SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EnCap V-B Acquisitions, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EV Energy Partners, LP [ EVEP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/15/2013
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Unit	01/15/2013		M		1,022	A	(1)	408,994	D(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Unit	(1)	01/15/2013		M			165	01/15/2013	01/15/2013	Common Unit	165	(1)	0	D(2)
Phantom Unit	(1)	01/15/2013		M			277	01/15/2013	01/15/2013	Common Unit	277	(1)	276	D(2)
Phantom Unit	(1)	01/15/2013		M			331	01/15/2013	01/15/2013	Common Unit	331	(1)	664	D(2)
Phantom Unit	(1)	01/15/2013		M			249	01/15/2013	01/15/2013	Common Unit	249	(1)	745	D(2)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EnCap V-B Acquisitions, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EnCap V-B Acquisitions GP, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA STREET SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Beneficial Owner

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EnCap Energy Capital Fund V-B L P (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Beneficial Owner

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EnCap Investments L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Beneficial Owner

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EnCap Investments GP, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA STREET SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Beneficial Owner

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EnCap Equity Fund V GP, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA STREET SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Beneficial Owner

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PHILLIPS D MARTIN (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Beneficial Owner

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MILLER DAVID B (Last) (First) (Middle) 3811 TURTLE CREEK BOULEVARD SUITE 1000 (Street) DALLAS TX 75219 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Beneficial Owner

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ZORICH ROBERT L (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Beneficial Owner

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RNBD GP LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Beneficial Owner

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each Phantom Unit was the economic equivalent of one EVEP common unit at the close of business on the vesting date.

2. Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership in excess of their respective pecuniary interest in such securities.

Remarks:

This report is filed in connection with the Form 4 filed today by Gary R. Petersen.

	EnCap V-B Acquisitions L.P. by EnCap V-B Acquisitions GP LLC its GP by EnCap Energy Capital Fund V-B, L.P. its memb by EnCap Equity Fund V GP, L.P. its GP by EnCap Investments L.P. its GP by EnCap Investments GP L.L.C. its GP by /s/ Gary Petersen, Sr.MD	01/17/2013
	EnCap V-B Acquisitions GP LLC, by EnCap Energy Capital Fund V-B LP., its member, by EnCap Equity Fund V GP L.P., its GP, by EnCap Investments L.P., its GP, by EnCap Investments GP L.L.C., its GP, by /s/ Gary Petersen, Senior Managing Director	01/17/2013
	EnCap Energy Capital Fund V-B L.P., by EnCap Equity Fund V GP L.P., its GP, by EnCap Investments L.P., its GP, by EnCap Investments GP L.L.C., its GP, by /s/ Gary Petersen, Senior Managing Director	01/17/2013
	EnCap Equity Fund V GP L.P., by EnCap Investments L.P., its GP, by EnCap Investments GP L.L.C., its GP, by /s/ Gary Petersen, Senior Managing Director	01/17/2013
	EnCap Investments L.P., by EnCap Investments GP L.L.C., its GP, by /s/ Gary Petersen, Senior Managing Director	01/17/2013
	EnCap Investments GP L.L.C., by /s/ Gary Petersen, Senior Managing Director	01/17/2013
	RNBD GP LLC, by /s/ D. Martin Phillips, Member	01/17/2013
	/s/ David B. Miller	01/17/2013
	/s/ Robert L. Zorich	01/17/2013
	/s/ D. Martin Phillips	01/17/2013
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