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EXHIBIT 10.24

AMENDMENT NUMBER 6
TO THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

        THIS AMENDMENT NUMBER 6, dated as of March 29, 2002 (the "Amendment") to the Management Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2001 (as amended or supplemented from time to time as permitted thereby, the "Management Agreement"), by and among Universal Compression, Inc. (the "Manager"), UCO Compression LLC ("UCO") and BRL Universal Compression Funding I, L.P. (the "Issuer").

W I T N E S S E T H:

        WHEREAS, the Manager, UCO and the Issuer have previously entered into the Management Agreement and Amendments Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 thereto;

        WHEREAS, the parties desire to further amend the Management Agreement in order to modify certain provisions of the Management Agreement;

        NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

        SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned in the Management Agreement.

        SECTION 2. Full Force and Effect. Other than as specifically modified hereby, the Management Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and is hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto.

        SECTION 3. Amendment to the Management Agreement. Effective on the date hereof, following the execution and delivery hereof,

(a)

Section 9.11 of the Management Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

New Master Lease Agreement with Users. With respect to each Owner Compressor, the Manager shall, within the timeframe set forth below, cause each related User to execute a revised master lease agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto. The Manager shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section if Users representing one hundred percent (100%) of the Aggregate Appraised Value have executed such revised master lease agreement by the earlier to occur of (a) the date of issuance of the Issuer's "Series 2002-1 Notes" and (b) May 31, 2002 (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).

(b)

Section 9.12 of the Management Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

Appraisals. By the earlier to occur of (a) the date of issuance of the Issuer's "Series 2002-1 Notes" and (b) April 15, 2002 (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) the Manager shall (at its own expense) furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Owner and to each Entitled Party two (2) additional Appraisals setting forth the Appraised Value of each Lease Pool as of the date of such Appraisal. Upon delivery of such additional Appraisals, the Appraised Value of each Compressor shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions set forth in the definition of the term "Appraised Value."

        Thereafter, on the anniversary (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) of the earlier to occur of (a) the date of issuance of the Issuer's "Series 2002-1 Notes" and (b) April 15, 2002 (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), the Manager shall (at its own expense) furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Owner and to each Entitled Party three (3) Appraisals setting forth the Appraised Value of each Lease Pool as of the date of such Appraisal.

        SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Manager, UCO and the Issuer hereby confirm that each of the covenants, representations and warranties set forth in Articles 9 and 18, as applicable, of the Management Agreement are true and correct as of the date first written above with the same effect as though each had been made as of such date, except to the extent that any of such covenants, representations and warranties expressly relate to earlier dates.

        SECTION 5. Effectiveness of Amendment.

(a)

This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above.



(b)

This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.



(c)

On and after the execution and delivery hereof, (i) this Amendment shall be a part of the Management Agreement, and (ii) each reference in the Management Agreement to "this Agreement" or "hereof", "hereunder" or words of like import, and each reference in any other document to the Management Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Management Agreement as amended or modified hereby.

        SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.

        SECTION 7. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES; PROVIDED THAT SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

        [Signatures follow.]

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment on the date first above written.

UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION, INC.
By:	/s/  RICHARD W. FITZGERALD
Name:	Richard W. FitzGerald
Title:	Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
UCO COMPRESSION LLC
By:	/s/  RICHARD W. FITZGERALD
Name:	Richard W. FitzGerald
Title:	Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
BRL UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION         FUNDING I, L.P.
By:	BRL Universal Compression Management, Inc., its General Partner
	By:	/s/  DANIEL D. BOECKMAN
	Name:	Daniel D. Boeckman
	Title:	Executive Vice President

The undersigned hereby consents to the
amendment to the Management Agreement:

VARIABLE FUNDING CAPITAL
CORPORATION, as Requisite Global
Majority

By:	First Union Securities, Inc., acting under the trade name Wachovia Securities, as attorney-in-fact
	By:	/s/  DARRELL R. BABER
	Name:	Darrell R. Baber
	Title:	Managing Director

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Acknowledged and Agreed:

WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as indenture trustee

By:	/s/  MARIANNA STERSHIC
Name:	Marianna Stershic
Title:	Vice President

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