Summit Midstream Partners, LP - Quarter Report: 2022 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)


x			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022


o			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-35666

Summit Midstream Partners, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

910 Louisiana Street, Suite 4200

Houston, TX

(Address of principal executive offices)

45-5200503

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

77002

(Zip Code)

(832) 413-4770

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Units	SMLP	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).


x			Yes			o			No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	x
Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes x No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Class						As of October 28, 2022
Common Units						10,176,582 units

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COMMONLY USED OR DEFINED TERMS		2

PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements.
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.	5
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.	6
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Partners' Capital.	7
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.	8
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.	9
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	22
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.	44
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures.	44
PART II	OTHER INFORMATION	45
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings.	45
Item 1A.	Risk Factors.	45
Item 5.	Other Information.	45
Item 6.	Exhibits.	45

SIGNATURES		47

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COMMONLY USED OR DEFINED TERMS



2015 Blacktail Release			a 2015 rupture of our four-inch produced water gathering pipeline near Williston, North Dakota

2025 Senior Notes			Summit Holdings' and Finance Corp.’s 5.75% senior unsecured notes due April 2025

2026 Secured Notes			Summit Holdings' and Finance Corp.’s 8.500% senior secured second lien notes due 2026

ABL Facility			the asset-based lending credit facility governed by the ABL Agreement
ABL Agreement			Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, among Summit Holdings, as borrower, SMLP and certain subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as agent, ING Capital LLC, Royal Bank of Canada and Regions Bank, as co-syndication agents, and Bank of America, N.A., ING Capital LLC, RBC Capital Markets and Regions Capital Markets, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners
ASU			Accounting Standards Update
Bison Midstream			Bison Midstream, LLC
Board of Directors			the board of directors of our General Partner

condensate			a natural gas liquid with a low vapor pressure, mainly composed of propane, butane, pentane and heavier hydrocarbon fractions

Co-Issuers			Summit Holdings and Finance Corp.
DFW Midstream			DFW Midstream Services LLC
DJ Basin			Denver-Julesburg Basin
Double E			Double E Pipeline, LLC
Double E Pipeline			a 135 mile, 1.35 Bcf/d, FERC-regulated interstate natural gas transmission pipeline that commenced operations in November 2021 and provides transportation service from receipt points in the Delaware Basin to various delivery points in and around the Waha hub in Texas

Double E Project			the development and construction of the Double E Pipeline
ECP			Energy Capital Partners II, LLC and its parallel and co-investment funds
EPA			Environmental Protection Agency

EPU			earnings or loss per unit
FASB			Financial Accounting Standards Board
Finance Corp.			Summit Midstream Finance Corp.
GAAP			accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
General Partner			Summit Midstream GP, LLC
GP			general partner
GP Buy-In Transaction			the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement dated May 3, 2020, between the Partnership and the affiliates of its then private equity sponsor, ECP, to acquire Summit Investments
Grand River			Grand River Gathering, LLC
Guarantor Subsidiaries			Grand River and its subsidiaries, DFW Midstream, Red Rock Gathering, Summit Marketing, OpCo, Summit Niobrara, Summit Utica, Meadowlark Midstream, Summit Permian II, Mountaineer Midstream and, prior to their respective divestitures, Bison Midstream and its subsidiaries, Summit Permian and Permian Finance
Hub			geographic location of a storage facility and multiple pipeline interconnections

LIBOR			London Interbank Offered Rate
Mbbl/d			one thousand barrels per day
MD&A			Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Meadowlark Midstream			Meadowlark Midstream Company, LLC
MMBTU			metric million British thermal units
MMcf/d			one million cubic feet per day
Mountaineer Midstream			Mountaineer Midstream Company, LLC
MVC			minimum volume commitment

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NGLs			natural gas liquids; the combination of ethane, propane, normal butane, iso-butane and natural gasolines that when removed from unprocessed natural gas streams become liquid under various levels of higher pressure and lower temperature

