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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 * TRICE DAVID A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEWFIELD EXPLORATION CO /DE/ [NFX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) President /Chief Executive Off / Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) 363 N. SAM HOUSTON PKWY. E., #2020 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/22/2005 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77060 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 02/16/2005   G V 400 D $ 0 172,405 D   common stock 02/22/2005   M   35,000 A $ 21.69 207,405 D   common stock 02/22/2005   S   3,900 D $ 73.24 203,505 D   common stock 02/22/2005   S   2,000 D $ 73.23 201,505 D   common stock 02/22/2005   S   100 D $ 73.21 201,405 D   common stock 02/22/2005   S   600 D $ 73.2 200,805 D   common stock 02/22/2005   S   300 D $ 73.14 200,505 D   common stock 02/22/2005   S   1,700 D $ 73.13 198,805 D   common stock 02/22/2005   S   3,000 D $ 73.06 195,805 D   common stock 02/22/2005   S   6,800 D $ 73.05 189,005 D   common stock 02/22/2005   S   3,500 D $ 73.04 185,505 D   common stock 02/22/2005   S   5,600 D $ 73.03 179,905 D   common stock 02/22/2005   S   7,500 D $ 73 172,405 D   common stock               3,360 I by IRA

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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 opt.- right to buy

$ 21.69

02/22/2005

M

35,000

(1)

05/30/2007

common stock

35,000

$ 0

0

D

Employee stock opt.- right to buy

$ 15.94

(2)

09/01/2008

common stock

50,000

50,000

D

Employee stock opt.- right to buy

$ 25.38

(3)

05/16/2009

common stock

25,000

25,000

D

Employee stock opt.- right to buy

$ 29.81

(4)

02/10/2010

common stock

30,000

30,000

D

Employee stock opt.- right to buy

$ 38.03

(5)

02/09/2002

common stock

20,000

20,000

D

Employee stock opt.- right to buy

$ 33.73

(6)

02/07/2003

common stock

20,000

20,000

D

Employee stock opt.- right to buy

$ 35.68

(7)

11/26/2012

common stock

20,000

20,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TRICE DAVID A 363 N. SAM HOUSTON PKWY. E., #2020 HOUSTON, TX 77060	X		President /Chief Executive Off	Chairman of the Board

Signatures

__________________________________________ David A. Trice		02/24/2005
**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)	Part of a grant to the reporting person of 100,000 shares from the Issuer's 1995 Stock Plan. The options vested in five equal annual installments beginning 5/30/1998.
(2)	Part of a grant to the reporting person of 50,000 shares from the Issuer's 1998 Stock Plan. The options vested in three annual installments beginning 09/01/2001.
(3)	Part of a grant to the reporting person of 25,000 shares from the Issuer's 1998 Stock Plan. The options vest(ed) in five equal annual installments beginning 5/16/2000.
(4)	Part of a grant to the reporting person of 30,000 shares from the Issuer's 2000 Stock Plan. The options vest(ed) in five equal annual installments beginning 02/10/2001.
(5)	Part of a grant to the reporting person of 20,000 shares from the Issuer's 2000 Stock Plan. The options vest(ed) in five equal annual installments beginning 02/09/2002
(6)	Part of a grant to the reporting person of 20,000 shares from the Issuer's 2000 Stock Plan. The options vest(ed) in five equal annual installments beginning 02/07/2003.
(7)	Part of a grant to the reporting person of 20,000 shares from the Issuer's 2000 Stock Plan. The options vest(ed) in five equal annual installments beginning 11/26/2003.

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