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Related Party Transaction (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Related Party Transaction (Tables) [Abstract]

Summary of transaction between CPNO and affiliates


		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
		(In thousands)

Affiliates of Mr. Lawing:⁽¹⁾
Natural gas sales⁽²⁾		$	—			$	1			$	(1	)		$	2
Gathering and compression services⁽³⁾			1				2				3				5
Natural gas purchases⁽⁴⁾			22				108				82				389
Reimbursable costs⁽⁵⁾			57				75				114				150
Webb Duval:
Natural gas sales⁽²⁾			39				12				39				12
Natural gas purchases⁽⁴⁾			(308	)			59				(369	)			112
Transportation costs⁽³⁾			119				61				170				131
Management fees⁽⁶⁾			56				56				112				112
Reimbursable costs⁽⁶⁾			224				72				337				139
Payable to us as of June 30, 2011⁽⁷⁾											275
Payable by us as of June 30, 2011⁽⁸⁾											45
Eagle Ford Gathering:
Management fees⁽⁶⁾			41				—				82				—
Reimbursable costs⁽⁶⁾			3,482				—				13,595				—
Capital project fees⁽⁶⁾			260				—				548
Payable to us as of June 30, 2011⁽⁷⁾											22
Payable by us as of June 30, 2011⁽⁸⁾											57
Liberty Pipeline Group:
Reimbursable costs⁽⁶⁾			12,011				—				15,505				—
Payable to us as of June 30, 2011⁽⁷⁾											30
Southern Dome:
Management fees⁽⁶⁾			62				63				125				125
Reimbursable costs⁽⁶⁾			105				61				201				157
Payable to us as of June 30, 2011⁽⁷⁾											52
Bighorn:
Compressor rental fees⁽⁹⁾			398				417				815				833
Gathering costs⁽³⁾			—				—				—				16
Natural gas purchases⁽⁴⁾			—				—				—				3
Management fees⁽⁶⁾			97				139				193				278
Reimbursable costs⁽⁶⁾			579				563				1,162				1,225
Payable to us as of June 30, 2011⁽⁷⁾											245
Fort Union:
Gathering costs⁽³⁾			1,379				1,267				2,659				2,638
Treating costs⁽⁴⁾			—				—				6				52
Management fees⁽⁶⁾			61				60				123				120
Reimbursable costs⁽⁶⁾			59				50				776				129
Payable to us as of June 30, 2011⁽⁷⁾											16
Other:
Natural gas sales⁽²⁾			—				65				—				125
Payable to us as of June 30, 2011⁽⁷⁾											6


(1)		These entities were controlled by John R. Eckel, Jr., our former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, until his death in November 2009, and since that time have been controlled by Douglas L. Lawing, our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, in his role as executor of Mr. Eckel’s estate.

(2)		Revenues included in natural gas sales on our consolidated statements of operations.

(3)		Revenues included in transportation, compression and processing fees on our consolidated statements of operations.

(4)		Included in costs of natural gas and natural gas liquids on our consolidated statements of operations.

(5)		Reimbursable costs received from Copano/Operations, Inc. (“Copano Operations”), controlled by Mr. Lawing, for its use of shared personnel, facilities and equipment. This was the only compensation we received from Copano Operations.

(6)		Management fees, reimbursable costs and capital project fees received from our unconsolidated affiliates are included in general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of operations.

(7)		Included in accounts receivable on the consolidated balance sheets.

(8)		Included in accounts payable on the consolidated balance sheets.

(9)		Revenues included in condensate and other on our consolidated statements of operations.