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Related Party Transaction (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Summary of transaction between CPNO and affiliates


		Three Months								Nine Months
		Ended								Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
						(In thousands)

Affiliates of Mr. Lawing:⁽¹⁾
Natural gas sales⁽²⁾		$	—			$	14			$	(1	)		$	16
Gathering and compression services⁽³⁾			—				2				3				7
Natural gas purchases⁽⁴⁾			—				67				82				455
Reimbursable costs⁽⁵⁾			57				57				171				207
Webb Duval:
Natural gas sales⁽²⁾			—				33				39				45
Natural gas purchases⁽⁴⁾			459				(179	)			90				(66	)
Transportation costs⁽⁶⁾			178				56				348				187
Management fees⁽⁷⁾			57				56				169				168
Reimbursable costs⁽⁷⁾			184				503				521				642
Payable to us as of September 30, 2011⁽⁸⁾											81
Payable by us as of September 30, 2011⁽⁹⁾											454
Eagle Ford Gathering:
Natural gas sales⁽²⁾			1,091				—				1,091				—
Gathering and compression services⁽³⁾			739				—				739				—
Natural gas purchases⁽⁴⁾			7,298				—				7,298				—
Management fees⁽⁷⁾			67				41				149				41
Reimbursable costs⁽⁷⁾			999				1,389				14,594				—
Capital project fees⁽⁷⁾			181				189				729				189
Payable to us as of September 30, 2011⁽⁸⁾											375
Payable by us as of September 30, 2011⁽⁹⁾											3,677
Liberty Pipeline Group:
NGL transportation services⁽³⁾			145				—				145				—
Management fees⁽⁷⁾			38				—				38				—
Reimbursable costs⁽⁷⁾			1,726				—				17,231				—
Payable to us as of September 30, 2011⁽⁸⁾											94
Payable by us as of September 30, 2011⁽⁹⁾											45
Southern Dome:
Management fees⁽⁷⁾			63				63				188				188
Reimbursable costs⁽⁷⁾			98				96				299				253
Payable to us as of September 30, 2011⁽⁸⁾											42
Bighorn:
Compressor rental fees⁽¹⁰⁾			299				417				1,114				1,250
Gathering costs⁽⁶⁾			—				—				—				16
Natural gas purchases⁽⁴⁾			—				—				—				3
Management fees⁽⁷⁾			96				139				289				417
Reimbursable costs⁽⁷⁾			579				648				1,741				1,873
Payable to us as of September 30, 2011⁽⁸⁾											21
Fort Union:
Gathering costs⁽⁶⁾			1,610				1,288				4,269				3,926
Treating costs⁽⁴⁾			—				—				6				52
Management fees⁽⁷⁾			62				60				185				180
Reimbursable costs⁽⁷⁾			57				32				833				161
Payable to us as of September 30, 2011⁽⁸⁾											6
Other:
Natural gas sales⁽²⁾			—				50				—				175
Payable to us as of September 30, 2011⁽⁸⁾											2


(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. Effective October 1, 2011, Copano Operations terminated this services agreement.

(6)		Included in transportation on our consolidated statements of operations.

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

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

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

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