FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Marquez Timothy 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Venoco, Inc. [ VQ ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

370 17TH STREET, SUITE 3900 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

2/8/2012
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80202
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ 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
Common Stock   2/8/2012     D    79945   (1) D $ 0   990550   (2) D    
Common Stock                  28311192   I   See footnote   (3)

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

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Represents unvested, restricted stock granted to the reporting person on February 25, 2008, which was subject to certain vesting conditions. The conditions were not met and, as a result, the stock did not vest and was forfeited.
( 2)  Represents restricted stock granted to Timothy Marquez on March 5, 2009, February 25, 2010 and February 23, 2011. These shares are subject to future vesting requirements.
( 3)  All such shares are held by the Marquez Trust under the Trust Agreement dated February 26, 2002, as amended April 22, 2010, for which Timothy Marquez and his wife Bernadette Marquez serve as trustees.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Marquez Timothy
370 17TH STREET
SUITE 3900
DENVER, CO 80202 		X X Chief Executive Officer
Marquez Bernadette
370 17TH STREET
SUITE 3900
DENVER, CO 80202
X

Marquez Trust
370 17TH STREET
SUITE 3900
DENVER, CO 80202
X


Signatures
/s/ John A. Elofson as Attorney-in-Fact for Timothy Marquez 3/19/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ John A. Elofson as Attorney-in-Fact for Bernadette Marquez 3/19/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ John A. Elofson as Attorney-in-Fact for the Marquez Trust 3/19/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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