Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
WEXFORD CAPITAL LP
   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)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
411 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, SUITE 125		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/17/2014
(Street)

GREENWICH, CT 06830		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(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, par value $0.01               11,690 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 11/17/2014   S   1,358,000 (1) D $ 64.4 5,832,447 I See footnotes (2) (3)

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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
WEXFORD CAPITAL LP
411 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE
SUITE 125
GREENWICH, CT 06830		     X    
Wexford GP LLC
C/O WEXFORD CAPITAL LP
SUITE 125
GREENWICH, CT 06830		     X    
JACOBS JOSEPH
C/O WEXFORD CAPITAL LP
411 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, SUITE 125
GREENWICH, CT 06830		     X    
DAVIDSON CHARLES E
C/O WEXFORD CAPITAL LP
411 WEST PUTNAM AVE.
GREENWICH, CT 06830		     X    
DB Energy Holdings LLC
411 WEST PUTNAM AVE
SUITE 125
GREENWICH, CT 06830		     X    

Signatures

 Wexford Capital LP, By: Wexford GP LLC, its general partner By: Arthur Amron, Vice President and Assistant Secretary   11/19/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Wexford GP LLC, By: Arthur Amron, Vice President and Assistant Secretary   11/19/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 DB Energy Holdings LLC By: Arthur Amron, Vice President   11/19/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Charles E. Davidson   11/19/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Joseph M. Jacobs   11/19/2014
**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) 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"). The Funds sold these shares in an underwritten public offering pursuant to effective registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-192099), which became effective automatically upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") November 5, 2013 and related base prospectus included therein, the preliminary prospectus supplement filed by the Issuer with the SEC on November 12, 2014 and the final prospectus supplement filed by the Issuer with the SEC on November 14, 2014 as filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5). DB Energy sold 1,280,314 shares, WSF sold 15,274 shares, WCF sold 2,415 shares, SIF sold 50,527 and CIF sold 9,470 shares.
(2) This form is jointly filed by Wexford, Charles E. Davidson ("Davidson"), Joseph M. Jacobs ("Jacobs"), Wexford GP LLC ("Wexford GP") and DB Energy. The common stock shown as beneficially owned by Davidson, Jacobs, Wexford GP and Wexford reflect 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. Wexford GP, as the general partner of Wexford, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by the Funds. (continued under Footnote (3) below).
(3) (continued from Footnote (2) 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. Each of the Reporting Persons and each of the Funds disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of his or its actual pecuniary interest therein.

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