SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
X	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Erhard Jake F (Last) (First) (Middle) 12312 OLIVE BOULEVARD SUITE 400 (Street) ST. LOUIS MO 63141 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Patriot Coal CORP [ PCX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnote 2 Below
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/03/2011
	4. 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 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	02/03/2011		S(1)		11,101,827	D	$26.75	0	I	See Footnote(2)

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares were sold by ArcLight Energy Partners Fund I, L.P. and ArcLight Energy Partners Fund II, L.P. to UBS Securities LLC in a transaction effected pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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 is an employee 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. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all 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/ John F. Erhard	02/07/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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