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 *
CHESAPEAKE MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LLC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHESAPEAKE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP [CHKM]
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)
900 NW 63RD STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/29/2011
(Street)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73118
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 12/29/2011   P   9,791,605 (1) (2) A (2) 33,704,666 I See footnote 1. (1)

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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
CHESAPEAKE MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS LLC
900 NW 63RD STREET
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73118
  X   X    
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP
6100 N WESTERN AVE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73118
  X   X    

Signatures

 Marc D. Rome, on behalf of Chesapeake Midstream Holdings, L.L.C.   01/03/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Marc D. Rome, on behalf of Chesapeake Energy Corporation   01/03/2012
**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) This form is jointly filed by Chesapeake Energy Corporation ("Chesapeake") and Chesapeake Midstream Holdings, L.L.C. ("Midstream Holdings" and, together with Chesapeake, the "Reporting Persons").
(2) On December 28, 2011, Chesapeake MLP Operating, L.L.C. ("Buyer"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with Chesapeake Midstream Operating, L.L.C. ("Seller"), Chesapeake Midstream Development, L.P., Appalachia Midstream Services, L.L.C. ("AMS") and, for certain limited purposes, Chesapeake Midstream Management, L.L.C. and the Issuer. All parties are subsidiaries or affiliates of the Reporting Persons. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Buyer agreed to acquire 1,000 units of AMS representing 100% of the issued and outstanding membership units of AMS (the "Acquisition") from Seller in exchange for total consideration of approximately $865 million represented by $600 million in cash and 9,791,605 Common Units. The Acquisition closed, and the Reporting Persons acquired the common units, on December 29, 2011. The effective date of the Acquisition was December 31, 2011.

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