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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Kirchof Peter 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/22/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SWIFT ENERGY CO [NONE] (Last) (First) (Middle) 17001 NORTHCHASE DR., STE. 100 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77060 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 0 (1) D Â

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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
Kirchof Peter 17001 NORTHCHASE DR., STE. 100 HOUSTON, TX 77060	Â	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Christopher M. Abundis, POA for Peter Kirchof		04/29/2016
**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)	Mr. Kirchof is a member of the board of directors of Swift Energy Company (the "Issuer") and a Managing Director at Strategic Value Partners, LLC. Strategic Value Partners, LLC is (a) the investment manager of and exercises investment discretion over Strategic Value Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company; (b) the managing member of SVP Special Situations III LLC, which is the investment manager of and exercises investment discretion over Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund III, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership; and (c) the managing member of SVP Special Situations III-A LLC, which is the investment manager of and exercises investment discretion over Strategic Value Special Situations Offshore Fund III-A, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. Mr. Kirchof disclaims beneficial ownership of shares of common stock of the Issuer owned by any of the foregoing entities.

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