Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 * Clarke Tod A	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/16/2017	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP [AXAS]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 18803 MEISNER DRIVE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) Vice President - Land /
(Street) SAN ANTONIO, TX 78258        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. 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 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)
Abraxas Petroleum Corp Common Stock	94079	D
Abraxas Petroleum Corp Common Stock	23680	I	401-K

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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
Employee Stock Option	3/11/2018	3/11/2024	Abraxas Petroleum Corp Common Stock	18000	$3.15	D
Employee Stock Option	5/15/2020	5/15/2026	Abraxas Petroleum Corp Common Stock	64000	$0.97	D
Employee Stock Option	3/8/2016	3/8/2022	Abraxas Petroleum Corp Common Stock	5000	$3.74	D
Employee Stock Option	3/15/2015	3/11/2021	Abraxas Petroleum Corp Common Stock	10000	$4.72	D
Employee Stock Option	3/16/2014	3/16/2020	Abraxas Petroleum Corp Common Stock	13300	$2.09	D
Employee Stock Option	3/17/2013	3/17/2019	Abraxas Petroleum Corp Common Stock	5000	$0.99	D
Employee Stock Option	5/14/2017	5/14/2027	Abraxas Petroleum Corp Common Stock	17300	$2.39	D
Employee Stock Option	8/28/2011	8/28/2017	Abraxas Petroleum Corp Common Stock	7810	$3.60	D
Employee Stock Option	8/9/2015	8/9/2021	Abraxas Petroleum Corp Common Stock	25000	$3.55	D
Employee Stock Option	10/5/2013	10/5/2019	Abraxas Petroleum Corp Common Stock	20775	$1.75	D

Explanation of Responses:

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Clarke Tod A 18803 MEISNER DRIVE SAN ANTONIO, TX 78258			Vice President - Land

Signatures
Tod A. Clarke		8/16/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.