X0304 4 2011-02-10 false 0000912750 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION CO /DE/ NFX 0001462473 Howard Daryll T 4 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 100 THE WOODLANDS TX 77380 false true false false V.P.-Rocky Mountains common stock 4551 I By 401k common stock 110 I By IRA common stock 100 I By Roth IRA common stock 1000 I By Rollover IRA common stock 2011-02-10 4 A false 5600 0 A 66153 D common stock 2012-02-10 4 A false 8900 0 A 75053 D common stock 2012-02-11 4 F false 933 37.86 D 74120 D The shares subject to this award have the possibility of vesting monthly, no earlier than April 15, 2015 and no later than April 16, 2017, and will only vest if certain performance criteria are met The shares subject to this award will vest in four equal installments on August 15, 2012, August 15, 2013, August 15, 2014 and August 15, 2015. /S/ John D. Marziotti as attorney-in-fact for Daryll T. Howard 2012-02-14