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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Anderson Daniel G   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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Former VP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY, 1999 BROADWAY, SUITE 3700 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/09/2012 (Street) DENVER, CO 80202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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               1,140 I Held in 401(k) Plan Class A Common Stock 01/09/2012   M   714 (1) A $ 44.395 9,001 D   Class A Common Stock 01/09/2012   M   2,500 (1) A $ 44.395 11,501 D   Class A Common Stock 01/09/2012   M   467 (1) A $ 44.395 11,968 D   Class A Common Stock 01/10/2012   S   500 (3) D $ 44.841 11,468 D   Class A Common Stock 01/10/2012   S   100 (3) D $ 44.8441 11,368 D   Class A Common Stock 01/10/2012   S   291 (3) D $ 44.851 11,077 D   Class A Common Stock 01/10/2012   S   200 (3) D $ 44.853 10,877 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

NSO 2007

$ 43.61

12/14/2008

05/07/2012

Class A Common Stock

10,709

10,709

D

2007 Restricted Stock Unit

$ 0

01/09/2012

M

714 (2)

12/14/2008

01/09/2016

Class A Common Stock

3,569

$ 44.395

2,855

D

2008 Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

01/09/2012

M

2,500 (2)

12/12/2009

01/09/2016

Class A Common Stock

12,500

$ 44.395

10,000

D

2009 Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

01/09/2012

M

467 (2)

12/11/2010

01/09/2016

Class A Common Stock

2,333

$ 44.395

1,866

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Anderson Daniel G C/O BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY 1999 BROADWAY, SUITE 3700 DENVER, CO 80202				Former VP

Signatures

Kenneth A Olson under POA for Daniel Anderson		01/10/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Issuance of shares from previous RSU grant based on meeting terms and timing of deferral election.
(2)	Issuance of 20% of RSU shares per deferral election in place at date of grant.
(3)	Shares sold to cover tax liability of issuance of deferred RSU shares.

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