CHAP Chaparral Energy Inc

FORM 4 [X] 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                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Cabell Matthew D	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Chaparral Energy, Inc. [ CHAP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 701 CEDAR LAKE BLVD	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/20/2019
(Street) OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/27/2019	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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
Class A Common Stock	12/20/2019		M		10000	A	(1)(2)	26621 (3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 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 (2)	(2)	12/20/2019		M			10000	(1)(2)	(1)(2)	Class A Common Stock	10000	(1)(2)	0 (1)(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Mr. Cabell voluntarily resigned from the board of directors (the "Board") of Chaparral Energy, Inc. (the "Issuer") in order to facilitate certain corporate governance changes. In recognition of Mr. Cabell's service, the Board and the Compensation Committee of the Board accelerated the vesting date of certain restricted stock units ("RSU") granted to Mr. Cabell, so that 10,000 RSUs that were scheduled to vest at the 2020 annual meeting of the Issuer's stockholders (or, if earlier, August 30, 2020) vested instead on December 20, 2019, the effective date of Mr. Cabell's resignation. Upon vesting, such RSUs were settled in shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Issuer upon vesting and settlement.
(3)	As additional recognition of Mr. Cabell's service on the Board, the Board and the Compensation Committee of the Board also accelerated the 6,044 unvested restricted shares of Common Stock previously granted to Mr. Cabell, which were scheduled to vest on April 1, 2020.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cabell Matthew D 701 CEDAR LAKE BLVD OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114	X

Signatures
/s/ Justin P. Byrne, Attorney-in-Fact		12/27/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date