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 ^*

Repetti Noelle M.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/31/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

California Resources Corp [CRC]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9200 OAKDALE AVENUE, SUITE 900

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

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President and Controller /

(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 91311

(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	26794 ⁽¹⁾	D

*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)
2014 Stock Option	⁽²⁾	11/30/2021	Common Stock	7576.0	$81.1	D
2015 Stock Option	⁽³⁾	8/4/2022	Common Stock	3667.0	$42.0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The amount reported consists of 2,537 shares of common stock and, pursuant to the California Resources Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, the following: (1) a Restricted Stock Incentive Award of 3,197 shares of common stock granted on December 1, 2014 which will vest on November 30, 2017, (2) 656 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted on August 15, 2015 which will vest on August 4, 2018, (3) 4,375 RSUs granted on May 27, 2016 which will vest 1/2 each on May 26, 2018 and 2019, (4) 7,975 RSUs granted on February 13, 2017 which will vest 1/3 each on February 12, 2018, 2019 and 2020, and (5) 8,054 RSUs granted on August 1, 2017 which will vest on July 30, 2020.
(2)	The stock option became exercisable as to 2,525 shares each on August 30, 2015 and August 30, 2016, and becomes exercisable as to the remaining 2,526 shares on November 30, 2017.
(3)	The stock option became exercisable as to 1,222 shares each on August 4, 2016 and August 4, 2017, and becomes exercisable as to the remaining 1,223 shares on August 4, 2018.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Repetti Noelle M. 9200 OAKDALE AVENUE SUITE 900 LOS ANGELES, CA 91311			Vice President and Controller

Signatures
/s/ Ulrik Damborg, Attorney-in-Fact for Noelle M. Repetti		9/7/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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