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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-083835
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240402
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240401
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20240402

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APA Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001841666
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				861430562
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-276797
		FILM NUMBER:		24812042

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 POST OAK BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77056
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713.296.6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 POST OAK BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77056
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;1, 2024 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-276797</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT ON <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FORM&nbsp;S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>APA CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware </B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">86-1430562</FONT> </B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Post Oak Central</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>77056-4400</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Callon Petroleum Company 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>P. Anthony
Lannie </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Vice President and General Counsel </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>APA CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2000
Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas 77056-4400 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(713)&nbsp;296-6000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Rajesh Sharma<BR>Corporate Secretary<BR>APA Corporation<BR>One Post Oak Central<BR>2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100<BR>Houston,
Texas&nbsp;77056-4400<BR><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(713)&nbsp;296-6000</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Daniel A. Neff</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Zachary S. Podolsky<BR>Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen&nbsp;&amp; Katz<BR>51 W. 52nd Street<BR>New York, New York 10019<BR>(212) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">403-1000</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;non-accelerated&nbsp;filer,</FONT> a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2&nbsp;of</FONT> the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">APA Corporation (&#147;we&#148;, &#147;APA,&#148; the &#147;registrant&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) hereby amends its original
registration statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-4&nbsp;(File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-276797)&nbsp;filed</FONT></FONT> with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on
February&nbsp;1, 2024, as amended by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">the&nbsp;pre-effective&nbsp;Amendment</FONT> No.&nbsp;1 thereto filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;13, 2024 (the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Form&nbsp;S-4&#148;),&nbsp;which</FONT> the Commission declared effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February&nbsp;15, 2024, by filing this post-effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 on <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;(this</FONT> &#147;Post-Effective Amendment&#148; and together with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-4,&nbsp;this</FONT> &#147;Registration Statement&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company filed the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-4&nbsp;in</FONT> connection with the merger contemplated by the Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated January&nbsp;3, 2024 (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;), among the Company, Callon Petroleum Company (&#147;Callon&#148;), and Astro Comet Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
(&#147;Merger Sub&#148;), pursuant to which, effective as of April&nbsp;1, 2024, Merger Sub merged with Callon, with Callon surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the &#147;Merger&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of Callon common stock, par value $0.01 (&#147;Callon Common Stock&#148;), was
automatically converted in the Merger into the right to receive, without interest, 1.0425 shares (the &#147;Exchange Ratio&#148;) of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.625 per share (&#147;Company Common Stock&#148;), with cash in lieu of
fractional shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding award issued pursuant to the Callon Petroleum Company 2020
Omnibus Incentive Plan , as amended or supplemented from time to time (the &#147;Assumed Equity Plan&#148;), was treated as follows: (i)&nbsp;each restricted stock unit (each, a &#147;Callon RSU&#148;) that was vested (but not yet settled) or that
vested by its terms solely as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (each, a &#147;Vested Callon RSU&#148;) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive (without interest) a number of shares
of the Company Common Stock equal to the product of (1)&nbsp;the number of shares of Callon Common Stock subject to such Vested Callon RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time,<I>&nbsp;multiplied by</I>&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;the Exchange Ratio;
(ii)&nbsp;each Callon RSU that was not a Vested Callon RSU (each, an &#147;Unvested Callon RSU&#148;) was assumed by the Company and converted into a number of restricted stock units with respect to shares of Company Common Stock (such restricted
stock unit, a &#147;Converted RSU&#148;) equal to the product of the number of shares of Callon Common Stock subject to such Unvested Callon RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time <I>multiplied by</I> the Exchange Ratio, and (iii)&nbsp;each
market stock unit (each, a &#147;Callon MSU&#148;) was assumed by the Company and converted into a number of Converted RSUs equal to the product of (1)&nbsp;the number of shares of Callon Common Stock subject to the Callon MSU immediately prior to
the Effective Time reflecting achievement of the applicable performance metrics at the greater of (A)&nbsp;the performance level determined in accordance with the performance criteria provided in the applicable award agreement, and (B)&nbsp;the
target performance level, <I>multiplied by</I> (2)&nbsp;the Exchange Ratio. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company hereby amends the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-4&nbsp;by</FONT> filing this Post-Effective Amendment relating to 1,035,350 shares of Company Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Assumed Equity Plan. All such shares were previously registered on the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-4&nbsp;but</FONT> will be subject to issuance pursuant to this Post-Effective Amendment. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;1. PLAN INFORMATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing
the information specified in Items 1 and 2 of Part I of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;(plan</FONT> information and registrant information) will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the
Securities Act. In accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 and the requirements of Part&nbsp;I of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8,&nbsp;such</FONT> documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. The Company shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions
of Rule 428(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Upon request, the Company shall furnish to the SEC or its staff a copy of any or all of the documents included in the file. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed with the SEC by the Company are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000178403124000003/apa-20231231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023 (filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;22, 2024); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312524002515/d680825d8k.htm">January&nbsp;4,
 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312524005852/d446871d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
10, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312524007137/d691143d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
12, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312524018906/d700731d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
30, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312524069298/d799943d8k.htm">March&nbsp;
15, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312524078943/d771419d8k.htm">March&nbsp;
27, 2024</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312524083563/d47791d8k.htm">April&nbsp;1, 2024</A>); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Company&#146;s securities registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act contained
in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312521063695/d127090dex42.htm">Exhibit 4.2</A> to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;1, 2021), and
any amendment or any report subsequently filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all reports, definitive
proxy statements and documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K,&nbsp;unless</FONT> expressly stated otherwise therein), subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND
COUNSEL </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;6.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide
that, to the full extent permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company&#146;s directors shall not be personally liable for monetary damages. The Company&#146;s amended and restated bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify
its officers, directors, employees, and agents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, inter alia, authorizes a corporation to
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, because such person is or was a
director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees,
judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no </P>
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reason to believe such person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. Similar indemnity is authorized for such persons against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, actually and reasonably incurred in
defense or settlement of any such pending, completed, or threatened action or suit by or in the right of the corporation if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the corporation, and provided further that, unless a court of competent jurisdiction otherwise provides, such person shall not have been adjudged liable to the corporation. Any such indemnification may be made only as authorized in each specific
