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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ
  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
  For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
 
  or
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
  For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number: 001-33631
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware   56-2639586
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)    
     
717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3150, Houston, Texas   77002
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(832) 519-2200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
f/k/a Quicksilver Gas Services LP
801 Cherry Street
Suite 3400, Unit 20
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer þ  Non-accelerated filer o  Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o No þ
     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common units, as of the latest practicable date:
 
Title of Class   Outstanding as of October 29, 2010
Common Units   19,670,029
 
 

 


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DEFINITIONS
As used in this report, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Bbl” or “Bbls” means barrel or barrels
“Btu” means British Thermal units, a measure of heating value
“EBITDA” means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and accretion
“LIBOR” means London Interbank Offered Rate
“Management” means management of Crestwood Midstream Partners LP’s General Partner
“MMBtu” means million Btu
“MMBtud” means million Btu per day
“Mcf” means thousand cubic feet
“MMcf” means million cubic feet
“MMcfd” means million cubic feet per day
“MMcfe” means MMcf of natural gas equivalents, calculated as one Bbl of oil or NGLs equaling six Mcf of gas
“MMcfed” means MMcfe per day
“NGL” or “NGLs” means natural gas liquids
“Oil” includes crude oil and condensate
COMMONLY USED TERMS
Other commonly used terms and their definitions follow:
“Alliance Midstream Assets” means gathering and treating assets purchased from Quicksilver in January 2010 in the Alliance Airport area of Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas
“Alliance System” means the Alliance Midstream Assets and subsequent additions
“CMLP” means Crestwood Midstream Partners LP and our wholly owned subsidiaries, formerly known as Quicksilver Gas Services LP (KGS), which now trades under the ticker symbol “CMLP”
“Credit Facility” means, prior to October 1, 2010, our senior secured credit facility, as amended, dated August 10, 2007; and effective October 1, 2010, means our new senior secured credit facility filed as Exhibit 10.1 on Form 8-K dated October 6, 2010
“Crestwood” means Crestwood Holdings Partners LLC and its affiliates
“Crestwood Holdings” means Crestwood Holdings LLC and its affiliates
“Crestwood Transaction” means the sale to Crestwood by Quicksilver of all its interests in CMLP that closed on October 1, 2010
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
“FASB” means the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which promulgates accounting standards
“FASC” means the FASB Accounting Standards Codification
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.
“General Partner” means Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC, formerly known as Quicksilver Gas Services GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
“HCDS” means Hill County Dry System
“IPO” means our initial public offering completed on August 10, 2007
“KGS” means Quicksilver Gas Services L.P. (now known as CMLP or Crestwood Midstream Partners LP) and its wholly owned subsidiaries
“LADS” means Lake Arlington Dry System
“Omnibus Agreement” means the Omnibus Agreement, dated October 8, 2010, among our General Partner and Crestwood Holdings
“Partnership Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Quicksilver Gas Services LP, dated February 19, 2008, as amended
“Quicksilver” means Quicksilver Resources Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries
“Quicksilver Counties” means Hood, Somervell, Johnson, Tarrant, Hill, Parker, Bosque and Erath Counties in Texas where Quicksilver conducts the majority of its U.S. operations
“Repurchase Obligation Waiver” means the waiver, dated November 2009, in which we and Quicksilver mutually agreed to waive all rights and obligations to transfer ownership of HCDS to KGS.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
“SFAS” means Statement of Financial Accounting Standards issued by the FASB

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CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
For the Period Ended September 30, 2010
             
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION        
 
           
  Financial Statements (Unaudited)     6  
 
           
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     18  
 
           
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     27  
 
           
  Controls and Procedures     27  
 
           
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION        
 
           
  Legal Proceedings     28  
 
           
Item 1A.   
  Risk Factors     28  
 
           
  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds     29  
 
           
  Defaults Upon Senior Securities     29  
 
           
  (Removed and Reserved)     29  
 
           
  Other Information     29  
 
           
  Exhibits     30  
 
           
Signatures     31  
Certification Pursuant to Section 302        
Certification Pursuant to Section 302        
Certification Pursuant to Section 906        
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 EX-3.3
 EX-3.4
 EX-10.1
 EX-31.1
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
       On October 1, 2010, the Crestwood Transaction closed and Quicksilver sold all of its ownership interests in CMLP to Crestwood.  The Crestwood Transaction includes Crestwood’s purchase of a 100% interest in our General Partner, 5,696,752 common units and 11,513,625 subordinated limited partner units in CMLP and a note payable by CMLP which had a carrying value of approximately $58 million at closing.  Quicksilver received from Crestwood $701 million cash and has the right to receive additional cash payments from Crestwood in 2012 and 2013 of up to $72 million in the aggregate. The additional payments will be determined by an earn-out formula which is based upon our actual gathering volumes during 2011 and 2012.  The earn-out provision was designed to provide additional incentive for our largest customer, Quicksilver, to maximize volumes through our pipeline systems and processing facilities.  The costs associated with the additional earn-out payments will not be future obligations of CMLP but will be obligations of Crestwood.
       We are affiliated with Crestwood Holdings Partners LLC, and funds managed by First Reserve Corporation who own a significant equity position in Crestwood Holdings Partners LLC., which currently owns approximately 8 million common units, 11.5 million subordinated units and all of the equity interests in our general partner, which holds the incentive distribution rights in us.  We anticipate Crestwood Holdings Partners LLC will continue to be a substantial owner of our common units and our entire general partner.
       We expect that our relationship with Crestwood Holdings Partners LLC and First Reserve Corporation may provide us with several significant benefits, including strong industry management experience and increased exposure to acquisition opportunities and access to an experienced transactional and financial professionals with a proven track record of investing in energy assets.  First Reserve is a private equity firm in the energy industry, making both private equity and infrastructure investments throughout the energy value chain.  Crestwood Holdings Partners LLC, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a private energy company formed to pursue the acquisition and development of North American midstream assets and businesses.
       On October 4, 2010, our name changed from Quicksilver Gas Services L.P. to Crestwood Midstream Partners LP and our ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange for our publicly traded common units changed from “KGS” to “CMLP”.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
       Certain statements contained in this report and other materials we file with the SEC, or in other written or oral statements made or to be made by us, other than statements of historical fact, are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations or forecasts of future events.  Words such as “may,” “assume,” “forecast,” “predict,” “strategy,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “aim,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “budget,” “potential,” or “continue,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be affected by assumptions used or by known or unknown risks or uncertainties.  Consequently, no forward-looking statements can be guaranteed.  Actual results may vary materially.  You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements and should also understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors and should not consider the following list to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties.  Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by such forward-looking statements include:
    changes in general economic conditions;
 
    fluctuations in natural gas prices;
 
    failure or delays by our customers in achieving expected production from natural gas projects;
 
    competitive conditions in our industry;
 
    actions taken or non-performance by third parties, including suppliers, contractors, operators, processors, transporters and customers;
 
    fluctuations in the value of certain of our assets and liabilities;
 
    changes in the availability and cost of capital;
 
    operating hazards, natural disasters, weather-related delays, casualty losses and other matters beyond our control;
 
    construction costs or capital expenditures exceeding estimated or budgeted amounts;
 
    the effects of existing and future laws and governmental regulations, including environmental and climate change requirements;
 
    the effects of existing or future litigation; and
 
    certain factors discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
     The list of factors is not exhaustive, and new factors may emerge or changes to these factors may occur that would impact our business.  Additional information regarding these and other factors may be contained in our filings with the SEC, especially on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.  All such risk factors are difficult to predict and are subject to material uncertainties that may

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affect actual results and may be beyond our control.  The forward-looking statements included in this report are made only as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances except to the extent required by applicable law.
All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
In thousands, except for per unit data - Unaudited
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,   September 30,
    2010   2009   2010   2009
Revenue
                               
Gathering revenue - Quicksilver
    $ 20,670       $ 13,759       $ 55,464       $ 41,018  
Gathering revenue
    1,710       336       4,165       1,496  
Processing revenue - Quicksilver
    7,372       8,155       20,625       25,541  
Processing revenue
    614       295       2,045       1,344  
Other revenue - Quicksilver
    -       691       -       1,141  
 
               
Total revenue
    30,366       23,236       82,299       70,540  
 
               
 
                               
Expenses
                               
Operations and maintenance
    7,205       6,485       21,806       17,656  
General and administrative
    2,011       1,727       6,285       5,463  
Depreciation and accretion
    5,689       5,565       16,696       15,410  
 
