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 ^*

Stratton J. Jay Jr.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/4/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP [UPL]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

116 INVERNESS DRIVE EAST, SUITE 400, SUITE 2800

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

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

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112

(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	200	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)
Put Option (obligation to buy)	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	4000 ⁽¹⁾	$2.50	D
Put Option (obligation to buy)	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	3000 ⁽²⁾	$5.00	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The reporting person is party to written put contracts obligating him to buy 4,000 shares of registrant's common stock, exercisable at $2.50 per share, to the holder of the put option, on January 18, 2019.
(2)	The reporting person is party to written put contracts obligating him to buy 3,000 shares of registrant's common stock, exercisable at $5.00 per share, to the holder of the put option, on January 17, 2020.

Remarks:
No securities are beneficially owned.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Stratton J. Jay Jr. 116 INVERNESS DRIVE EAST, SUITE 400 SUITE 2800 ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112			Chief Operating Officer

Signatures
/s/ Jeanette T. Bowen, Attorney-In-Fact		6/15/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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