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 * Mathis William N.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Black Stone Minerals, L.P. [ BSM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 1001 FANNIN STREET, SUITE 2020	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/13/2020
(Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 (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 units representing limited partner interests	1/13/2020		A		13389	A	$0.00	136674	D
Common units representing limited partner interests								178913	I	By Conti Street Partners, L.P.
Common units representing limited partner interests								1121304	I	By Conti Street Minerals, L.P.
Common units representing limited partner interests								1387107	I	By WM Capital Partners, L.P.
Common units representing limited partner interests								235032	I	By Travis A. Mathis Special Trust
Common units representing limited partner interests								210959	I	By Travis Mathis 2012 Trust
Common units representing limited partner interests								7449	I	By Travis Mathis 2012 GSTE
Common units representing limited partner interests								210960	I	By William Mathis 2012 Trust
Common units representing limited partner interests								7448	I	By William Mathis 2012 GSTE

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

Explanation of Responses:

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mathis William N. 1001 FANNIN STREET, SUITE 2020 HOUSTON, TX 77002	X

Signatures
/s/ Steve Putman, attorney-in-fact for William N. Mathis		1/15/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date