Ownership Submission
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, 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Moriah Properties, Ltd.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/11/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LEGACY RESERVES L P [LGCY]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
303 W. WALL STREET, SUITE 1600
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MIDLAND, TX 79701
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 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)
Units representing limited partner interests 884,175
I
See Footnotes (1) (2)
Units representing limited partner interests 5,863,543
D
 

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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Moriah Properties, Ltd.
303 W. WALL STREET
SUITE 1600
MIDLAND, TX 79701
    X    

Signatures

Steven H. Pruett, as attorney-in-fact on behalf of Moriah Properties, Ltd. 01/11/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 March 15, 2006, in connection with the formation transactions of Legacy Reserves LP ("Legacy"), Moriah Properties, Ltd. ("Moriah Properties") received 7,334,070 units in exchange for oil and natural gas properties and related assets. On March 15, 2006, Legacy redeemed 1,470,527 units of the 7,334,070 units held by Moriah Properties, leaving Moriah Properties with 5,863,543 units.
(2) Moriah Properties indirectly beneficially owns an additional 884,175 units through its interest in MBN Properties LP, which holds 3,162,483 units. This assumes that the 3,162,483 units held by MBN Properties LP will be distributed to the partners of MBN Properties LP, including 884,175 units to Moriah Properties.

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