Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Canaday Shawn Michael
   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)
VP and Treasurer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY, 1999 BROADWAY, SUITE 3700		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2013
(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 09/30/2013   J V 7 (1) A $ 0 1,415 I Held in the Company's 401(k) Plan
Class A Common Stock 09/30/2013   A V 98 (2) A $ 0 18,165 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
Nonstatutory Stock Option 12-05-03 $ 9.97             12/05/2004 12/05/2013 Class A Common Stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Nonstatutory Stock Option 12-15-05 $ 30.645             12/15/2006 12/15/2015 Class A Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Nonstatutory Stock Option 11-23-04 $ 21.58             11/23/2005 11/23/2014 Class A Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Nonstatutory Stock Option 12-15-06 $ 32.565             12/15/2007 12/14/2016 Class A Common Stock 12,500   12,500 D  
NSO 2007 $ 43.61             12/14/2008 12/13/2017 Class A Common Stock 7,053   7,053 D  
2009 Restricted Stock Units $ 0             12/11/2010 12/11/2019 Class A Common Stock 7,465   7,465 D  
March 2011 Employee RSU Grant $ 0             03/02/2012 03/02/2021 Class A Common Stock 2,475   2,475 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option 3-2-2011 - $48.50 $ 48.5             03/02/2012 03/02/2021 Class A Common Stock 2,840   2,840 D  
Perf Based RSU 3-2-2011 $ 0             12/31/2013 03/02/2021 Class A Common Stock 2,164   2,164 D  
March 2, 2012 Employee RSU Grant $ 0             03/02/2013 03/02/2022 Class A Common Stock 2,123   2,123 D  
Non Statutory Stock Option 3-2-12 $ 53.02             03/02/2013 03/02/2022 Class A Common Stock 3,340   3,340 D  
Perf Based RSUs 3-2-12 $ 0             12/31/2014 03/02/2022 Class A Common Stock 2,475   2,475 D  
March 4, 2013 Employee RSU Grant $ 0             03/04/2014 03/04/2023 Class A Common Stock 7,818   7,818 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Canaday Shawn Michael
C/O BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY
1999 BROADWAY, SUITE 3700
DENVER, CO 80202		       VP and Treasurer  

Signatures

 Kenneth A Olson under POA for Shawn Canaday   10/02/2013
**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) Changes in the number of shares of Common Stock held in the individuals 401(k) account. All transactions were at market and non-discretionary.
(2) Increase in shares from the reinvestment of dividends paid quarterly on common stock. All shares were purchased at market and were non-discretionary.

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