Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bretches D. Clay	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol APA Corp [ APA ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Exec. VP, Operations
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 2000 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 100	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/15/2022
(Street) HOUSTON, TX 77056 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. 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 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	1/15/2022		M(1)		8586	A	$0	25389	D
Common Stock	1/15/2022		F(2)		3380	D	$32.09	22009	D
Common Stock	1/15/2022		M		2391	A	(3)	24400	D
Common Stock	1/15/2022		D(3)		2391	D	$32.09	22009	D (4)

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
Restricted Stock / Units	(5)	1/15/2022		M			8586	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	8586.0	$0	97868	D
Restricted Stock / Units	(3)	1/15/2022		M			2391	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	2391.0	$0	95477	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Vesting on 01/15/2022 of restricted stock units under the employer plan. Vesting occurs ratably over three years.
(2)	Shares withheld to cover required tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's common stock and can only be settled in cash.
(4)	Table does not reflect vesting on 01/15/2022 of 1,834 performance restricted stock units granted under the employer plan and tied solely to Altus Midstream Company's Class A common stock price. The restricted stock units can be settled only in cash and vesting occurs ratably over three years.
(5)	One share of APA common stock for each restricted stock unit.
(6)	Vesting on 01/15/2022 of cash-based restricted stock units under employer plan. Vesting occurs ratably over three years.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bretches D. Clay 2000 POST OAK BLVD. SUITE 100 HOUSTON, TX 77056			Exec. VP, Operations

Signatures
Raj Sharma, Attorney-in-Fact		1/18/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date