FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Hadden Stephen J	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
7/12/2004 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

DEVON ENERGY CORP/DE [DVN]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

20 NORTH BROADWAY	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
SVP- Exploration & Production /	
(Street)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102-8260       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	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 Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				

Explanation of Responses:	
No securities are beneficially owned.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Hadden Stephen J
20 NORTH BROADWAY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102-8260			SVP- Exploration & Production		

Signatures		
By: Janice A. Dobbs For: Stephen J. Hadden		7/13/2004	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
For Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Janice A. Dobbs and Marian J. Moon, signing singly, the lawful attorney in fact of the undersigned in connection with matters related to Devon Energy Corporation to:
(1) Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(2) Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority; and
(3) Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney in fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney in fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as may be approved in the discretion of such attorney in fact.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney in fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such attorney in fact might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney in fact, or any substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys in fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by Devon Energy Corporation, unless revoked in writing and delivered to the foregoing attorneys in fact.
This Power of Attorney supercedes any power of attorney previously executed by the
undersigned in connection with matters
substantially similar to those discussed herein, and any and all other previous powers of attorney are hereby revoked.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
executes this Power of Attorney effective this 12th day of July, 2004.

/s/ Stephen J. Hadden