               
Total expenses
    14,905       13,777       44,787       38,529  
 
               
 
                               
Operating income
    15,461       9,459       37,512       32,011  
 
                               
Other income
    -       -       -       1  
Interest expense
    3,185       1,738       8,808       6,216  
 
               
 
                               
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    12,276       7,721       28,704       25,796  
 
                               
Income tax provision
    45       235       171       446  
 
               
 
                               
Net income from continuing operations
    12,231       7,486       28,533       25,350  
 
                               
Loss from discontinued operations
    -       (348 )     -       (1,802 )
 
               
 
                               
Net income
    $ 12,231       $ 7,138       $ 28,533       $ 23,548  
 
               
 
                               
General partner interest in net income
    $ 743       $ 353       $ 1,777       $ 850  
Common and subordinated unitholders’ interest in net income
    $ 11,488       $ 6,785       $ 26,756       $ 22,698  
 
                               
Basic earnings (loss) per limited partner unit:
                               
From continuing operations per common and subordinated unit
    $ 0.40       $ 0.29       $ 0.94       $ 1.02  
From discontinued operations per common and subordinated unit
    $ -       $ (0.01 )     $ -       $ (0.07 )
Net earnings per common and subordinated unit
    $ 0.40       $ 0.28       $ 0.94       $ 0.95  
 
                               
Diluted earnings (loss) per limited partner unit:
                               
From continuing operations per common and subordinated unit
    $ 0.38       $ 0.27       $ 0.90       $ 0.92  
From discontinued operations per common and subordinated unit
    $ -       $ (0.01 )     $ -       $ (0.06 )
Net earnings per common and subordinated unit
    $ 0.38       $ 0.26       $ 0.90       $ 0.86  
 
                               
Weighted average number of common and subordinated units outstanding:
                               
Basic
    28,502       23,827       28,502       23,827  
Diluted
    31,561       27,981       31,783       28,319  
Distributions per unit (attributable to the period ended)
    $ 0.42       $ 0.39       $ 1.23       $ 1.13  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
In thousands, except for unit data - Unaudited
                 
    September 30,   December 31,
    2010   2009
ASSETS
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
    $ 57       $ 746  
Accounts receivable
    1,962       1,342  
Prepaid expenses and other
    1,062       180  
 
       
Total current assets
    3,081       2,268  
 
               
Property, plant and equipment, net
    524,239       482,497  
Other assets
    2,196       2,859  
 
       
Total assets
    $ 529,516       $ 487,624  
 
       
 
               
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
               
Current liabilities
               
Current maturities of debt
    $ 3,300       $ 2,475  
Accounts payable to Quicksilver
    1,033       1,727  
Accrued additions to property, plant and equipment
    5,689       8,015  
Accounts payable and other
    6,844       2,240  
 
       
Total current liabilities
    16,866       14,457  
 
               
Long-term debt
    238,500       125,400  
Note payable to Quicksilver
    54,309       53,243  
Asset retirement obligations
    9,722       8,919  
Deferred income taxes
    940       768  
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 10)
               
 
               
Partners’ capital
               
Common unitholders (16,988,429 and 16,313,451 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    208,834       281,239  
Subordinated unitholders (11,513,625 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009)
    (366 )     3,040  
General partner
    711       558  
 
       
Total partners’ capital
    209,179       284,837  
 
       
 
    $ 529,516       $ 487,624  
 
       
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
In thousands – Unaudited
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2010   2009
Operating activities:
               
Net income
    $ 28,533       $ 23,548  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    16,321       17,223  
Accretion of asset retirement obligations
    375       295  
Deferred income taxes
    171       446  
Equity-based compensation
    2,001       1,289  
Non-cash interest expense
    3,323       4,535  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (620 )     1,554  
Prepaid expenses and other
    (923 )     234  
Accounts receivable and payable with Quicksilver
    (8,117 )     (2,248 )
Accounts payable and other
    3,809       3,405  
 
       
Net cash provided by operating activities
    44,873       50,281  
 
       
 
               
Investing activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (52,470 )     (50,067 )
Distribution to Quicksilver for Alliance Midstream Assets
    (80,276 )     (5,645 )
 
       
Net cash used in investing activities
    (132,746 )     (55,712 )
 
       
 
               
Financing activities:
               
Proceeds from revolving credit facility borrowings
    143,200       46,500  
Repayments of credit facility
    (30,100 )     (14,500 )
Proceeds from issuance of equity
    11,088       -  
Issuance costs of equity units paid
    (34 )     -  
Contributions by Quicksilver
    -       987  
Distributions to unitholders
    (35,826 )     (27,248 )
Taxes paid for equity-based compensation vesting
    (1,144 )     (63 )
 
       
Net cash provided by financing activities
    87,184       5,676  
 
       
 
               
Net cash increase (decrease)
    (689 )     245  
 
               
Cash at beginning of period
    746       303  
 
       
 
               
Cash at end of period
    $ 57       $ 548  
 
       
 
               
Cash paid for interest
    $ 5,485       $ 3,700  
 
               
Cash paid for income taxes
    -       -  
 
               
Non-cash transactions:
               
Working capital related to capital expenditures
    15,269       4,502  
Contribution of property, plant and equipment from Quicksilver
    -       46,970  
Disposition of property, plant and equipment under repurchase obligation, net
    -       47,577  
Equity impact of not purchasing assets subject to repurchase obligations
    -       11,809  
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CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
In thousands – Unaudited
                                 
 
     
    Limited Partners            
                General      
    Common   Subordinated   Partner   Total
Balance at December 31, 2009
    $ 281,239       $ 3,040       $ 558       $ 284,837  
Equity-based compensation expense recognized
    2,001       -       -       2,001  
Distributions paid to partners
    (20,387 )     (13,815 )     (1,624 )     (35,826 )
Distribution to Quicksilver for Alliance Midstream Assets
    (80,276 )     -       -       (80,276 )
Net income
    16,347       10,409       1,777       28,533  
Public offering of units, net of offering costs
    11,054       -       -       11,054  
Taxes paid for stock-based compensation vesting
    (1,144 )     -       -       (1,144 )
 
               
Balance at September 30, 2010
    $ 208,834       $ (366 )     $ 711       $ 209,179  
 
               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
UNAUDITED
1.  ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
     Organization — Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (“CMLP”) is a Delaware limited partnership formed for the purpose of completing a public offering of common units and concurrently acquiring and operating midstream assets.  As of September 30, 2010 our General Partner was owned by Quicksilver.
     On October 1, 2010, the Crestwood Transaction closed and Quicksilver sold all of its ownership interests in CMLP to Crestwood.  The Crestwood Transaction includes Crestwood’s purchase of a 100% interest in our General Partner, 5,696,752 common units and 11,513,625 subordinated limited partner units in CMLP and a note payable by CMLP which had a carrying value of approximately $58 million at closing.  Quicksilver received from Crestwood $701 million cash and has the right to receive additional cash payments from Crestwood in 2012 and 2013 of up to $72 million in the aggregate.  The additional payments will be determined by an earn-out formula which is based upon our actual gathering volumes during 2011 and 2012.
     On October 4, 2010, our name changed from Quicksilver Gas Services L.P. to Crestwood Midstream Partners LP and our ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange for our publicly traded common units changed from “KGS” to “CMLP”.
     The Crestwood Transaction did not have any direct impact to our historical financial statements as previously reported.  However, during October 2010, the following significant matters occurred:
    recognition of approximately $3.6 million of costs associated with the vesting of equity-based compensation of our phantom units upon the closing of the Crestwood Transaction in accordance with the change-in-control provisions of our 2007 Equity Plan;
    acceleration of amounts due under our old $320 million credit facility, which was replaced with a new $400 million Credit Facility;
    termination of our omnibus agreement with Quicksilver, which was replaced with a new Omnibus Agreement;
    termination of our Services and Secondment Agreement with Quicksilver which we replaced, on a temporary basis, with a Transition Services Agreement with Quicksilver;
    extension of the tenor of all of our gathering and processing agreements with Quicksilver to 2020; and
    change to a fixed gathering rate of $0.55 per Mcf for the Alliance System for Quicksilver to replace the variable rate which had a range of $0.40 to $0.55 per Mcf.
     On December 10, 2009, we entered into an underwriting agreement to offer 4,000,000 common units at a price to the public of $21.10 per common unit.  The total net proceeds that we received from the equity offering during December 2009, before expenses, were approximately $81 million.  In January 2010, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 549,200 common units, which resulted in additional proceeds of $11.1 million.  During December 2009, we used the proceeds from our equity offering to temporarily pay down our old credit facility before finalizing our purchase of the Alliance Midstream Assets for $84.4 million during 2010.  Also in January 2010, we used $11 million from the sale of additional units to the underwriters to pay down our old credit facility.
     Immediately following the Crestwood Transaction, our ownership is as follows:
                         
    Ownership Percentage
    Crestwood   Public   Total
General partner interest
    1.5 %     -       1.5 %
Limited partner interest:
                       
Common unitholders
    25.3 %     36.8 %     62.1 %
Subordinated unitholders
    36.4 %     -       36.4 %
 
           
Total interests
    63.2 %     36.8 %     100.0 %
 
           
     Neither CMLP nor our General Partner has any employees.  Employees of Crestwood provide services to our General Partner pursuant to an Omnibus Agreement.
     The full accounting for the Crestwood Transaction is incomplete which makes it impracticable for us to make certain disclosures.  Additional information will be provided in future filings.

