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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 * DOUGLAS DENNIS C   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, Fluid Managment Svcs (Last) (First) (Middle) 1301 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 1800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/22/2009 (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 12/22/2009   M   1,875 A (1) 83,794 (2) D   Common Stock 12/22/2009   D   1,875 D $ 9.02 (1) 81,919 (2) 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

Phantom Stock

(1)

12/22/2009

M

1,875

(3)

12/22/2010

Common Stock

1,875

(1)

1,875

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DOUGLAS DENNIS C 1301 MCKINNEY STREET SUITE 1800 HOUSTON, TX 77010			SVP, Fluid Managment Svcs

Signatures

By Robert B. Rapfogel, Attorney-in-fact for Dennis C. Douglas		12/23/2009
**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)	Each share of phantom stock was the economic equivalent of one share of Key Energy Services, Inc.'s common stock, which, pursuant to the plan under which it was granted, was required to be settled in cash based on the closing price on the date each share vested.
(2)	Includes 77,940 unvested shares of restricted stock granted under the Key Energy Services, Inc. 2007 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan.
(3)	The phantom share award granted on December 22, 2006 vests in four equal annual installments on the anniversary of the grant date. The vested phantom shares are payable solely in cash within 20 business days after the vesting date. The original grant was for 7,500 phantom shares, of which 1,875 shares vested on December 22, 2007, 1,875 shares vested on December 22, 2008 and 1,875 shares vested on December 22, 2009.

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