SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WEXFORD CAPITAL LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 411 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE SUITE 125 (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Diamondback Energy, Inc. [ FANG ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/08/2013
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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, par value $0.01								6,666(1)	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01	11/08/2013		S		221,100(2)	D	$53.8629	11,558,836	I	see footnotes(3)(4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01	11/11/2013		S		55,613(2)	D	$53.5521	11,503,223	I	see footnotes(3)(4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01	11/12/2013		S		23,000(2)	D	$52.6462	11,480,223	I	see footnotes(3)(4)

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WEXFORD CAPITAL LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 411 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE SUITE 125 (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DAVIDSON CHARLES E (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WEXFORD CAPITAL LP 411 WEST PUTNAM AVE. (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Wexford GP LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WEXFORD CAPITAL LP SUITE 125 (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JACOBS JOSEPH (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WEXFORD CAPITAL LP 411 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, SUITE 125 (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects assignment of stock units granted to the Reporting Persons' board designees Steve West and Paul Jacobi (the "Wexford Directors") for services rendered as directors of the issuer, as previously disclosed by the Wexford Directors in their respective Forms 4 filed on October 15, 2012.

2. The securities disposed of were held by DB Energy Holdings LLC ("DB Energy"), Wexford Catalyst Fund, L.P. ("WCF"), Wexford Spectrum Fund, L.P. ("WSF"), Spectrum Intermediate Fund Limited ("SIF") and Catalyst Intermediate Fund Limited ("CIF" and, together with DB Energy, WCF, WSF and SIF, the "Funds").

3. This form is jointly filed by Wexford Capital LP ("Wexford"), Charles E. Davidson ("Davidson"), Joseph M. Jacobs ("Jacobs") and Wexford GP LLC ("Wexford GP"). The common stock shown as beneficially owned by Davidson, Jacobs, Wexford GP and Wexford reflects common stock owned of record by the Funds. Wexford serves as manager, investment advisor or sub advisor of each of the Funds, and as such may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by the Funds, but disclaims such beneficial ownership to the extent such beneficial ownership exceeds its pecuniary interest. Wexford GP, as the general partner of Wexford, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by the Funds, but disclaims such ownership to the extent such beneficial ownership exceeds its pecuniary interest. (continued under Footnote (4) below).

4. (continued from Footnote (3) above) Davidson and Jacobs, as the controlling persons of Wexford GP, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of any securities beneficially owned by the Funds for which Wexford serves as manager, investment advisor or sub advisor, but disclaim such beneficial ownership to the extent such beneficial ownership exceeds their pecuniary interest.

Remarks:

	Wexford Capital LP, By: Wexford GP LLC, its general partner By: Jay Maymudes, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer	11/12/2013
	Wexford GP LLC, By: Jay Maymudes, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer	11/12/2013
	Charles E. Davidson	11/12/2013
	Joseph M. Jacobs	11/12/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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