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     Description of Business — We are engaged in the gathering, processing, compression and treating of natural gas and the delivery of NGLs produced from the Barnett Shale formation in the Fort Worth Basin located in Texas.  We provide these midstream services under contracts, whereby we receive fees for performing gathering, processing, compression and treating services.  We do not take title to the natural gas or associated NGLs thereby avoiding direct commodity price exposure.
     Our assets include or formerly included:
Cowtown System
The Cowtown System, located principally in Hood and Somervell counties in the southern portion of the Fort Worth Basin, which includes:
  -   the Cowtown Pipeline, consisting of a gathering system and related gas compression facilities.  This system gathers natural gas produced by our customers and delivers it to the Cowtown and Corvette Plants for processing;
  -   the Cowtown Plant, consisting of two natural gas processing units with a total capacity of 200 MMcfd that extract NGLs from the natural gas stream and deliver customers’ residue gas and extracted NGLs to unaffiliated pipelines for sale downstream; and
  -   the Corvette Plant, placed in service during 2009, consisting of a 125 MMcfd natural gas processing unit that extracts NGLs from the natural gas stream and delivers customers’ residue gas and extracted NGLs to unaffiliated pipelines for sale downstream.
Lake Arlington Dry System
The LADS, located in eastern Tarrant County, consists of a gas gathering system and related gas compression facility with capacity of 180 MMcfd.  This system gathers natural gas produced by our customers and delivers it to unaffiliated pipelines for sale downstream.
Alliance System
During 2010, we completed the purchase of the Alliance Midstream Assets from Quicksilver for a purchase price of $84.4 million, which with subsequent additions, we refer to as the Alliance System.  The Alliance System consists of a gathering system and related compression facility with a capacity of 300 MMcfd, an amine treating facility with capacity of 360 MMcfd and a dehydration treating facility with capacity of 300 MMcfd.  This system gathers natural gas produced by our customers and delivers it to unaffiliated pipelines for sale downstream.  The majority of the Alliance Midstream Assets operations commenced service in September 2009, although less significant operations had been conducted prior to that time.  Because the purchase of the Alliance Midstream Assets was conducted among entities then under common control, GAAP requires the inclusion of the Alliance System’s revenue and expenses in our income statements for all periods presented, including periods prior to our purchase of the system.  The following summarizes the impact of this inclusion:
                         
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
    As Previously              
    Presented   Alliance System   Combined
            (In thousands)  
Revenue
    $ 23,216       $ 20       $ 23,236  
Operating expenses
    (12,242 )     (1,535 )     (13,777 )
 
           
Operating income (loss)
    $ 10,974       $ (1,515 )     $ 9,459  
 
           
Basic earnings (loss) per limited partner unit:
    $ 0.35       $ (0.07 )     $ 0.28  
Diluted earnings (loss) per limited partner unit:
    $ 0.31       $ (0.05 )     $ 0.26  

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    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
    As Previously              
    Presented   Alliance System   Combined
            (In thousands)  
Revenue
    $ 70,036       $ 504       $ 70,540  
Operating expenses
    (36,074 )     (2,455 )     (38,529 )
 
           
Operating income (loss)
    $ 33,962       $ (1,951 )     $ 32,011  
 
           
Basic earnings (loss) per limited partner unit:
    $ 1.03       $ (0.08 )     $ 0.95  
Diluted earnings (loss) per limited partner unit:
    $ 0.92       $ (0.06 )     $ 0.86  
 
    As of December 31, 2009
    As Previously              
    Presented   Alliance System   Combined
            (In thousands)  
Assets
                       
Property, plant and equipment, net
    $ 396,952       $ 85,545       $ 482,497  
 
           
Total assets
    $ 396,952       $ 85,545       $ 482,497  
 
           
Liabilities
                       
Accrued additions to property, plant and equipment
    $ 4,011       $ 4,004       $ 8,015  
Asset retirement obligations
    7,654       1,265       8,919  
Partner’s capital
    204,561       80,276       284,837  
 
           
Total liabilities and partners’ capital
    $ 216,226       $ 85,545       $ 301,771  
 
           
Hill County Dry System
As more fully described in Note 2, our financial information through November 2009 also included the operations of a gathering system in Hill County, Texas.  The HCDS gathers natural gas and delivers it to unaffiliated pipelines for further transport and sale downstream.  As of November 2009, the assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses directly attributable to the HCDS for the periods prior to November 2009 have been retrospectively reported as discontinued operations based upon the execution of the Repurchase Obligation Waiver.  The HCDS had previously been subject to a repurchase obligation since its 2007 sale to Quicksilver.  
     All repurchase obligations to Quicksilver were concluded by December 31, 2009.  Notes 2 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K contain more information regarding the Repurchase Obligation Waiver.
2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
     Basis of Presentation — The accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related notes present the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in partners’ capital of our natural gas gathering and processing assets.  In management’s opinion, all necessary adjustments to fairly present our results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented have been made and all such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature.  
     Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities that exist at the date of the financial statements.  Estimates and judgments are based on information available at the time such estimates and judgments are made.  Although management believes the estimates are appropriate, actual results can differ from those estimates.
     Certain disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted.  Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
     Discontinued Operations — In November 2009, Quicksilver and our then General Partner mutually agreed to waive both parties’ rights and obligations to transfer ownership of the HCDS from Quicksilver to us, which we refer to as the Repurchase Obligation Waiver.  The Repurchase Obligation Waiver caused derecognition of the assets and liabilities directly attributable to

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the HCDS, most significantly the property, plant and equipment and repurchase obligation, beginning in November 2009.  In addition, the Repurchase Obligation Waiver caused the elimination of the HCDS’ revenue and expenses from our consolidated results of operations beginning in November 2009.  The assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses directly attributable to the HCDS for the periods prior to November 2009 have been retrospectively reported as discontinued operations.  
     Our 2007 sale of the HCDS to Quicksilver was not treated as a sale for accounting purposes because we operated it and originally intended to repurchase the assets.  Accordingly, the original cost and subsequently incurred costs were recognized in both our property, plant and equipment and our repurchase obligations to Quicksilver prior to their reclassification to discontinued operations.  Similarly, our results of operations included the revenue and expenses for these operations prior to their reclassification to discontinued operations.
     Net Income per Limited Partner Unit — The following is a reconciliation of the components of the basic and diluted earnings per unit calculations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,   September 30,
    2010   2009   2010   2009
    (In thousands, except per unit data)  
Common and subordinated unitholders’ interest in net income from continuing operations
      $ 11,488         $ 7,126         $ 26,756         $ 24,466  
Common and subordinated unitholders’ interest in net loss from discontinued operations
    -       (341 )     -       (1,768 )
 
               
Common and subordinated unitholders’ interest in net income
      $ 11,488         $ 6,785         $ 26,756         $ 22,698  
Impact of interest on subordinated note to Quicksilver
    647       416       1,860       1,490  
 
               
Income available assuming conversion of convertible debt
      $ 12,135         $ 7,201         $ 28,616         $ 24,188  
 
               
 
                               
Weighted-average common and subordinated units - basic
    28,502       23,827       28,502       23,827  
Effect of unvested phantom units
    516       486       516       486  
Effect of subordinated note to Quicksilver (1)
    2,543       3,668       2,765       4,006  
 
               
Weighted-average common and subordinated units - diluted
    31,561       27,981       31,783       28,319  
 
