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    <periodOfReport>2015-03-24</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001509273</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>C&amp;J Energy Services, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CJES</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001582803</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Wallace Tim</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>3990 ROGERDALE ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77042</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>See Remarks</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>6866</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Each share was disposed of pursuant to a merger agreement (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;) among the issuer, C&amp;J Energy Services, Inc. (&quot;C&amp;J&quot;), Nabors Industries Ltd., Nabors Red Lion Limited (&quot;Red Lion&quot;), Nabors CJ Merger Co., and CJ Holding Co., in exchange for 1 Red Lion common share, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These shares of restricted stock, granted under the C&amp;J Energy Services, Inc. 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, were not yet vested immediately prior to the effective time of the merger.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Each unvested C&amp;J restricted stock award (&quot;C&amp;J Restricted Stock Award&quot;) was disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for an award to acquire, on the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting), a number of Red Lion common shares equal to the number of shares of C&amp;J common stock subject to such C&amp;J Restricted Stock Award immediately prior to the effective time of the merger.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Senior Vice President-Wireline Operations</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Danielle Foley, as attorney in fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-03-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
