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 *
REICHENBERGER JOHN F
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KERR MCGEE CORP /DE [KMG]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP,Dep Gen Counsel & Asst Secy
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
KERR-MCGEE CENTER, P. O. BOX 25861
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2005
(Street)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73125
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 - By Trustee/SIP               3,794.009 I By Trustee/SIP
Common Stock - By Trustee/EDCP               2,709.208 I By Trustee/EDCP
Common Stock 11/01/2005   A   5,000 A $ 65.19 13,764 D  
Common Stock 11/01/2005   A   5,750 A $ 61.46 19,514 D  
Common Stock 11/01/2005   A   4,333 A $ 42.945 23,847 D  
Common Stock 11/01/2005   A   1,433 A $ 49.45 25,280 D  
Common Stock 11/01/2005   S   5,000 D $ 86.0143 20,280 D  
Common Stock 11/01/2005   S   5,750 D $ 86.0143 14,530 D  
Common Stock 11/01/2005   S   4,333 D $ 86.0143 10,197 D  
Common Stock 11/01/2005   S   1,433 D $ 86.0143 8,764 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
Option (Right to Buy) $ 65.19 11/01/2005   M     5,000 01/09/2004 01/09/2011 Common Stock 5,000 $ 0 (1) 0 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 61.46 11/01/2005   M     5,750 05/14/2005 05/14/2012 Common Stock 5,750 $ 0 (2) 0 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 42.945 11/01/2005   M     4,333 01/14/2005 01/14/2013 Common Stock 4,333 $ 0 (3) 2,167 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 49.45 11/01/2005   M     1,433 01/13/2005 01/13/2014 Common Stock 1,433 $ 0 (4) 2,867 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
REICHENBERGER JOHN F
KERR-MCGEE CENTER, P. O. BOX 25861
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73125
      VP,Dep Gen Counsel & Asst Secy  

Signatures

 By: Justin P. Byrne Per Attached Power of Attorney   11/03/2005
**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) On November 1, 2005, the Reporting Person exercised a stock option for 5,000 shares with a grant price of $65.19 which resulted in the issuance of 5,000 shares of Kerr-McGee Corporation common stock to the Reporting Person, which is reported under Table I together with the subsequent sale of that stock. The price at which the stock was sold was $86.014289.
(2) On November 1, 2005, the Reporting Person exercised a stock option for 5,750 shares with a grant price of $61.46 which resulted in the issuance of 5,750 shares of Kerr-McGee Corporation common stock to the Reporting Person, which is reported under Table I together with the subsequent sale of that stock. The price at which the stock was sold was $86.014289.
(3) On November 1, 2005, the Reporting Person exercised a stock option for 4,333 shares with a grant price of $42.945 which resulted in the issuance of 4,333 shares of Kerr-McGee Corporation common stock to the Reporting Person, which is reported under Table I together with the subsequent sale of that stock. The price at which the stock was sold was $86.014289.
(4) On November 1, 2005, the Reporting Person exercised a stock option for 1,433 shares with a grant price of $49.45 which resulted in the issuance of 1,433 shares of Kerr-McGee Corporation common stock to the Reporting Person, which is reported under Table I together with the subsequent sale of that stock. The price at which the stock was sold was $86.014289.

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