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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 * Richardson John S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENERGEN CORP [EGN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President of Subsidiary (Last) (First) (Middle) 605 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR. BLVD. NORTH 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/04/2018 (Street) BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203-2707 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 (Deferred)               300 (2) (7) D   Common Stock (ESP)               8,027 I ESP (1) Common Stock 05/10/2018   G V 4,146.995 D (8) 0 (9) I GRAT 2 Common Stock (RSU)               51,993 D   Common Stock 09/04/2018   F   42 D $ 77.49 (7) 79,979 (7) (9) 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

Stock Option (Right to Buy) (NQ)

$ 54.99

(3)

01/25/2021

Common Stock

31,317

31,317

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy) (NQ)

$ 54.11

(4)

01/24/2022

Common Stock

38,095

38,095

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy) (NQ)

$ 48.36

(5)

01/23/2023

Common Stock

14,946

14,946

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy) (NQ)

$ 72.39

(6)

01/21/2024

Common Stock

13,560

13,560

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Richardson John S 605 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR. BLVD. NORTH BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203-2707			President of Subsidiary

Signatures

John K. Molen, Attorney in Fact		09/05/2018
**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)	Energen Corporation Employee Savings Plan, number of shares and securities are estimates based on trustee's unit accounting.
(2)	Energen Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan; number of securities is estimated based on recordkeeper's unit accounting.
(3)	The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments of 10,439 each on January 26, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.
(4)	The option became exercisable in annual installments of 9,365, 14,365, and 14,365 on January 25, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
(5)	The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments of 4,982 each on January 24, 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively.
(6)	The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments of 4,520 each on January 22, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively.
(7)	On September 4, 2018, 100 shares were distributed from the deferred account with 42 shares withheld for taxes.
(8)	Gift; no sales or purchase price.
(9)	On May 10, 2018 the remaining 3,662 shares were distributed from a grantor-retained annuity trust (GRAT 2) and are now being reported as directly owned.

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