               
 
                               
Basic earnings per unit:
                               
From continuing operations per common and subordinated unit
    $ 0.40       $ 0.29       $ 0.94       $ 1.02  
From discontinued operations per common and subordinated unit
    $ -       $ (0.01 )     $ -       $ (0.07 )
Net earnings per common and subordinated unit
    $ 0.40       $ 0.28       $ 0.94       $ 0.95  
 
                               
Diluted earnings per unit:
                               
From continuing operations per common and subordinated unit
    $ 0.38       $ 0.27       $ 0.90       $ 0.92  
From discontinued operations per common and subordinated unit
    $ -       $ (0.01 )     $ -       $ (0.06 )
Net earnings per common and subordinated unit
    $ 0.38       $ 0.26       $ 0.90       $ 0.86  
Conversion price of convertible debt (1)
    $ 22.65       $ 15.04       $ 20.84       $ 13.77  
(1) Assumes that convertible debt is converted using the lesser of average closing price per unit during the period ended or final closing price on September 30
     Comprehensive Income — Comprehensive income is equal to net income for the periods presented due to the absence of any other comprehensive income.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
     Accounting standard-setting organizations frequently issue new or revised accounting rules.  We regularly review all new pronouncements to determine their impact, if any, on our financial statements.  No pronouncements materially affecting our financial statements have been issued since the filing of our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
3. PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND DISTRIBUTIONS
     Our Partnership Agreement requires that we make distributions within 45 days after the end of each quarter to unitholders of record on the applicable record date selected by the general partner.

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     The following table presents cash distributions attributable to quarters ended in 2010 and 2009:
                     
    Attributable to the   Per Unit   Total Cash
Payment Date   Quarter Ended   Distribution (1)   Distribution
                (In millions)  
 
                   
Pending Distribution
                   
November 12, 2010 (2)
  September 30, 2010     $ 0.420       $ 13.9  
 
                   
Completed Distributions
                   
August 13, 2010 (3)
  June 30, 2010     $ 0.420       $ 12.7  
May 14, 2010 (4)
  March 31, 2010     $ 0.390       $ 11.6  
February 12, 2010 (4)
  December 31, 2009     $ 0.390       $ 11.6  
November 13, 2009 (5)
  September 30, 2009     $ 0.390       $ 9.7  
August 14, 2009 (6)
  June 30, 2009     $ 0.370       $ 9.1  
May 15, 2009 (6)
  March 31, 2009     $ 0.370       $ 9.1  
(1)   Represents common and subordinated unitholders
 
(2)   Total cash distribution includes an Incentive Distribution Rights amount of approximately $570,000 to the general partner
 
(3)   Total cash distribution includes an Incentive Distribution Rights amount of approximately $522,000 to the general partner
 
(4)   Total cash distribution includes an Incentive Distribution Rights amount of approximately $261,000 to the general partner
 
(5)   Total cash distribution includes an Incentive Distribution Rights amount of approximately $219,000 to the general partner
 
(6)   Total cash distribution includes an Incentive Distribution Rights amount of approximately $90,000 to the general partner
     The September 30, 2010 distribution calculation includes additional shares related to the conversion of the Subordinated Note and vesting of all previously unvested equity units.  Note 6 contains for more information about the conversion.
     The subordination period will end, and the subordinated units will convert to an equal number of common units, when we have earned and paid at least $0.30 per quarter on each common unit, subordinated unit and general partner unit for any three consecutive years.  Under the terms of our partnership agreement and upon the payment of our upcoming quarter cash distribution to unitholders on November 12, 2010, our subordination period will end.  As a result, our 11,513,625 subordinated units held by Crestwood will be converted into common units on a one-for one basis on November 15, 2010.  The conversion of the subordinated units does not impact the amount of cash distributions paid or the total number of outstanding units.  The conversion will have no impact on our calculation of net income per limited partner unit since the subordinated units have been previously included in our historical net income per limited partner unit calculation.
4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
     As more fully discussed in Notes 1 and 2, based upon the Repurchase Obligation Waiver, the revenue and expenses directly attributable to the HCDS for the periods prior to November 2009 have been retrospectively reported as discontinued operations as follows:
                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30, 2009   September 30, 2009
    (In thousands)     (In thousands)  
Revenue
    $ 1,082       $ 2,957  
Operating expenses
    (930 )     (3,051 )
Interest expense
    (500 )     (1,708 )
 
       
Loss from discontinued operations
    $ (348 )     $ (1,802 )
 
       

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5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
     Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2010   2009
    (In thousands)  
Gathering systems
    $ 138,794       $ 135,128  
Processing plants and compression facilities
    361,093       332,053  
Construction in progress - gathering
    28,190       17,693  
Rights-of-way and easements
    29,435       27,788  
Pipe and pipeline equipment
    13,023       -  
Land
    4,251       4,251  
Buildings and other
    2,921       2,732  
 
       
 
    577,707       519,645  
Accumulated depreciation
    (53,468 )     (37,148 )
 
       
Net property, plant and equipment
    $ 524,239       $ 482,497  
 
       
     Our pipe and pipeline equipment consists of pipe, pipeline parts and fittings that were purchased from Quicksilver
6. DEBT
     Debt consisted of the following:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2010   2009
    (In thousands)  
Credit Facility
    $ 238,500       $ 125,400  
Subordinated Note to Quicksilver
    57,609       55,718  
 
       
 
    296,109       181,118  
Current maturities of debt
    (3,300 )     (2,475 )
 
       
Debt
    $ 292,809       $ 178,643  
 
       
     The weighted-average interest rate as of September 30, 2010 was 3.4% on our old Credit Facility.  Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K contains a more complete description of our indebtedness.  
     As a result of the Crestwood Transaction our old credit facility terminated and we entered into our new five-year senior secured revolving Credit Facility.  Our new Credit Facility allows for revolving loans, letters of credit and swingline loans in an aggregate amount of up to $400 million.  The new Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of CMLP’s and its subsidiaries’ assets and is guaranteed by CMLP’s subsidiaries. Borrowings under the new Credit Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin or a base rate as defined in the credit agreement.  Under the terms of the new Credit Facility, the initial applicable margin under LIBOR borrowings is 2.75%.
     Our new Credit Facility requires us to maintain:
    a ratio of our consolidated trailing 12-month EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement) to our net interest expense of not less than 2.5 to 1.0, and
    a ratio of total indebtedness to consolidated trailing 12-month EBITDA of not more than 5.0 to 1.0.
     Our new Credit Facility also contains certain other customary affirmative and negative covenants that could restrict the payment of distributions and permit the acceleration of outstanding borrowings by the lenders upon events of default.  Our new Credit Facility permits us to expand our borrowing capacity up to $500 million, if certain financial ratios are obtained and we seek and receive lender approval.
     Our new Credit Facility required us to terminate the Subordinated Note that had been payable to Quicksilver through the issuance of additional common units during the fourth quarter of 2010.  The conversion into common units was determined based upon the average closing common unit price for a 20 trading-day period that ended October 15, 2010.   The conversion of the Subordinated Note was unanimously approved by the conflicts committee of our General Partner’s board of directors and resulted in the issuance of 2,333,712 of our common units in exchange for the outstanding balance of the Subordinated Note at the time of the conversion.

