SEC Form 3

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SNELL MARK A (Last) (First) (Middle) 101 ASH ST. (Street) SAN DIEGO CA 92101 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/14/2004	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SEMPRA ENERGY [ SRE ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Group Pres-SE Global Enterpris	5. 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 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)
Common Stock	60,719	D
Common Stock - 401(k) Plan	850	I	Employee Benefit Plan Trust

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: 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
Stock Option (1/16/01 - 50,000 shares)(1)	(2)	01/15/2011	Common Stock	50,000	18.38	D
Stock Option (1/02/03 - 28,800 shares)	(3)	01/01/2013	Common Stock	28,800	24.37	D
Stock Option (1/02/2004 - 21,500 shares)	(3)	01/01/2014	Common Stock	21,500	30.2	D
Phantom Shares(4)	(5)	(6)	Common Stock	1,366	(7)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Employee stock options granted on the date and as to the number of shares indicated parenthetically.

2. Currently exercisable as to all shares subject thereto.

3. Exercisable in cumulative installments of one-fourth of the number of shares originally subject thereto on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date.

4. Phantom shares of Sempra Energy Common Stock acquired under Sempra Energy multi-fund deferred compensation and excess savings plans. Plan payouts are in cash and limited intra-plan transfers are permitted based on the then market value of the shares of Sempra Energy Common Stock to which the phantom shares relate.

5. Date Exercisable is Immediate.

6. Expiration date is Not Applicable.

7. Conversion of Derivative Security is 1 for 1.

Remarks:

	Mark A. Snell	09/14/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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