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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * Harris Alonzo James   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KERR MCGEE CORP /DE [KMG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) V.P. & Chief Info. Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) KERR-MCGEE CENTER, P. O. BOX 25861 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/31/2005 (Street) OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73125 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 - By Trustee/SIP               1,822.177 I By Trustee/SIP Common Stock 08/31/2005   A   646 A $ 65.7182 4,430 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   A   849 A $ 68.7669 5,279 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   A   200 A $ 63.5313 5,479 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   A   2,700 A $ 65.19 8,179 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   A   2,800 A $ 54.16 10,979 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   A   1,875 A $ 61.46 12,854 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   A   1,383 A $ 49.45 14,237 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   S   646 D $ 87.6025 13,591 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   S   849 D $ 87.6025 12,742 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   S   200 D $ 87.6025 12,542 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   S   2,700 D $ 87.6025 9,842 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   S   2,800 D $ 87.6025 7,042 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   S   1,875 D $ 87.6025 5,167 D   Common Stock 08/31/2005   S   1,383 D $ 87.6025 3,784 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 65.7182

08/31/2005

M

646

01/02/2000

01/02/2007

Common Stock

646

$ 0 (1)

0

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 68.7669

08/31/2005

M

849

01/02/2001

01/02/2008

Common Stock

849

$ 0 (2)

0

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 63.5313

08/31/2005

M

200

01/11/2003

01/11/2010

Common Stock

200

$ 0 (3)

0

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 65.19

08/31/2005

M

2,700

01/09/2004

01/09/2011

Common Stock

2,700

$ 0 (4)

0

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 54.16

08/31/2005

M

2,800

01/08/2005

01/08/2012

Common Stock

2,800

$ 0 (5)

0

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 61.46

08/31/2005

M

1,875

05/14/2005

05/14/2012

Common Stock

1,875

$ 0 (6)

0

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 49.45

08/31/2005

M

1,383

01/13/2005

01/13/2014

Common Stock

1,383

$ 0 (7)

2,767

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Harris Alonzo James KERR-MCGEE CENTER, P. O. BOX 25861 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73125			V.P. & Chief Info. Officer

Signatures

By: Justin P. Byrne Per Attached Power of Attorney		09/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	On August 31, 2005, the Reporting Person exercised a stock option for 646 shares with a grant price of $65.7182 which resulted in the issuance of 646 shares of Kerr-McGee Corporation common stock to the Reporting Person, which is reported under Table I together with the subsequent sale of that stock. The price at which the stock was sold was $87.602487.
(2)	On August 31, 2005, the Reporting Person exercised a stock option for 849 shares with a grant price of $68.7669 which resulted in the issuance of 849 shares of Kerr-McGee Corporation common stock to the Reporting Person, which is reported under Table I together with the subsequent sale of that stock. The price at which the stock was sold was $87.602487.
(3)	On August 31, 2005, the Reporting Person exercised a stock option for 200 shares with a grant price of $63.5313 which resulted in the issuance of 200 shares of Kerr-McGee Corporation common stock to the Reporting Person, which is reported under Table I together with the subsequent sale of that stock. The price at which the stock was sold was $87.602487.
(4)	On August 31, 2005, the Reporting Person exercised a stock option for 2,700 shares with a grant price of $65.1900 which resulted in the issuance of 2,700 shares of Kerr-McGee Corporation common stock to the Reporting Person, which is reported under Table I together with the subsequent sale of that stock. The price at which the stock was sold was $87.602487.
(5)	On August 31, 2005, the Reporting Person exercised a stock option for 2,800 shares with a grant price of $54.1600 which resulted in the issuance of 2,800 shares of Kerr-McGee Corporation common stock to the Reporting Person, which is reported under Table I together with the subsequent sale of that stock. The price at which the stock was sold was $87.602487.
(6)	On August 31, 2005, the Reporting Person exercised a stock option for 1,875 shares with a grant price of $61.4600 which resulted in the issuance of 1,875 shares of Kerr-McGee Corporation common stock to the Reporting Person, which is reported under Table I together with the subsequent sale of that stock. The price at which the stock was sold was $87.602487.
(7)	On August 31, 2005, the Reporting Person exercised a stock option for 1,383 shares with a grant price of $49.4500 which resulted in the issuance of 1,383 shares of Kerr-McGee Corporation common stock to the Reporting Person, which is reported under Table I together with the subsequent sale of that stock. The price at which the stock was sold was $87.602487.

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