NYSE			New York Stock Exchange


Ohio Gathering			Ohio Gathering Company, L.L.C. and Ohio Condensate Company, L.L.C.
OpCo			Summit Midstream OpCo, LP
play			a proven geological formation that contains commercial amounts of hydrocarbons
Permian Finance			Summit Midstream Permian Finance, LLC
Permian Holdco			Summit Permian Transmission Holdco, LLC
Permian Term Loan Facility			the term loan governed by the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2021, among Summit Permian Transmission, LLC, as borrower, MUFG Bank Ltd., as administrative agent, Mizuho Bank (USA), as collateral agent, ING Capital LLC, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as L/C issuers, coordinating lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and the lenders from time to time party thereto
Permian Transmission Credit Facilities			the credit facilities governed by the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2021, among Summit Permian Transmission, LLC, as borrower, MUFG Bank Ltd., as administrative agent, Mizuho Bank (USA), as collateral agent, ING Capital LLC, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as L/C issuers, coordinating lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and the lenders from time to time party thereto

produced water			water from underground geologic formations that is a by-product of natural gas and crude oil production
Red Rock Gathering			Red Rock Gathering Company, LLC
Revolving Credit Facility			the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 26, 2017, as amended by the First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 22, 2017, the Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 26, 2019, the Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 24, 2019 and the Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 18, 2020
SEC			Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Act			Securities Act of 1933, as amended
segment adjusted EBITDA			total revenues less total costs and expenses; plus (i) other income excluding interest income, (ii) our proportional adjusted EBITDA for equity method investees, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) adjustments related to MVC shortfall payments, (v) adjustments related to capital reimbursement activity, (vi) unit- based and noncash compensation, (vii) impairments and (viii) other noncash expenses or losses, less other noncash income or gains
Senior Notes			The 2025 Senior Notes and the 2026 Secured Notes, collectively
Series A Preferred Units			Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units
shortfall payment			the payment received from a counterparty when its volume throughput does not meet its MVC for the applicable period
SMLP			Summit Midstream Partners, LP
SMLP LTIP			SMLP Long-Term Incentive Plan
SMP Holdings			Summit Midstream Partners Holdings, LLC, also known as SMPH
SMPH Term Loan			the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2017, among SMP Holdings, as borrower, the lenders party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units			Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units issued by Permian Holdco
Summit Holdings			Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC
Summit Investments			Summit Midstream Partners, LLC
Summit Marketing			Summit Midstream Marketing, LLC

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Summit Niobrara			Summit Midstream Niobrara, LLC
Summit Permian			Summit Midstream Permian, LLC
Summit Permian II			Summit Midstream Permian II, LLC
Summit Permian Transmission			Summit Permian Transmission, LLC
Summit Utica			Summit Midstream Utica, LLC
the Partnership			Summit Midstream Partners, LP and its subsidiaries
the Partnership Agreement			the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership dated May 28, 2020
throughput volume			the volume of natural gas, crude oil or produced water gathered, transported or passing through a pipeline, plant or other facility during a particular period; also referred to as volume throughput
unconventional resource basin			a basin where natural gas or crude oil production is developed from unconventional sources that require hydraulic fracturing as part of the completion process, for instance, natural gas produced from shale formations and coalbeds; also referred to as an unconventional resource play
wellhead			the equipment at the surface of a well, used to control the well's pressure; also, the point at which the hydrocarbons and water exit the ground

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

SUMMIT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
	(In thousands, except unit amounts)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,450	$	7,349
Restricted cash	3,514		12,223
Accounts receivable	57,593		62,121
Other current assets	4,834		5,676
Total current assets	76,391		87,369
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,477,051		1,726,082
Intangible assets, net	144,002		172,927
Investment in equity method investees	513,974		523,196
Other noncurrent assets	28,254		12,888
TOTAL ASSETS	$	2,239,672	$	2,522,462

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Trade accounts payable	$	9,448	$	10,498
Accrued expenses	7,999		14,462
Deferred revenue	9,176		10,374
Ad valorem taxes payable	6,353		8,570
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	7,857		11,019
Accrued interest	34,185		12,737
Accrued environmental remediation	1,604		3,068
Current portion of long-term debt	9,009		—

Other current liabilities	11,474		8,509
Total current liabilities	97,105		79,237
Long-term debt, net of issuance costs	1,165,189		1,355,072
Noncurrent deferred revenue	38,793		42,570
Noncurrent accrued environmental remediation	2,272		2,538
Other noncurrent liabilities	29,269		32,357
Total liabilities	1,332,628		1,511,774
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

Mezzanine Capital
Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units (93,039 and 91,439 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	115,223		106,325

Partners' Capital
Series A Preferred Units (65,508 and 143,447 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	83,252		169,769
Common limited partner capital (10,176,582 and 7,169,834 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)	708,569		734,594
Total partners' capital	791,821		904,363
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL	$	2,239,672	$	2,522,462

