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 *
SKELLY JEFFREY S
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC [KEG]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Rig Svcs and Ops Sppt
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1301 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 1800
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2013
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77010
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 08/01/2013   P   1,300 A $ 6.34 115,417 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   400 A $ 6.3404 115,817 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   1,100 A $ 6.3411 116,917 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   900 A $ 6.3416 117,817 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   600 A $ 6.3421 118,417 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   100 A $ 6.345 118,517 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   400 A $ 6.3494 118,917 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   300 A $ 6.35 119,217 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   100 A $ 6.37 119,317 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   500 A $ 6.375 119,817 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   1,100 A $ 6.3754 120,917 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   1,600 A $ 6.39 122,517 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   900 A $ 6.3904 123,417 (1) D  
Common Stock 08/01/2013   P   700 A $ 6.395 124,117 (1) 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
SKELLY JEFFREY S
1301 MCKINNEY STREET
SUITE 1800
HOUSTON, TX 77010
      SVP, Rig Svcs and Ops Sppt  

Signatures

 By Katherine I. Hargis, Attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey S. Skelly   08/05/2013
**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) Includes 75,284 unvested shares of restricted stock granted under the Key Energy Services, Inc. 2007 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan,the Key Energy Services, Inc. 2009 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan and the Key Energy Services, Inc. 2012 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan.

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