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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 * CHRISTMANN JOHN J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APACHE CORP [APA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO and President (Last) (First) (Middle) 2000 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/11/2017 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77056-4400 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 01/11/2017(1)   M   4,897 A $ 0 57,189.345 D   Common Stock 01/11/2017(2)   F   2,151 D $ 63.47 55,038.345 D   Common Stock               1,400.853 I By JJC IV 1984 Trust Common Stock               2,888.208 I Held by Trustee of 401(k) Plan Common Stock               32,316.939 I Held by Trustee of NQ Plan Common Stock               532.609 I By JJC V 1998 Trust Common Stock               532.609 I By CAC 1998 Trust Common Stock               532.609 I By CEC 2003 Trust

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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

Restricted Stock / Units (3)

$ 0 (4)

01/11/2017

M

4,897

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

4,897

$ 0

262,557

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CHRISTMANN JOHN J 2000 POST OAK BLVD. SUITE 100 HOUSTON, TX 77056-4400	X		CEO and President

Signatures

Raj Sharma, Attorney-in-Fact		01/11/2017
**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)	RSU vesting under 2014 Performance Program under 2011 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan. Data received from the plan administrator on 01/11/2017.
(2)	Shares withheld to cover required tax withholding on RSU vesting under 2014 Performance Program under 2011 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan. Data received from the plan administrator on 01/11/2017.
(3)	With tandem tax withholding right
(4)	One share of Apache common stock for each restricted stock unit.

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