UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~December~~ January 115, ~~2015 (December 9, 2015)~~2016

VENOCO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33152	77-0323555
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)

370 17th Street, Suite 3900 Denver, Colorado		80202-1370
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 626-8300

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

On ~~December~~January 95, ~~2015~~2016, the board of directors of Venoco, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed ~~Joseph~~Richard AC. ~~Bondi~~Keller to the Company’s board. Mr. ~~Bondi~~Keller, 7274, ~~retired~~was ~~from~~employed ~~Alvarez &~~by ~~Marsal~~Unocal ~~(“A&M”)~~Corporation infrom ~~2013,~~1964 ~~having~~until ~~initially joined that firm in 1988. For more than five years prior to~~ his retirement ~~from A&M, Mr. Bondi was a Managing Director~~ in ~~its North American Commercial Restructuring Group~~1999. AtHe ~~A&M,~~held ~~he served as~~ a ~~senior~~variety ~~executive~~of orpositions ~~advisor~~with toUnocal ~~underperforming~~over ~~companies, including developing and executing strategies to maximize value and leading turnarounds, financial reorganizations and asset sales. In~~ the course of his ~~work with A&M~~career, ~~Mr. Bondi~~including ~~served~~operations asmanager ~~Chief~~in ~~Executive~~Louisiana ~~Officer~~ and ~~a director of National Energy and Gas Transmission~~Thailand, ~~Inc.~~ and aswas ~~President~~the ofcompany’s ~~Philadelphia~~Regional ~~Newspapers,~~Vice ~~LLC. Mr. Bondi~~President ~~has~~for ~~been~~the aWestern ~~director~~Region offrom ~~Merrill~~1991 ~~Corporation~~to ~~since~~1992 ~~2014~~ and ofits ~~Optim~~Vice ~~Energy~~President ~~LLC~~of Operations from ~~March 2014~~1992 to ~~October 2015~~1995. ~~Merrill~~He isalso aserved ~~technology~~as ~~based service provider in~~ the ~~information~~President ~~management~~of ~~business~~Unocal ~~and~~Pakistan ~~Optim~~Ltd. ~~Energy~~from ~~owned~~1995 ~~and~~to ~~operated power plants in Texas~~1998. Mr. ~~Bondi~~Keller ~~received~~holds ~~his~~a ~~B.A.~~Bachelor inof ~~Economics~~Science ~~from~~Degree ~~Cornell~~in ~~University~~Petroleum ~~and~~Engineering ~~his~~from ~~J.D.~~the ~~from~~University ~~Harvard~~of ~~Law~~California, ~~School~~Berkeley.

It is expected that Mr. ~~Bondi~~Keller will serve on the audit and compensation committees of the board of directors. He will receive an annual retainer of $74,000 for his board and committee service, and will be entitled to certain per meeting fees. He may also be entitled to certain committee chair retainers.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 11, 2015
	VENOCO, INC.
	By:	/s/ Mark A. DePuy
	Name:	Mark A. DePuy
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 5, 2016

	VENOCO, INC.


	By:	/s/ Mark A. DePuy
	Name:	Mark A. DePuy
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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