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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 * GOEHRING RALPH J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BERRY PETROLEUM CO [BRY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY, 5201 TRUXTUN AVE., SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/30/2006 (Street) BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309 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 Class A Common Stock 03/30/2006   M(4)   15,000 A $ 16.3 39,506 D   Class A Common Stock 03/30/2006   S   7,847 D $ 70.8 31,659 D   Class A Common Stock 03/31/2006   J V 10 (1) D $ 0 (1) 2,446 I Held in 401(k) Plan

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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

Nonstatutory Stock Option (Right to Buy) NSO

$ 16.3

03/30/2006

M(4)

15,000

12/07/2002

12/07/2011

Class A Common Stock

15,000

$ 0 (4)

15,000

D

Nonstatutory Stock Option (Right to Buy) NSO

$ 16.5

12/06/2003

12/06/2012

Class A Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Nonstatutory Stock Option (Right to Buy) NSO

$ 19.94

12/05/2004

12/05/2013

Class A Common Stock

30,000

30,000

D

Nonstatutory Stock Option (Right to Buy) NSO

$ 43.16

11/23/2005

11/23/2014

Class A Common Stock

35,000

35,000

D

Nonstatutory Stock Option (Right to Buy) NSO

$ 61.29

12/15/2006

12/15/2015

Class A Common Stock

20,000

20,000

D

Restricted Stock Units (RSU) (2)

$ 0 (2)

(3)

(3)

Class A Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOEHRING RALPH J C/O BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY 5201 TRUXTUN AVE., SUITE 300 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309			Executive VP and CFO

Signatures

Kenneth A. Olson under Power of Attorney on file for Ralph J. Goehring		04/03/2006
**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)	The change in the number of shares in the Berry Petroleum Company Common Stock Fund in the Company's 401(k) Plan is due to the required acquisition or liquidation of shares to cover the required cash portion of the fund since the prior report. All transactions were at market and no discretionary transactions have occurred in the holdings of Company Stock in the 401(k) Plan.
(2)	Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Berry Petroleum Company Class A Common Stock.
(3)	The restricted stock units vest in four equal annual installments beginning December 15, 2006. Shares of Class A Common Stock will be delivered to the reporting person at the time of vesting.
(4)	Exercise of Stock Options under the Company's 1994 Stock Option Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b.

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