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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Stalnaker Phillip L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CABOT OIL & GAS CORP [COG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President & Regional Mgr. (Last) (First) (Middle) 840 GESSNER ROAD, SUITE 1400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/17/2011 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77024 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 02/18/2011   A(1)   1,291 A $ 40.56 29,155 D   Common Stock 02/18/2011   F(2)   396 D $ 40.56 28,759 D   Common Stock 02/20/2011   A(3)   3,500 A $ 40.74 32,259 D   Common Stock 02/20/2011   F(4)   1,151 D $ 40.74 31,108 D   Common Stock               4,064 I Held in 401(k) Plan

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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

Performance Shares

$ 0 (5)

02/17/2011

A

3,928

12/31/2013(5)

12/31/2013(5)

Common

3,928

$ 0

11,633

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 40.74

02/17/2011

A

4,057

02/17/2012(6)

02/17/2018(6)

Common

4,057

$ 40.74

15,690

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Stalnaker Phillip L 840 GESSNER ROAD, SUITE 1400 HOUSTON, TX 77024			Vice President & Regional Mgr.

Signatures

Lisa A. Machesney, Attorney-in-Fact for Phillip L. Stalnaker		02/22/2011
**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)	One-third vesting of hybrid performance share award made on February 18, 2010. Total award of 3,875 shares vest one-third on each of the three one year anniversary dates following February 18, 2010, provided the company has $100 million or more of operating cash flow in the fiscal year prior to vesting.
(2)	Disposition of shares to cover tax liability on the hybrid performance share vesting.
(3)	Each performance share represents the right to receive common stock in an amount ranging from 0-100% of the performance shares awarded based on certain performance criteria in a three year performance period which ended 12/31/2010. Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors certified the results on 02/17/2011.
(4)	Disposition of shares to cover tax liability on the performance share award vesting.
(5)	The performance shares provide for payment in common stock and cash in an amount ranging from 0-200% of the performance shares awarded based upon certain performance criteria over a three year performance period.
(6)	Grant to reporting person under 2004 Incentive Plan. SAR becomes exerciseable in increments of one-third, (i.e. 1,352, 1,352, and 1,353) on February 17, 2012, February 17, 2013 and February 17, 2014, respectively.

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