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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 * Stuckey Barbara M.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP [AXAS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP - Corporate Finance (Last) (First) (Middle) 18803 MEISNER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/05/2009 (Street) SAN ANTONIO, TX 78258 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 ABRAXAS PETROLEUM COMMON STOCK 10/05/2009   A   108,663 A (1) (3) 124,517 D   ABRAXAS PETROLEUM COMMON STOCK               14,122 I 401-K

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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

Employee Stock Option

$ 1.75

10/05/2009

A

178,500

10/05/2010

10/05/2019

Abraxas Petroleum Common Stock

178,500

(2) (3)

178,500

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 0.99

(4)

03/17/2019

Abraxas Petroleum Common Stock

50,000

50,000

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 3.6

08/02/2011

08/28/2017

Abraxas Petroleum Common Stock

10,188

10,188

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 6.05

02/24/2010

02/24/2016

Abraxas Petroleum Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 4.59

09/13/2009

09/13/2015

Abraxas Petroleum Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Stuckey Barbara M. 18803 MEISNER DRIVE SAN ANTONIO, TX 78258			VP - Corporate Finance

Signatures

Barbara M. Stuckey		10/08/2009
**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)	Received in exchange for 14,986 common units, 4,000 restricted units and 6,582 phantom units of Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. in connection with the merger of Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. into Abraxas Merger Sub,LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (the "Merger"). On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Abraxas Petroleum Corporations' common stock was $1.75.
(2)	Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee unit option for 42,000 units of Abraxas Energy Partners,L.P.
(3)	These securities and options vest over various time periods.
(4)	Options vest at 25% per year beginning one year from grant.

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