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    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2016-01-31</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001362705</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Sanchez Production Partners LP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SPP</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001568939</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>300 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 308</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02458</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See explanation of responses</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001496278</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HITE Hedge LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>300 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 308</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02458</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001519590</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HITE MLP LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>300 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 308</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02458</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001617140</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HITE Hedge QP LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>300 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 308</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02458</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001559404</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HITE MLP Advantage LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>300 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 308</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02458</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001672471</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Jampel James M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>300 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 308</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02458</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>555273</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Cash Settled Equity Swaps</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Units</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>169000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The securities disclosed in this Form 3 may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC. The securities are directly held by HITE Hedge LP, HITE MLP LP, HITE Hedge QP LP and HITE MLP Advantage LP (collectively, the &quot;HITE Funds&quot;), for which HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC is the investment adviser. Mr. Jampel serves as Managing Member of HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">(Continued from footnote 1) Each of HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC and Mr. Jampel may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owners of such Common Units held by the HITE Funds by virtue of their direct and indirect control of the HITE Funds.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">(Continued from footnote 2) The Reporting Persons are filing this report because each of the Reporting Persons is a member of a Section 13(g) group with HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC as disclosed in a Schedule 13G filed on behalf of the Reporting Persons on April 18, 2016. As of April 18, 2016, the members of this Section 13(g) group collectively owned more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Units. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Units reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The number of Common Units reported herein does not include additional Common Units in an aggregate amount of at least 210,621 that HITE believes the Reporting Persons are entitled to receive pursuant to the terms of the Issuer's Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of August 3, 2015. The Reporting Persons are in discussions with the Issuer about their entitlement to these Common Units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Two funds for which HITE serves as investment adviser are party to cash-settled equity swap agreements with a dealer, referencing a portfolio of securities that includes a notional 169,000 Common Units (the &quot;Equity Swaps&quot;). The Equity Swaps do not provide for a pre-determined expiration date. At the end of each calendar month, each such fund is obligated to pay to the dealer any net decrease in the market price of a portfolio of securities (which includes the notional Common Units noted above), and (ii) the dealer will be obligated to pay to each such fund any net increase in the market price of such portfolio of securities. In addition, each fund will pay to the dealer certain agreed upon periodic financing charges. The dealer will pay to each fund the equivalent of any dividends paid to the beneficial owners of the referenced securities during the term of the swap agreements. The Equity Swaps may be settled only in cash and do not give the Reporting Persons direct or indirect voting,</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC, By: /s/ James M. Jampel, Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-04-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HITE Hedge LP, By: HITE Hedge Capital LP, its General Partner, By: HITE Hedge Capital LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ James M. Jampel, Manager</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-04-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HITE MLP LP, By: HITE Hedge Capital LP, its General Partner, By: HITE Hedge Capital LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ James M. Jampel, Manager</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-04-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HITE Hedge QP LP, By: HITE Hedge Capital LP, its General Partner, By: HITE Hedge Capital LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ James M. Jampel, Manager</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-04-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>HITE MLP Advantage LP, By: HITE Hedge Capital LP, its General Partner, By: HITE Hedge Capital LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ James M. Jampel, Manager</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-04-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ James M. Jampel</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-04-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
