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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 * CHRISTMAS JAMES W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Yuma Energy, Inc. [YUMA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1825 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/10/2014 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77027 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 Common Stock 09/10/2014   A   311,736 A (1) 311,736 D   Common Stock 09/10/2014   A   630,413 A (2) 942,149 D   Common Stock 09/10/2014   A   8,330 A (3) (4) 950,479 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CHRISTMAS JAMES W 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH SUITE 1825 HOUSTON, TX 77027	X

Signatures

/s/ James W. Christmas		09/22/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of August 1, 2014 (the ?Merger Agreement?), by and among Yuma Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (?Old Yuma?), Pyramid Oil Company, a California corporation (?New Yuma?), Pyramid Delaware Merger Subsidiary, Inc., and Pyramid Merger Subsidiary, Inc. (?Merger Sub?), Merger Sub merged with and into Old Yuma (the ?Merger?). Upon the effective time of the Merger, each share of Series A Preferred Stock of Old Yuma was cancelled and exchanged for 914.18 shares of New Yuma common stock.
(2)	Upon the effective time of the Merger, each share of Series B Preferred Stock of Old Yuma was cancelled and exchanged for 384.87 shares of New Yuma common stock.
(3)	Outstanding Old Yuma restricted stock awards were assumed by New Yuma pursuant to the Merger Agreement and replaced with New Yuma restricted stock awards. Each share of Old Yuma restricted stock was exchanged for approximately 757.34 shares of New Yuma restricted stock.
(4)	The New Yuma restricted stock award vests in three equal installments on April 1, 2015, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016.

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