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7. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
     Activity for asset retirement obligations is as follows:
         
    September 30, 2010
    (In thousands)  
Beginning asset retirement obligations as reported at December 31, 2009
    $ 7,654  
Alliance Midstream Asset obligations at December 31, 2009
    1,265  
 
   
Adjusted asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2009
    $ 8,919  
Incremental liability incurred
    428  
Accretion expense
    375  
 
   
Ending asset retirement obligations at September 30, 2010
    $ 9,722  
 
   
As of September 30, 2010, no assets are legally restricted for use in settling asset retirement obligations.
8. EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION
     Awards of phantom units have been granted under our amended 2007 Equity Plan.  The following table summarizes information regarding 2010 phantom unit activity:
                                 
    Payable in cash   Payable in units
 
            Weighted           Weighted
            Average Grant           Average Grant
    Units   Date Fair Value   Units   Date Fair Value
Unvested phantom units - January 1, 2010
    33,240       $ 20.90       485,672       $ 12.75  
Vested
    (25,925 )     22.37       (179,886 )     13.74  
Issued
    -       -       211,600       21.15  
Cancelled
    -       -       (1,690 )     16.75  
 
                       
Unvested phantom units - September 30, 2010
    7,315    (1)   $ 19.04       515,696    (1)   $ 15.83  
 
                       
  (1)  All units vested on October 1, 2010 due to the change in control of our General Partner
     At January 1, 2010, we had total unvested compensation cost of $2.9 million related to phantom units.  We recognized compensation expense of approximately $2.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, including $0.3 million related to Quicksilver equity grants issued to employees seconded to us.  Grants of phantom units during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 had an estimated grant date fair value of $4.5 million.  We had unearned compensation expense of $3.6 million at September 30, 2010.  Phantom units that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 had a fair value of $3.1 million on their vesting date.
     On January 4, 2010, we awarded annual equity grants totaling 211,600 phantom units to the non-management directors, executive officers of our general partner and employees seconded to us.  Each phantom unit settled in CMLP units and had a grant date fair value of $21.15, which were generally expected to be recognized over the vesting period of three years except for grants to non-employee directors of our general partner in lieu of cash compensation, which vest after one year.  At September 30, 2010, 594,198 units were available for issuance under the amended 2007 Equity Plan.  
     As a result of the Crestwood Transaction which closed on October 1, 2010, during the fourth quarter we recognized compensation expense of approximately $3.6 million, resulting in 523,011 units vesting and 347,888 units issued after the effect of taxes paid, which is attributable to the acceleration of CMLP’s equity-based compensation program resulting from the change-in-control of provisions of our amended 2007 Equity Plan.  This affected all outstanding units and results in there being no unvested units outstanding immediately thereafter.
     For a more complete description of our Equity Plan, see Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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9. INCOME TAXES
     No provision for federal income taxes is included in our results of operations as such income is taxable directly to the partners holding interests in us.
     The closing of the Crestwood Transaction caused a technical termination of CMLP as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.  One of the significant consequences of a technical termination is its impact on the partnership’s filing requirement for federal income tax purposes.  Generally, the partnership taxable year closes with respect to all partners on the date on which a partnership terminates.  A terminated partnership must file a federal income tax return for the short period ending on the date of the sale that resulted in the technical termination.  A second short period return is then required to be filed for the remainder of the taxable year of that new partnership.  Our tax status is, however, unaffected by these filings and the technical termination.
     We do not expect to make a cash payment for any 2009 liability for Texas margin tax, based upon Texas filing rules.  All effects of the 2009 Texas margin tax calculation are captured in deferred income taxes.  However, for 2010 and future years, we may have cash payments due to the State of Texas.
     Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K contains more information about our income taxes.
10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
     Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K contains a description of our commitments and contingencies.
11. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
     We routinely conduct business with Quicksilver and its affiliates.  For a more complete description of our agreements with Quicksilver, see Note 2 and Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
     During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010, Quicksilver accounted for more than 90% of our total revenue.  All cash disbursements for our operations and maintenance expenses and general and administrative expenses for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were paid to Quicksilver, which processes such amounts on our behalf.  
     With the purchase of the Alliance Midstream Assets, we also entered into an agreement with Quicksilver to lease pipeline assets attached to the Alliance System that we did not purchase.  We have recognized $1.6 million of expense related to this agreement during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
     The Crestwood Transaction was funded by an equity contribution from funds managed by First Reserve Corporation and a $180 million senior secured Term B loan obtained by Crestwood Holdings payable to multiple financial investors.  Crestwood Holdings ownership in us is pledged as collateral and is dependent on distributions from us to service the debt obligations which is not included in our financial position.
     Note 1 and Note 6 contain additional information about changes to our relationship with Quicksilver and other transactions upon closing of the Crestwood Transaction.

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
     The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated interim financial statements, and notes thereto, and the other financial data included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.  The following discussion should also be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our 2009 Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
Overview
     We are a growth-oriented Delaware limited partnership engaged in gathering, processing, compression and treating of natural gas and delivery of NGLs produced from the Barnett Shale geologic formation of the Fort Worth Basin located in North Texas.  We began operations in 2004 to provide midstream services primarily to Quicksilver as well as to other natural gas producers in this area.  Additionally, all our revenues are derived from operations in the Fort Worth Basin.  During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010, approximately 90% of our total gathering and processing volumes were comprised of natural gas owned or controlled by Quicksilver.
Our Operations
     Our results of our operations are significantly influenced by the volumes of natural gas gathered and processed through our systems.  We gather, process, compress and treat natural gas pursuant to fee-based contracts.  We do not take title to the natural gas or associated NGLs that we gather and process, and therefore, we avoid direct commodity price exposure.  However, a prolonged low in commodity price environment could result in our customers reducing their production volumes which would cause a resulting decrease in our revenue.  All of our natural gas volumes gathered and processed during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were subject to fee-based contracts.
Operational Measurement
     Our management uses a variety of financial and operational measures to analyze our performance.  We view these measures as important factors affecting our profitability and unitholder value and therefore we review them monthly for consistency and to identify trends in our operations.  These performance measures are outlined below:
     Volume – We must continually obtain new supplies of natural gas to maintain or increase throughput volumes on our gathering and processing systems.  We are dependent on Quicksilver for approximately 90% of our throughput volumes.  We routinely monitor producer activity in the areas we serve to identify new supply opportunities.  Our ability to achieve these objectives is impacted by:
    the level of successful drilling and production activity in areas where our systems are located;
 
    our ability to compete with other midstream companies for production volumes; and
 
    our pursuit of new opportunities.
     Adjusted Gross Margin – We use adjusted gross margin information to evaluate the relationship between our gathering and processing revenue and the cost of operating our facilities, including our general and administrative overhead.  Adjusted gross margin is not a measure calculated in accordance with GAAP as it does not include deductions for expenses such as interest and income tax which are necessary to maintain our business.  In measuring our operating performance, adjusted gross margin should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or operating cash flow determined in accordance with GAAP.   Our adjusted gross margin may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of another company because other entities may not calculate adjusted gross margin in the same manner.  A reconciliation of adjusted gross margin to amounts reported under GAAP is presented in “Results of Operations.”
     Operating Expenses – We consider operating expenses in evaluating the performance of our operations.  These expenses are comprised primarily of direct labor, insurance, property taxes, repair and maintenance expense, utilities and contract services, and are largely independent of the volumes through our systems, but may fluctuate depending on the scale of our operations during a specific period.  Our ability to manage operating expenses has a significant impact on our profitability and ability to pay distributions.
     EBITDA – We believe that EBITDA is a widely accepted financial indicator of a company’s operational performance and its ability to incur and service debt, fund capital expenditures and make distributions.  EBITDA is not a measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, as it does not include deductions for items such as depreciation, interest and income taxes, which are necessary to maintain our business.  EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to net income, operating cash flow or any

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other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP.  EBITDA calculations may vary among entities, so our computation may not be comparable to EBITDA measures of other entities.  In evaluating EBITDA, we believe that investors should also consider, among other things, the amount by which EBITDA exceeds interest costs, how EBITDA compares to principal payments on debt and how EBITDA compares to capital expenditures for each period.  A reconciliation of EBITDA to amounts reported under GAAP is presented in “Results of Operations.”
     EBITDA is also used as a supplemental performance measure by our management and by external users of our financial statements such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others, to assess:
    financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis;
 
    our operating performance as compared to those of other companies in the midstream industry without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis; and
 
