement Trust and the State Farm
Insurance Companies Savings and Thrift Plan for U.S. Employees
(collectively the "Qualified Plans").

As part of its corporate structure, Auto Company has established an
Investment Department. The Investment Department is directly or
indirectly responsible for managing or overseeing the management of
the investment and reinvestment of assets owned by each person that
has joined in filing this Schedule 13G. Moreover, the Investment
Department is responsible for voting proxies or overseeing the voting
of proxies related to issuers the shares of which are held by one or
more entities that have joined in filing this report. Each insurance
company included in this report and SFIMC have established an
Investment Committee that oversees the activities of the Investment
Department in managing the firm's assets. The Trustees of the
Qualified Plans perform a similar role in overseeing the investment of
each plan's assets.

Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 each person listed in the table below
expressly disclaims "beneficial ownership" as to all shares as to
which such person has no right to receive the proceeds of sale of the
security and disclaims that it is part of a "group".


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 Number of
 Shares based
 Classification on Proceeds
Name Under Item 3 of Sale
____ ______________ ____________

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company IC 8,257,200 shares
State Farm Life Insurance Company IC 0 shares
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company IC 0 shares
State Farm Investment Management Corp. IA 0 shares
State Farm Associates Funds Trust - State
 Farm Growth Fund IV 0 shares
State Farm Associates Funds Trust - State
 Farm Balanced Fund IV 0 shares
State Farm International Life Insurance
 Company Ltd. IV 0 shares
State Farm Insurance Companies Employee
 Retirement Trust EP 0 shares
State Farm Insurance Companies Savings and
 Thrift Plan for U.S. Employees EP
 Equities Account 0 shares
 Balanced Account 0 shares
State Farm Mutual Fund Trust IV 0 shares
 -----------------
 8,257,200 shares

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