SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BULLINGTON ALAN R (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE, SUITE 100 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77067 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NOBLE ENERGY INC [ NBL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Sr. VP & General Manager Int'l
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/05/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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
Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	10/05/2004		M		15,048(1)	A	$20.0625	16,707	D
Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	10/05/2004		M		12,540(2)	A	$39.875	29,247	D
Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	10/05/2004		M		12,540(3)	A	$35.938	41,787	D
Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	10/05/2004		S		15,048(7)	D	$59.25	26,739	D
Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	10/05/2004		S		12,540(8)	D	$59.2	14,199	D
Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	10/05/2004		S		12,540(9)	D	$59.15	1,659	D
Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	10/06/2004		M		13,548(10)	A	$20.0625	15,207	D
Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	10/06/2004		S		13,548(12)	D	$59.71	1,659	D
Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	10/06/2004		J		0(13)	D	$0	4,206	I	401(k)

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 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: 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
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$20.0625	10/05/2004		M			15,048(4)	02/01/2000	02/01/2009	Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	15,048	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$39.875	10/05/2004		M			12,540(5)	07/21/1998	07/21/2007	Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	12,540	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$35.938	10/05/2004		M			12,540(6)	02/02/1999	02/01/2008	Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	12,540	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$20.0625	10/06/2004		M			13,548(11)	01/31/2001	01/31/2010	Noble Energy Inc., Common Stock	13,548	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

2. This Transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

3. This Transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

4. This Transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

5. This Transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

6. This Transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

7. This Transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

8. This Transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

9. This Transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

10. This Transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

11. This Transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

12. This Transaction is pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

13. See remarks for description of price and share calculations.

Remarks:

Holdings under the Company's 401(k) Plan are reported in units by the plan administrator. The units represent shares of Company common stock. The number of shares represented by the units is calculated by dividing the aggregate unit balance under the 401(k) by the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date in question. Using this calculation, holdings under the 401(k) plan have decreased by approximately 24 shares of Company common stock since the last reportable transaction in the Company's common stock on Form 4. Column 5. of Table I includes 1659 shares of restricted stock.

	Alan Bullington	10/07/2004
	Arnold Johnson, POA	10/07/2004
	James McElvany, POA	10/07/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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