case upon a determination by the stockholders or disinterested directors that indemnification is proper because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or
agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any
such capacity, or arising out of such person&#146;s status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify such person. The Company maintains policies insuring its and its subsidiaries&#146; officers and directors
against specified liabilities for actions taken in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article VII of the Company&#146;s
amended and restated bylaws provides, in substance, that directors, officers, employees, and agents of the Company shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. Additionally, Article Seventeenth of the
Company&#146;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation eliminates in specified circumstances the monetary liability of directors of the Company for a breach of their fiduciary duty as directors. These provisions do not eliminate the
liability of a director: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for a breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for acts or omissions by the director not in good faith; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for acts or omissions by a director involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">under Section174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which relates to the declaration of dividends and
purchase or redemption of shares in violation of the Delaware General Corporation Law; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing statements are subject to the detailed provisions of Section145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Company&#146;s amended and
restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;8. EXHIBITS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The exhibits included as part of these Amendments are as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312521063695/d127090dex31.htm">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
 Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on March&nbsp;1, 2021, SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.001-40144).</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312523154218/d466832dex31.htm">Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1
 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on May&nbsp;25, 2023, SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-40144)</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841666/000119312523028378/d462086dex31.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on February&nbsp;8, 2023, SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-40144)</FONT> </A></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/928022/000092802220000059/callon2020proxy.htm#s800f10c1f2d6448ebf181faff44b555b">Callon Petroleum Company 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex B of Callon&#146;s
 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A dated April&nbsp;28, 2020, SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-14039)</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/928022/000092802221000062/ex105firstamendment2020omn.htm">First Amendment to Callon Petroleum Company 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Callon&#146;s
 Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on April&nbsp;16, 2021, SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-14039)</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d60353dex51.htm">Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen&nbsp;&amp; Katz regarding the legality of the Common Stock. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Indicates exhibits filed herewith. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;9. UNDERTAKINGS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
the effective registration statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided, however, that</I>,
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section13 or Section15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
hereby which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;and</FONT> has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> to the Registration Statement on Form <FONT
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> to the Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> has been signed below on April&nbsp;1, 2024, by the following persons in the capacities indicated. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer and Director</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Stephen J. Riney</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">President and Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Financial Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Rebecca A. Hoyt</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Rebecca A. Hoyt</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Accounting Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">H. Lamar McKay</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Independent,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Executive&nbsp;Chairman</FONT> of the Board and Director</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Director</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<B>Letterhead of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;&amp; Katz</B>] </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">April&nbsp;1, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">APA Corporation </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Houston, TX 77056 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Re: Post-Effective Amendment on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> to Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as special
counsel to APA Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), in connection with the preparation and filing of the Post-Effective Amendment on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> to Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148; which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto), under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) to which this opinion is included at Exhibit 5.1. The Registration Statement relates to the issuance by the Company of up to 1,035,350 shares of common stock, par value $0.625 per
share, of the Company (the &#147;Shares&#148;) which may be issued pursuant to the Callon Petroleum Company 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &#147;Equity Plan&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering this opinion, we have examined the originals, or duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such corporate records,
agreements, documents and other instruments, including the amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the amended and restated bylaws of the Company, and the Equity Plan, and have made such other investigations, as we have deemed relevant
and necessary in connection with the opinion set forth below. As to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon oral and written representations of officers and representatives of the Company and certificates or comparable
documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In making such examination and rendering the opinion
set forth below, we have assumed without verification the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies, and the legal capacity
of all individuals executing any of the foregoing documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering the opinion set forth below, we have also assumed that the
Shares, when issued, will be duly authenticated by the transfer agent and registrar for the Shares and that the certificates, if any, evidencing the Shares to be issued will be manually signed by one of the authorized officers of the transfer agent
and registrar for the Shares and registered by such transfer agent and registrar. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the
qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized by the requisite corporate action on behalf of the Company and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Equity Plan
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and we do not express any
opinion herein concerning any law other than the federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York, and the Delaware General Corporation Law. This opinion letter is being furnished solely in connection with the offer, sale and
issuance of the Shares and may not be used, quoted, relied upon or otherwise referred to for any other purpose without our prior written consent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not
hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We consent to the incorporation by reference in this post-effective amendment on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> to Registration Statement on
Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> (No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-276797)</FONT> pertaining to 1,035,350 shares of APA Corporation Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Callon Petroleum Company 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan of
our reports dated February&nbsp;22, 2024, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of APA Corporation and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of APA Corporation and subsidiaries included in
its Annual Report (Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K)</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1100 LOUISIANA SUITE 4600</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">FAX (713) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">651-0849</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">TELEPHONE (713) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">651-9191</FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Consent of Ryder Scott Company, L.P. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As independent petroleum engineers, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment (Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8)</FONT> to the Registration Statement (Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4)</FONT> of our Firm&#146;s review of the proved oil and gas reserve quantities of APA Corporation as of December&nbsp;31, 2023, and to
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">lawful&nbsp;attorneys-in-fact&nbsp;and</FONT></FONT> agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to the Registration Statement to which this power of attorney forms an exhibit, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">said&nbsp;attorneys-in-fact&nbsp;and</FONT></FONT> agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">said&nbsp;attorneys-in-fact&nbsp;and</FONT></FONT> agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
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