FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   WEXFORD CAPITAL LP 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/21/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENERGY PARTNERS LTD [ERPLQ] (Last) (First) (Middle) 411 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, SUITE 125 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) GREENWICH, CT 06830 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.001 1,989,653 I (1) By: Wexford Spectrum Fund, L.P. Common Stock, par value $0.001 1,926,316 I (1) By: Spectrum Intermediate Fund Limited Common Stock, par value $0.001 1,515,779 I (1) By: Wexford Catalyst Investors LLC Common Stock, par value $0.001 20,233 I (1) By: Wexford Catalyst Trading Limited Common Stock, par value $0.001 1,453,648 I (1) By: Debello Investors LLC

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WEXFORD CAPITAL LP 411 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE SUITE 125 GREENWICH, CT 06830	Â	  X	Â	Â
DAVIDSON CHARLES E C/O WEXFORD CAPITAL LP 411 WEST PUTNAM AVE. GREENWICH, CT 06830	Â	  X	Â	Â
JACOBS JOSEPH C/O WEXFORD CAPITAL LP 411 WEST PUTNAM AVE. GREENWICH, CT 06830	  X	Â	Â	Â
Wexford GP LLC C/O WEXFORD CAPITAL LP 411 WEST PUTNAM AVE. GREENWICH, CT 06830	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Arthur Amron, Partner and Secretary of Wexford Capital LP		09/23/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Wexford GP LLC, by Arthur Amron, Vice President and Assistant Secretary		09/23/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Charles E. Davidson		09/23/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Joseph M. Jacobs		09/23/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	These securities are owned by Wexford Spectrum Fund, L.P., Spectrum Intermediate Fund Limited, Wexford Catalyst Investors LLC, Wexford Catalyst Trading Limited and Debello Investors LLC (the ?Funds?). Wexford Capital LP (?Wexford?), as manager, investment advisor or sub advisor of the Funds, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities. Charles E. Davidson (?Davidson?) and Joseph M. Jacobs (?Jacobs?) are the managing members of Wexford's general partner, Wexford GP LLC (?Wex GP?). Wex GP, Davidson and Jacobs may also be deemed to beneficially own the securities. Wexford, Wex GP, Davidson and Jacobs each disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported hereby and this report shall not be deemed as an admission that they are the beneficial owners of such securities except in the case of Davidson and Jacobs to the extent of their interests in the Funds.

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