SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Turner Robb E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

12312 OLIVE BOULEVARD

SUITE 400

(Street)

SAINT LOUIS

63141

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/23/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Patriot Coal CORP [ PCX ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	6,598,662	I	See footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On July 23, 2008, ArcLight Energy Partners Fund I, L.P. ("ArcLight Fund I") acquired beneficial ownership of 3,664,298 shares of common stock of Patriot Coal Corporation ("Patriot") and ArcLight Energy Partners Fund II, L.P. ("ArcLight Fund II" and together with ArcLight Fund I, the "ArcLight Funds") acquired 2,934,258 shares of common stock of Patriot pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 2, 2008 (the "Merger Agreement"), among Magnum Coal Company, Patriot, Colt Merger Corporation and the ArcLight Funds, acting jointly as stockholder representative. The reporting person is the manager of ArcLight Capital Holding, LLC, which is the manager of each of ArcLight PEF GP, LLC and ArcLight PEF GP II, LLC which are the general partners of ArcLight Fund I and ArcLight Fund II, respectively. In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the reporting person was appointed as a director of Patriot as of July 24, 2008.

2. The reporting person may be deemed a member of a group beneficially owning 10% or more of the common stock of the issuer within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest, if any, in such securities through ownership in the ArcLight Funds and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such a group exists or that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities of such group for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Remarks:

	/s/ Rashda M. Buttar, attorney-in-fact for Robb E. Turner	08/01/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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