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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 * FEARS DOUGLAS E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HELMERICH & PAYNE INC [HP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1437 SOUTH BOULDER AVE. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/05/2008 (Street) TULSA, OK 74119 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 06/05/2008   M   19,000 A $ 13.87 69,851 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   2,000 D $ 64.5 67,851 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   2,000 D $ 65 65,851 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   3,900 D $ 65.64 61,951 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   100 D $ 65.644 61,851 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   2,000 D $ 65.67 59,851 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   1,900 D $ 65.77 57,951 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   100 D $ 65.778 57,851 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   1,900 D $ 65.91 55,951 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   100 D $ 65.911 55,851 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   1,770 D $ 65.95 54,081 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   730 D $ 65.952 53,351 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   1,400 D $ 65.96 51,951 D (1)   Common Stock 06/05/2008   S   1,100 D $ 65.963 50,851 D (1)

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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

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 13.87

06/05/2008

M

19,000

12/04/2003(2)

12/04/2012

Common Stock

19,000

$ 0

15,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FEARS DOUGLAS E 1437 SOUTH BOULDER AVE. TULSA, OK 74119			Vice President & CFO

Signatures

Jonathan M. Cinocca, by Power of Attorney for Douglas E. Fears		06/06/2008
**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 457 shares held indirectly in the reporting person's 401(k) account.
(2)	The options were granted under the Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan on 12/04/02. The option have a post stock-split exercise price of $13.87. The options vested over 4 years in 25% increments. The noted date represents the first date options vest and become exercisable.

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