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        <issuerName>Sanchez Production Partners LP</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE GATEWAY CENTER</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>NEWTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02458</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001520872</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HITE MLP Caymans Ltd.</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O WALKERS SPV LIMITED</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>WALKER HOUSE, 87 MARY STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GEORGE TOWN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>E9</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>KY1-9001</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CAYMAN ISLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <otherText>Owner of Derivative Securities</otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001375511</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HITE HEDGE OFFSHORE LTD</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O WALKERS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>E9</rptOwnerState>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001496278</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HITE Hedge LP</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE GATEWAY CENTER</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>300 WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 308</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02458</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001519590</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HITE MLP LP</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE GATEWAY CENTER</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>300 WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 308</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02458</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001617140</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HITE Hedge QP LP</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE GATEWAY CENTER</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>300 WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 308</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02458</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001559404</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HITE MLP Advantage LP</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 308</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>300 WASHINGTON STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02458</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001672471</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Jampel James M</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE GATEWAY CENTER</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>300 WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 308</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02458</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Member of Investment Manager</officerTitle>
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                <value>Cash Settled Equity Swaps</value>
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                <value>2016-12-31</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2016-12-31</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>See Footnotes (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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                <value>2016-12-31</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)</value>
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                    <value>See Footnotes (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)</value>
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                    <value>see Footnotes (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>see Footnotes (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)</value>
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                    <value>see Footnotes (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)</value>
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                    <value>see Footnotes (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>see Footnotes (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The securities disclosed in this Form 4 may be deemed indirectly beneficially owned by HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC. The securities are directly held by HITE Hedge LP, HITE MLP LP, HITE Hedge QP, 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 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 f 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 ReportingPersons is a member of a Sections 13(g) group with HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC as disclosed in a Schedule 13G filed on behalf of the Reporting Persons on April 22, 2016.  As of April 22, 2016, the member 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 is or its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The number of Common Units reported herein does not include an additional aggregate 204,474 common units 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">In addition to the Common Units reported herein, two other funds(HITE Hedge Offshore, Ltd., HITE MLP Caymans, Ltd.)for which HITE serves as investment adviser have exposure to 169,000 units (142,735 after the sales) through cash-settled equity swaps (the &quot;Equity Swaps&quot;) under which its profit will be bad upon any increase in value in the common units and its loss will be based upon any decrease in the value of the common units over the term of the transactions.  The Equity Swaps may only be settled in cash and do not give the Reporting Persons direct or indirect voting, investment or dispositive control over any common units and do not require the counterparty thereto to acquire, hold, vote or dispose of any securities of the Issuer.  Accordingly, the Reporting Persons disclaim any beneficial ownership of any common units that may be referenced int the swap contracts or other securities or financial instruments that may be held from time to time by any counterparty to the contracts.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>James Conant</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-08-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