    the viability of acquisitions and capital expenditure projects and the rates of return on investment opportunities.
2010 Highlights
Alliance Midstream Assets Acquisition
During January 2010, we completed the purchase of the Alliance Midstream Assets, located in Tarrant and Denton counties of Texas, from Quicksilver for $84.4 million.  Subsequent to the acquisition, we have invested approximately $42 million in capital to expand the gathering system and increase the capacity of the facility to 300 MMcfd.  Gathered volumes on the Alliance System in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 averaged 133 MMcfd.  The Alliance System has contributed $19.8 million in revenue and incurred $8.5 million in expense for 2010.
Equity Offering
In January 2010, the underwriters of our equity offering exercised their option to purchase an additional 549,200 common units, which resulted in additional proceeds of $11.1 million.  We used $11 million from the sale of the additional units to pay down our old credit facility.
Crestwood Transaction
On October 1, 2010, the Crestwood Transaction closed and Quicksilver sold all of its ownership interests in us to Crestwood.  The Crestwood Transaction includes Crestwood’s purchase of a 100% interest in our General Partner, 5,696,752 common units and 11,513,625 subordinated limited partner units in CMLP and a note payable by CMLP which had a balance of approximately $58 million at closing.  Quicksilver received from Crestwood $701 million cash and has the right to receive additional cash payments from Crestwood in 2012 and 2013 of up to $72 million in the aggregate.  The additional payments will be determined by an earn-out formula which is based upon our actual gathering volumes during 2011 and 2012.   The earn-out provision was designed to provide additional incentive for our largest customer, Quicksilver, to maximize volumes through our pipeline systems and processing facilities.  The costs associated with the additional earn-out payments will not be future obligations of CMLP but will be obligations of Crestwood.
Under the agreements governing the Crestwood Transaction, Quicksilver and Crestwood have agreed for two years not to solicit each other’s employees and Quicksilver has agreed not to compete with us with respect to gathering, treating and processing of natural gas and the transportation of natural gas liquids in Denton, Hood, Somervell, Johnson, Tarrant, Parker, Bosque and Erath Counties in Texas.  Quicksilver is entitled to appoint a director to our General Partner’s board of directors until the later of the second anniversary of the closing and such time as Quicksilver generates less than 50% of our consolidated revenue in any fiscal year.  Pursuant to this provision, Thomas Darden, our former CEO, was appointed to serve on our board of directors.  Our current independent directors continue to serve as directors after the closing of the Crestwood Transaction.
In connection with the closing of the Crestwood Transaction, Quicksilver is providing us with transitional services on a temporary basis on customary terms.  More than 100 experienced midstream employees who had previously been seconded to us from Quicksilver became employees of Crestwood.  We also entered into an agreement with Quicksilver for the joint development of areas governed by certain of our existing commercial agreements and amended certain of our existing commercial agreements, most significantly to extend the terms of all Quicksilver gathering agreements to 2020 and to establish a fixed gathering rate of $0.55 Mcf at the Alliance System.

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     RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared with Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
     The following discussion compares the results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to the three months ended September 30, 2009, which we refer to as the 2010 quarter and the 2009 quarter, respectively.
                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,
    2010   2009
    (In thousands)  
 
               
Total revenue
    $ 30,366       $ 23,236  
Operations and maintenance expense
    7,205       6,485  
General and administrative expense
    2,011       1,727  
 
       
Adjusted gross margin
    21,150       15,024  
Other income
    -       -  
 
       
EBITDA
    21,150       15,024  
 
               
Depreciation and accretion expense
    5,689       5,565  
Interest expense
    3,185       1,738  
Income tax provision
    45       235  
 
       
Net income from continuing operations
    $ 12,231       $ 7,486  
 
       
The following table summarizes our volumes:
                                 
    Gathering   Processing
    2010   2009   2010   2009
    (MMcf)  
Cowtown System
    12,415       13,238       12,339       13,197  
Lake Arlington Dry System
    7,887       6,302       -       -  
Alliance System
    13,089       52       -       -  
 
               
 
                               
Total
    33,391       19,592       12,339       13,197  
 
               
The following table summarizes the changes in our revenue:
                                 
    Gathering   Processing   Other   Total
    (In thousands)  
 
                               
Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2009
    $ 14,095       $ 8,450       $ 691       $ 23,236  
Volume changes
    9,927       (550 )     -       9,377  
Price changes
    (1,642 )     86       (691 )     (2,247 )
 
               
 
                               
Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2010
    $ 22,380       $ 7,986       $ -       $ 30,366  
 
               
     Total Revenue and Volumes — The increase in revenue was principally due to $7.2 million in higher revenue due to increased volumes on the Alliance System and $1.0 million in higher revenues on the LADS.  The increase in revenue was partially offset by approximately $0.4 million in reduced revenue due to lower processed volumes at Cowtown System, primarily due to Quicksilver’s drilling program being focused on the Alliance area since September 30, 2009.
     Operations and Maintenance Expense — The increase in operations and maintenance expense was mainly due to $0.9 million of higher costs attributable to the expansion of the Alliance System due to the addition of a compression facility and an expanded gathering system.  The increase was partially offset by lower costs to operate our plant facilities on the Cowtown System.
     General and Administrative Expense — The increase in general and administrative expense was due to equity compensation expense, as a result of additional phantom unit grants issued in January 2010.  General and administrative expense includes $0.7 million and $0.4 million of equity-based compensation expense for the quarters ended September 30,

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2010 and 2009, respectively.  With the closing of the Crestwood Transaction, we expect that our recurring general and administrative expenses will change and may increase due to our bearing the full burden of general and administrative costs, including compensation of Crestwood executives.
     Adjusted Gross Margin and EBITDA — Adjusted gross margin and EBITDA increased primarily as a result of the increase in revenue described above.  As a percentage of revenue, adjusted gross margin and EBITDA increased from 65% in the 2009 quarter to 70% in the 2010 quarter.
     Depreciation and Accretion Expense — Depreciation and accretion expense increased primarily as a result of continuing expansion of our asset base, which included the expansion of the Alliance System.
     Interest Expense — Interest expense increased primarily due to the increases in the borrowings under our old credit facility, principally used to fund capital projects, partially offset by the absence of any liability related to repurchase obligations.  During December 2009, we used $80.5 million of proceeds from our equity offering to temporarily pay down our old credit facility.  During January 2010, we borrowed $95 million to purchase the Alliance Midstream Assets and repaid $11 million upon the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option.
The following table summarizes the details of interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.  With the conclusion of our repurchase obligations during 2009, we have no interest expense for such items in 2010.
                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,
    2010   2009
    (In thousands)  
 
               
Interest cost:
               
Revolving credit facility
    $ 2,527       $ 1,001  
Repurchase obligation
    -       314  
Subordinated note to Quicksilver
    658       423  
 
       
Interest expense
    $ 3,185       $ 1,738  
 
       

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Nine months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared with Nine months Ended September 30, 2009
     The following discussion compares the results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to the nine months ended September 30, 2009, which we refer to as the 2010 period and the 2009 period, respectively.
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2010   2009
    (In thousands)  
 
               
Total revenue
    $ 82,299       $ 70,540  
Operations and maintenance expense
    21,806       17,656  
General and administrative expense
    6,285       5,463  
 
       
Adjusted gross margin
    54,208       47,421  
Other income
    -       1  
 
       
EBITDA
    54,208       47,422  
Depreciation and accretion expense
    16,696       15,410  
Interest expense
    8,808       6,216  
Income tax provision
    171       446  
 
       
Net income from continuing operations
    $ 28,533       $ 25,350  
 
       
The following table summarizes our volumes:
                                 
    Gathering   Processing
    2010   2009   2010   2009
            (MMcf)          
Cowtown System
    35,458       42,771       35,076       41,958  
Lake Arlington Dry System
    16,920       17,237       -       -  
Alliance System
    36,419       6,786       -       -  
 
               
 
                               
Total
    88,797       66,794       35,076       41,958  
 
               
The following table summarizes the changes in our revenue:
                                 
    Gathering   Processing   Other   Total
            (In thousands)          
Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
    $ 42,514       $ 26,885       $ 1,141       $ 70,540  
Volume changes
    14,005       (4,410 )     -       9,595  
Price changes
    3,110       195       (1,141 )     2,164  
 
               
 
                               
Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010
    $ 59,629       $ 22,670       $ -       $ 82,299  
 
               
     Total Revenue and Volumes — The increase in revenue was principally due to $19.3 million in higher revenue due to an increase in volumes on the Alliance System.  The increase in revenue was partially offset by approximately $6.6 million in lower revenue due to a reduction in volumes at Cowtown System, primarily due to Quicksilver’s drilling program being focused in the Alliance area since September 30, 2009.  In addition, the increase in revenue relates to higher fees associated with the commencement of compression and treating services on the Alliance System beginning in September 2009 as well as additional compression assets that were placed into service on the Cowtown System during the 2009 period.
     Operations and Maintenance Expense — The increase in operations and maintenance expense was mainly due to the $4.3 million of higher costs attributable to the expansion of the Alliance System due to the addition of a compression and treating facility and an expanded gathering system.  The increase was partially offset by lower costs to operate our plant facilities on the Cowtown System.
     General and Administrative Expense — The increase in general and administrative expense was due to higher advertising cost and equity compensation expense, as a result of additional phantom unit grants issued in January 2010.  General and administrative expense includes $2.0 million and $1.3 million of equity-based compensation expense for the nine months ended

