Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
First Reserve GP XI, Inc.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Crestwood Equity Partners LP [CEQP]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE LAFAYETTE PLACE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/23/2015
(Street)

GREENWICH, CT 06830
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Units 12/23/2015   P   15,007 A $ 19.73 (7) 2,372,158 I See footnotes (1) (5) (6)
Common Units 12/23/2015   P   126,970 A $ 20.86 (8) 2,499,128 I See footnotes (1) (5) (6)
Common Units 12/23/2015   P   200,510 A $ 21.67 (9) 2,699,638 I See footnotes (1) (5) (6)
Common Units 12/23/2015   P   16,942 A $ 22.25 (10) 2,716,580 I See footnotes (1) (5) (6)
Common Units 12/24/2015   P   50,136 A $ 21.54 (11) 2,766,716 I See footnotes (1) (5) (6)
Common Units 12/24/2015   P   92,155 A $ 22.33 (12) 2,858,871 I See footnotes (1) (5) (6)
Common Units               9,985,462 I See footnotes (2) (5) (6)
Common Units               686,695 I See footnotes (3) (5) (6)
Common Units               613,115 I See footnotes (4) (5) (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
First Reserve GP XI, Inc.
ONE LAFAYETTE PLACE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
  X   X    
First Reserve GP XI, L.P.
ONE LAFAYETTE PLACE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
  X   X    
MACAULAY WILLIAM E
ONE LAFAYETTE PLACE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
  X   X    
FR Midstream Holdings LLC
ONE LAFAYETTE PLACE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
  X   X    
FR XI CMP Holdings LLC
ONE LAFAYETTE PLACE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
  X   X    
Crestwood Holdings Partners, LLC
700 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2550
HOUSTON, TX 77002
  X   X    
Crestwood Holdings II LLC
700 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2550
HOUSTON, TX 77002
  X   X    

Signatures

 FIRST RESERVE GP XI, INC., By: /s/ Michael France, Name: Michael France, Title: Managing Director   12/23/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 FIRST RESERVE GP XI, L.P., By: First Reserve GP XI, Inc., its general partner, By: /s/ Michael France, Name: Michael France, Title: Managing Director   12/23/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 WILLIAM E. MACAULAY, By: /s/ Anne E. Gold, Name: Anne E. Gold, Title: Attorney-in-fact   12/23/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 FR MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LLC, By: First Reserve GP XI, L.P., its managing member, By: First Reserve GP XI, Inc., its general partner, By: /s/ Michael France, Name: Michael France, Title: Managing Director   12/23/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 FR XI CMP HOLDINGS LLC, By: First Reserve GP XI, L.P., its managing member, By: First Reserve GP XI, Inc., its general partner, By: /s/ Michael France, Name: Michael France, Title: Managing Director   12/23/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CRESTWOOD HOLDINGS PARTNERS, LLC, By: /s/ Joel C. Lambert, Name: Joel C. Lambert, Title: Senior Vice President   12/23/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 FR CRESTWOOD MANAGEMENT CO-INVESTMENT LLC, By: /s/ Joel C. Lambert, Name: Joel C. Lambert, Title: Senior Vice President   12/23/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reflects common units of the Issuer (the "Common Units") held directly by FR Crestwood Management Co-Investment LLC (f/k/a Crestwood Holdings II LLC) ("FRCM Co-Investment").
(2) Reflects Common Units held directly by Crestwood Gas Services Holdings LLC ("Gas Services Holdings").
(3) Reflects Common Units held directly by Crestwood Holdings LLC ("Crestwood Holdings").
(4) Reflects Common Units held directly by KA First Reserve, LLC ("KA First Reserve"). FR Midstream Holdings LLC ("FR Midstream Holdings") owns a majority of the membership interests in KA First Reserve and controls the board of managers of KA First Reserve.
(5) Gas Services Holdings' sole member is Crestwood Holdings, whose sole member is FRCM Co-Investment, whose controlling member is Crestwood Holdings Partners, LLC, whose controlling member is FR XI CMP Holdings LLC, whose sole member is FR Midstream Holdings, whose manager is First Reserve GP XI, L.P., whose general partner is First Reserve GP XI, Inc. ("FR GP Inc."). William E. Macaulay is a director of FR GP Inc. and has the right to appoint a majority of the board of directors of FR GP Inc.
(6) Does not include 438,789 Subordinated Units. The Subordinated Units may be converted into Common Units on a one-for-one basis upon the termination of the subordination period as set forth in the Issuer Partnership Agreement.
(7) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions ranging from $19.19 to $20.18, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(8) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions ranging from $20.19 to $21.18, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(9) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions ranging from $21.19 to $22.18, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(10) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions ranging from $22.19 to $22.32, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(11) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions ranging from $21.00 to $21.99, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth above.
(12) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions ranging from $22.00 to $22.75, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth above.
 
Remarks:
The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported on this Form 4 except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.

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