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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 * Jaques Wade E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. [BCEI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Chief Accounting Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 410 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/24/2017 (Street) DENVER, CO 80202 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 04/24/2017   M   3,507 A (1) 35,023 D   Common Stock 04/24/2017   F   1,257 (2) D $ 0.87 33,766 D   Common Stock 04/24/2017   M   25,218 A (3) 58,984 D   Common Stock 04/24/2017   F   9,402 (4) D $ 0.87 49,582 D   Common Stock 04/24/2017   F   619 (5) D $ 1.13 48,963 D   Common Stock 04/24/2017   F   976 (5) D $ 1.13 47,987 D

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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

Performance Shares

(1)

04/24/2017

M

3,507

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

3,507

(1)

0

D

LTIP Units

(3)

04/24/2017

M

25,218

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

25,218

(3)

50,434

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Jaques Wade E 410 17TH STREET SUITE 1400 DENVER, CO 80202			VP, Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures

/s/ Roberta L. Louis, Attorney-in-fact for Wade E. Jaques		04/26/2017
**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)	Each performance share represented a contingent right to receive between 0% and 200% of a share based on the level of attainment of the applicable performance goal. The award was settled in shares on April 24, 2017.
(2)	Represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising on settlement of the performance shares referenced in footnote 1.
(3)	Each LTIP unit represents a contingent right to receive one share based on the level of attainment of the applicable performance goal. One-third of the award was settled in shares on April 24, 2017. The remaining two-thirds of the award is scheduled to vest in equal installments on March 15, 2018 and March 15, 2019.
(4)	Represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising on settlement of the LTIP units referenced in footnote 3.
(5)	Represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising on vesting of restricted stock on March 15, 2017.

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