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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Sanchez Management Corp
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/19/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sanchez Energy Corp [SN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1920 SANDMAN STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LAREDO, TX 78041		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 2,019,333
I
By San Juan Oil & Gas No. 2, Ltd. (1)
Common Stock 2,019,333
I
By Sanexco, Ltd. (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sanchez Management Corp
1920 SANDMAN STREET
LAREDO, TX 78041		     X    

Signatures

See Remarks 06/21/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares are owned directly by San Juan Oil & Gas No. 2, Ltd. San Juan Oil & Gas No. 2, Ltd. is controlled by its general partner, Sanchez Management Corporation. Sanchez Management Corporation is managed by A. R. Sanchez, Jr. Each of Sanchez Management Corporation and A. R. Sanchez, Jr. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by San Juan Oil & Gas No. 2, Ltd. Each of Sanchez Management Corporation and A. R. Sanchez, Jr. disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership by Sanchez Management Corporation or A. R. Sanchez, Jr. of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(2) These shares are owned directly by Sanexco, Ltd. Sanexco, Ltd. is controlled by its general partner, Sanchez Management Corporation. Sanchez Management Corporation is managed by A. R. Sanchez, Jr. Each of Sanchez Management Corporation and A. R. Sanchez, Jr. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Sanexco, Ltd. Each of Sanchez Management Corporation and A. R. Sanchez, Jr. disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership by Sanchez Management Corporation or A. R. Sanchez, Jr. of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
 
Remarks:
/s/ A. R. Sanchez, Jr., Signed in the following capacities: A. R. Sanchez, Jr. is signing in his capacity as President of Sanchez Management Corporation, on behalf of Sanchez Management Corporation.

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