Form 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*     

Hackett, James T.

(Last)       (First)       (Middle)

1001 Fannin, Suite 1600

(Street)

Houston, TX 77002

(City)       (State)       (Zip)	2. Date of Event
Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)

04/25/2003	4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Devon Energy Corporation   (DVN)	
	3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(voluntary)

	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                  (Check all applicable)
___ Director                            ___ 10% Owner
_ X _ Officer (give title below)   ___ Other (specify below)

President and Chief Operating Officer
	6. If Amendment, Date of
Original (Month/Day/Year)[]
 	
			7. 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)	

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
	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:

	
**	Intentional misstatements || omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	/s/ Janice A. Dobbs

**Signature of Reporting Person
Attorney-in-fact for James T. Hackett	04/25/2003  

Date	
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