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September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  With the closing of the Crestwood Transaction, we expect that our recurring general and administrative expenses will change and may increase due to our bearing the full burden of general and administrative costs, including compensation of Crestwood executives.
     Adjusted Gross Margin and EBITDA — Adjusted gross margin and EBITDA decreased primarily as a result of the increase in expenses described above.  As a percentage of revenue, adjusted gross margin and EBITDA decreased from 67% in the 2009 period to 66% in the 2010 period, primarily due to the increase in operations and maintenance expense associated with our current scale of operations and higher general and administrative expense, which were partially offset by the increase in revenue.
     Depreciation and Accretion Expense — Depreciation and accretion expense increased primarily as a result of continuing expansion of our asset base, which included the expansion of the Alliance System.
     Interest Expense — Interest expense increased primarily due to the increases in the borrowings under our old credit facility, principally used to fund capital projects, partially offset by the absence of any repurchase obligations.  During December 2009, we used $80.5 million of proceeds from our equity offering to temporarily pay down our old credit facility.   During January 2010, we borrowed $95 million to purchase the Alliance Midstream Assets and repaid $11 million upon the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option.
The following table summarizes the details of interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.  With the conclusion of our repurchase obligations during 2009, we have no interest expense for such items in 2010.
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2010   2009
    (In thousands)  
 
               
Interest cost:
               
Revolving credit facility
    $ 6,917       $ 3,325  
Repurchase obligation
    -       1,681  
Subordinated note to Quicksilver
    1,891       1,520  
 
       
Total cost
    8,808       6,526  
Less interest capitalized
    -       (310 )
 
       
Interest expense
    $ 8,808       $ 6,216  
 
       

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
     The volumes of natural gas that we gather and process are dependent upon the natural gas volumes produced by our customers, which may be affected by prevailing natural gas prices, their derivative programs, the availability and cost of capital, their level of successful drilling activity and other factors beyond their control.  We cannot predict future changes to natural gas prices or how any such pricing changes will influence producers’ behaviors.   If reduced drilling and development conditions were to persist or worsen over a prolonged period of time, we could experience a reduction in volumes through our system and therefore reductions of revenue and cash flows.
     Our sources of liquidity include:
    cash generated from operations;
 
    borrowings under our new Credit Facility; and
 
    future capital market transactions.
     We believe that the cash generated from these sources will be sufficient to meet our current level of quarterly cash distributions of $0.42 per unit and satisfy our short-term working capital and maintenance capital expenditure requirements.  In funding the purchase of the Alliance Midstream Assets in January 2010, we borrowed from our old credit facility and repaid $11 million upon the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option.
     Subsequent to the closing of the Crestwood Transaction, we have increased the amount of liquidity available as a result of the new $400 million Credit Facility.  Additionally, we have reduced our outstanding debt on our balance sheet due to the conversion of the subordinated note into common units.  See further discussion in the Debt section below.
     Our cash flows are significantly influenced by our customers’ production in the Fort Worth Basin, particularly Quicksilver.  As Quicksilver and others have developed the Fort Worth Basin, we have expanded our gathering and processing facilities to serve the additional volumes produced by such development.
Cash Flows
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,
         
    2010   2009
    (In thousands)  
 
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
    $ 44,873       $ 50,281  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (132,746 )     (55,712 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    87,184       5,676  
     Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities — The decrease in cash flows from operating activities resulted from a decrease in the collections from Quicksilver primarily related to the growth in accounts receivable from them.
     Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities — The increase in cash flows used in investing activities resulted from the distribution to Quicksilver of $80.3 million related to the purchase of the Alliance Midstream Assets.  Additionally, for the 2010 period, we spent $52.5 million for gathering assets and processing facilities, of which approximately $42 million is due to the expansion of the gathering system at Alliance.
     Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities — Changes in cash flows provided by financing activities during the 2010 period resulted primarily from the net borrowings under our old credit facility of $113.1 million compared with the 2009 period net borrowings of $32 million.   This change is largely reflective of our funding of the purchase of the Alliance Midstream Assets for $84.4 million.  In addition, we distributed $8.6 million more to our unitholders during the 2010 period.  We have increased our quarterly distribution by 7.7% from September 30, 2009 to September 30, 2010.  In January 2010, the underwriters of our equity offering exercised their option to purchase an additional 549,200 common units, which generated proceeds of $11.1 million for which there was no comparable 2009 event.
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Capital Expenditures
     The midstream energy business is capital intensive, requiring significant investment for the acquisition or development of new facilities.  We categorize our capital expenditures as either:
    expansion capital expenditures, which are made to construct additional assets, expand and upgrade existing systems, or acquire additional assets; or
 
    maintenance capital expenditures, which are made to replace partially or fully depreciated assets, to maintain the existing operating capacity of our assets and extend their useful lives, or to maintain existing system volumes and related cash flows.
     We anticipate that we will continue to make capital expenditures to develop our gathering and processing network as Quicksilver and other producers continue to expand their development efforts in the Fort Worth Basin.  Consequently, our ability to develop and maintain sources of funds to meet our capital requirements is critical to our ability to meet our growth objectives and to maintain our distribution levels.
     We currently forecast approximately $75 million in capital expenditures for 2010, of which we classify $6.6 million as maintenance capital expenditures.  These amounts exclude the acquisition of the Alliance Midstream Assets of $84.4 million, but include expected post-acquisition capital expenditures on the Alliance System.  The capital forecast includes $36 million for the construction of pipelines and gathering systems and $39 million for plant and compression assets.
     During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we increased gross property, plant and equipment by $58.1 million, including expansion capital expenditures of approximately $52.7 million, $5.0 million in maintenance capital expenditures and $0.4 million in asset retirement cost.
Other Matters
     We regularly review opportunities for both organic growth projects and acquisitions that will enhance our financial performance.  Since we distribute all of our available cash to our unitholders, we will depend on a combination of borrowings under our new Credit Facility, operating cash flows and debt or equity offerings to finance any future growth capital expenditures or acquisitions.
Debt
     Credit Facility — At September 30, 2010, we had $238.5 million outstanding under our old $320 million credit facility.  The weighted-average interest rate as of September 30, 2010 was 3.4% on our old credit facility.
     As a result of the Crestwood Transaction our old Credit Facility terminated and we entered into our new five-year senior secured revolving Credit Facility.  Our new Credit Facility allows for revolving loans, letters of credit and swingline loans in an aggregate amount for up to $400 million.  Borrowings under the new Credit Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin or a base rate as defined in the credit agreement.  Under the terms of the new Credit Agreement, the initial applicable margin under LIBOR borrowings is 2.75%.
     Our new Credit Facility requires us to maintain:
    a ratio of our consolidated trailing 12-month EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement) to our net interest expense of not less than 2.5 to 1.0, and
 
    a ratio of total indebtedness to consolidated trailing 12-month EBITDA of not more than 5.0 to 1.0.
     Our new Credit Facility also contains certain other customary affirmative and negative covenants that could restrict the payment of distributions and permit the acceleration of outstanding borrowings by the lenders upon events of default.  Our new Credit Facility permits us to expand our borrowing capacity up to $500 million, if certain financial ratios are obtained and we seek and receive lender approval.
     Subordinated Note — For the 2010 quarter, the debt ratio requirement was not met, which resulted in no principal payment.  Interest expense of $0.7 million was added to the outstanding principal amount.  The interest rate at September 30, 2010 was 4.4%.
     Our new Credit Facility required us to terminate the Subordinated Note that had been payable to Quicksilver through the issuance of additional common units during the fourth quarter of 2010.  The conversion into common units was determined based upon the average closing common unit price for a 20 trading-day period that ended October 15, 2010.   The conversion of the Subordinated Note was unanimously approved by the conflicts committee of our General Partner’s board of

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directors and resulted in the issuance of 2,333,712 of our common units in exchange for the outstanding balance of the Subordinated Note at the time of conversion.
     For a more complete description of our indebtedness, see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
     In August 2010, we entered into a lease of office space for a term of five years commencing in August 2010.  Aggregate rentals over the life of the lease will total approximately $2.0 million.
     In October 2010, the Omnibus Agreement was entered into among our General Partner and Crestwood Holdings.
     There have been no other significant changes to our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as disclosed in Item 7 in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K except for the satisfaction of the contractual obligations related to the Alliance Midstream Assets as disclosed in Item 8 in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
     We have no off-balance sheet arrangements within the meaning of Item 303(a)(4) of SEC Regulation S-K.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
     The information regarding recent accounting pronouncements is included in Note 2 to our condensed consolidated interim financial statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report.
Critical Accounting Estimates
     Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based on our condensed consolidated interim financial statements and related footnotes contained within Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report.  The process of preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses.  Our critical accounting estimates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements were discussed in Item 7 in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  These critical estimates, for which no significant changes have occurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, include estimates and assumptions pertaining to:
    depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment;
 
    asset retirement obligations; and
 
    equity-based compensation.
     These estimates and assumptions are based upon what we believe is the best information available at the time of the estimates or assumptions.  The estimates and assumptions could change materially as conditions within and beyond our control change.   Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

