Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Sprunger Kirk F.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Yuma Energy, Inc. [YUMA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1825
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/10/2014
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77027
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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
Common Stock 09/10/2014   A   35,594 A (1) 35,594 D  
Common Stock 09/10/2014   A   318,083 A (2) (3) 353,677 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Sprunger Kirk F.
1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH
SUITE 1825
HOUSTON, TX 77027
      Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Kirk F. Sprunger   09/22/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1) Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of August 1, 2014 (Merger Agreement?), by and among Yuma Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Old Yuma?), Pyramid Oil Company, a California corporation (New Yuma?), Pyramid Delaware Merger Subsidiary, Inc., and Pyramid Merger Subsidiary, Inc. (Merger Sub?), Merger Sub merged with and into Old Yuma (Merger?). Upon the effective time of the Merger, each share of common stock of Old Yuma was cancelled and exchanged for 757.34 shares of New Yuma common stock.
(2) Outstanding Old Yuma restricted stock awards were assumed by New Yuma pursuant to the Merger Agreement and replaced with New Yuma restricted stock awards. Each share of Old Yuma restricted stock was exchanged for approximately 757.34 shares of New Yuma restricted stock.
(3) The New Yuma restricted stock award vests as to 244,370 shares of New Yuma common stock on April 1, 2015, as to 14,140 shares on May 20, 2015, as to 31,301 shares on December 31, 2015, as to 14,140 shares on January 1, 2016, and as to 14,132 shares on January 1, 2017.

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