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Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
     We have established policies and procedures for managing risk within our organization, including internal controls.  The level of risk assumed by us is based on our objectives and capacity to manage risk.
Credit Risk
     Our primary credit risk relates to our dependency on Quicksilver for the majority of our natural gas volumes, which causes us to be subject to the risk of nonpayment or late payment by Quicksilver for gathering and processing fees.  Quicksilver’s credit ratings are below investment grade, where they may remain for the foreseeable future.  Accordingly, this risk could be higher than it might be with a more creditworthy customer or with a more diversified group of customers.  Unless and until we significantly diversify our customer base, we expect to continue to be subject to non-diversified risk of nonpayment or late payment of our fees.  Additionally, we perform credit analyses of our customers on a regular basis pursuant to our corporate credit policy.  We have not had any significant losses due to counter-party failures to perform.
Interest Rate Risk
     Although our base interest rates remain low, our leverage ratios directly influence the spreads charged by lenders.  The credit markets could also drive the spreads charged by lenders upward.  As base rates or spreads increase, our financing costs will increase accordingly.  Although this could limit our ability to raise funds in the capital markets, we expect that our competitors would face similar challenges with respect to funding acquisitions and capital projects.  We are exposed to variable interest rate risk as a result of borrowings under our Credit Facility.
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
     We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15.  Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2010, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
     There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2010, that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
     Our operations are subject to a variety of risks and disputes normally incident to our business.  As a result, we may, at any given time, be a defendant in various legal proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.  However, we are not currently a party to any material litigation.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
     There have been no material changes in the risk factors from those described in Part I, Item 1A.  “Risk Factors” included in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K with the exception of additional risk factors related to the Crestwood Transaction.  Some of the incremental risks which may be relevant to us include:
Our ability to operate our business effectively may suffer if we do not, quickly and cost effectively, establish our own operating, maintenance, general and administrative and other functions to operate as a company not controlled by Quicksilver.
     Historically, we have relied on certain general and administrative, operating, maintenance, and other resources of Quicksilver to operate our business.  Quicksilver performed many important corporate functions for our operations pursuant to the services and secondment agreement we had with Quicksilver and which terminated upon the closing of the Crestwood Transaction.  While we have entered into an agreement with Quicksilver to provide transitional services to us for up to six months after the closing of the Crestwood Transaction, Quicksilver will not provide those services on an ongoing basis after the expiration or termination of the transition services agreement.  We will need to enhance certain financial, legal and compliance, administrative, maintenance, information technology and other support systems and processes or to contract with third parties to provide those services.
     Any failure or significant downturn in Quicksilver’s financial, operational or general and administrative policies and systems during the term of the transitional services agreement or in our financial, operational or general and administrative policies and systems after the term of the transition services agreement could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
     We may incur additional general and administrative costs as a result of the Crestwood Transaction.
     Historically, we have relied on certain operating, maintenance, general and administrative and other resources of Quicksilver to operate our business.  Costs allocated to us were based on identification of Quicksilver’s resources which directly benefit us and our estimated usage of shared resources and functions.  As a result of the closing of the Crestwood Transaction, and upon completion or termination of the transition services agreement with Quicksilver, we expect we will be obligated to bear the full burden of general and administrative costs for Crestwood executives.
As a result of the closing of the Crestwood Transaction and the conversion of the Subordinated Note, Crestwood owns approximately 62% of our common units outstanding and controls our General Partner, which has sole responsibility for conducting our business and managing our operations.
     As a result of the closing of the Crestwood Transaction and the conversion of the Subordinated Note, Crestwood owns all of Quicksilver’s interests in CMLP, including approximately 62% of our common units outstanding and controls our General Partner.  Although our General Partner has a fiduciary duty to manage us in a manner beneficial to us and our unitholders, after the closing of the Crestwood Transaction, the directors and officers of our General Partner will have a fiduciary duty to manage our General Partner in a manner beneficial to its owner, Crestwood.  Conflicts of interest may arise between Crestwood and its affiliates, including our General Partner, on the one hand, and us, on the other hand.  In resolving these conflicts of interest, our General Partner may favor its own interests and the interests of its affiliates over our interests.  These conflicts include, among others, the following situations:
    neither our partnership agreement nor any other agreement requires Crestwood or its affiliates to pursue a business strategy that favors us;
    our General Partner is allowed to take into account the interests of parties other than us, such as Crestwood, in resolving conflicts of interest;
    our General Partner determines the amount and timing of asset purchases and sales, capital expenditures, borrowings and repayments of debt, issuance of additional partnership securities, and cash reserves, each of which can affect the amount of cash available for distribution;
    our General Partner determines which costs incurred by it and its affiliates are reimbursable by us;

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    our partnership agreement does not restrict our General Partner from causing us to pay it or its affiliates for any services rendered to us or entering into additional contractual arrangements with any of these entities on our behalf;
    our General Partner intends to limit its liability regarding our contractual and other obligations; and
    our General Partner controls the enforcement of obligations owed to us by our General Partner and its affiliates.
Crestwood and its affiliates may compete directly with us.
     Crestwood and its affiliates will not be prohibited from owning assets or engaging in businesses that compete directly or independently with us.  Affiliates of Crestwood currently own various midstream assets and conduct midstream business that may potentially compete with us.  In addition, Crestwood or its affiliates may acquire, construct or dispose of any additional midstream or other assets in the future, without any obligation to offer us the opportunity to purchase or construct or dispose of those assets.  We cannot assure you that Crestwood and its affiliates will enter into any agreement with us that will limit their ability to directly compete with us or govern the resolution of any conflicts of interest.
Quicksilver entering into a confidentiality agreement.
     In October 2010, members of the Darden family sent a letter to Quicksilver’s board of directors in which they expressed an interest in pursuing strategic alternatives for Quicksilver, including potentially taking Quicksilver’s equity interests private.  Additionally, Quicksilver’s board of directors formed a transaction committee, which retained independent legal and investment banking firms to assist it in evaluating potential and any prospective outcomes pursuant to any strategic alternative.  Should the process result in significant changes to Quicksilver’s organizational structure or financial condition, this could have a material effect on our business and results of operations.
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
     None.
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities
     None.
Item 4.   (Removed and Reserved)
     Not Applicable.
Item 5.    Other Information
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Item 6.   Exhibits:
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
3.1
  Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Quicksilver Gas Services LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed October 7, 2010).
 
*3.2
  First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Quicksilver Gas Services LP.
 
*3.3
  Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Formation of Quicksilver Gas Services GP LLC
 
*3.4
  First Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Quicksilver Gas Services GP LLC
 
*10.1
  Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP , BNP Paribas as administrative agent and collateral agent, Banc of America Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and RBC Capital Markets Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Bank of America, N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada, as syndication agents, and UBS Securities and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as co-documentation agents.
 
10.2
  Omnibus Agreement, dated October 8, 2010, by and among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC and Crestwood Holdings Partners, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed October 13, 2010).
 
*31.1
  Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
*31.2
  Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
*32.1
  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
*   Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: November 8, 2010
         
    CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP  
 
       
    By: CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES GP LLC, its
General Partner
 
 
 
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ William G. Manias  
 
   
 
William G. Manias
 
 
    Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer  
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
3.1
  Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Quicksilver Gas Services LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed October 7, 2010).
 
*3.2
  First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Quicksilver Gas Services LP.
 
*3.3
  Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Formation of Quicksilver Gas Services GP LLC
 
*3.4
  First Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Quicksilver Gas Services GP LLC
 
*10.1
  Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP , BNP Paribas as administrative agent and collateral agent, Banc of America Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and RBC Capital Markets Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Bank of America, N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada, as syndication agents, and UBS Securities and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as co-documentation agents.
 
10.2
  Omnibus Agreement, dated October 8, 2010, by and among Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC and Crestwood Holdings Partners, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed October 13, 2010).
 
*31.1
  Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
*31.2
  Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
*32.1
  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
*   Filed herewith