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	(In thousands, except per-unit amounts)
Revenues:
Gathering services and related fees	$	61,814	$	70,924	$	187,465	$	215,504
Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales	16,628		22,121		67,364		59,301
Other revenues	10,240		9,000		29,042		26,599
Total revenues	88,682		102,045		283,871		301,404
Costs and expenses:
Cost of natural gas and NGLs	15,080		21,072		64,162		58,174
Operation and maintenance	21,877		20,781		61,216		54,881
General and administrative	8,550		8,477		31,983		48,414
Depreciation and amortization	28,841		30,992		89,397		87,866
Transaction costs	1,517		1,060		1,750		1,276
Gain on asset sales, net	(99)		(212)		(409)		(352)
Long-lived asset impairments	7,016		248		91,644		1,773
Total costs and expenses	82,782		82,418		339,743		252,032
Other income (expense), net	—		753		(4)		(1,532)
Gain on interest rate swaps	5,527		—		16,491		—
Loss on sale of business	(85)		—		(85)		—
Loss on ECP Warrants	—		—		—		(13,634)
Interest expense	(24,932)		(15,530)		(73,982)		(44,985)

Income (loss) before income taxes and equity method investment income	(13,590)		4,850		(113,452)		(10,779)
Income tax (expense) benefit	68		79		(307)		341
Income from equity method investees	5,734		2,075		14,162		6,694
Net income (loss)	$	(7,788)	$	7,004	$	(99,597)	$	(3,744)
Net income attributable to Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units	(3,278)		(4,253)		(12,155)		(12,274)
Net income (loss) attributable to Summit Midstream Partners, LP	$	(11,066)	$	2,751	$	(111,752)	$	(16,018)
Less: net income attributable to Series A Preferred Units	(1,962)		(3,916)		(6,070)		(12,052)
Add: deemed contribution from 2022 Preferred Exchange Offer	—		—		20,974		—
Add: deemed contribution from 2021 Preferred Exchange Offer	—		—		—		8,326
Net loss attributable to common limited partners	$	(13,028)	$	(1,165)	$	(96,848)	$	(19,744)
Net loss per limited partner unit:
Common unit – basic	$	(1.28)	$	(0.17)	$	(9.68)	$	(2.99)
Common unit – diluted	$	(1.28)	$	(0.17)	$	(9.68)	$	(2.99)

Weighted-average limited partner units outstanding:
Common units – basic	10,168		6,999		10,003		6,596
Common units – diluted	10,168		6,999		10,003		6,596

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL


	Partners' Capital
		Series A Preferred Units		Common Limited Partners Capital		Total
		(In thousands)
Partners' capital, January 1, 2022		$	169,769	$	734,594	$	904,363
Net income (loss)		2,220		(7,938)		(5,718)
Unit-based compensation		—		1,690		1,690
Tax withholdings and associated payments on vested SMLP LTIP awards		—		(562)		(562)
Tax withholdings on 2022 Preferred Exchange Offer		—		(2,652)		(2,652)
Effect of 2022 Preferred Exchange Offer, inclusive of a $20.9 million deemed contribution to common unit holders (Note 10)		(92,587)		92,587		—
Partners' capital, March 31, 2022		$	79,402	$	817,719	$	897,121
Net income (loss)		1,888		(96,856)		(94,968)
Unit-based compensation		—		582		582
Tax withholdings and associated payments on vested SMLP LTIP awards		—		(327)		(327)
Partners' capital, June 30, 2022		$	81,290	$	721,118	$	802,408
Net income (loss)		1,962		(13,028)		(11,066)
Unit-based compensation		—		692		692
Tax withholdings and associated payments on vested SMLP LTIP awards		—		(213)		(213)
Partners' capital, September 30, 2022		$	83,252	$	708,569	$	791,821


	Partners' Capital
		Series A Preferred Units		Common Limited Partners Capital		Total
		(In thousands)
Partners' capital, January 1, 2021		$	174,425	$	748,466	$	922,891
Net income		4,287		769		5,056
Unit-based compensation		—		1,967		1,967
Tax withholdings and associated payments on vested SMLP LTIP awards		—		(1,274)		(1,274)
Partners' capital, March 31, 2021		$	178,712	$	749,928	$	928,640
Net income (loss)		3,849		(27,676)		(23,827)
Unit-based compensation		—		1,048		1,048
Tax withholdings and associated payments on vested SMLP LTIP awards		—		(98)		(98)
Tax withholdings on 2021 Preferred Exchange Offer		—		(465)		(465)
Effect of 2021 Preferred Exchange Offer, inclusive of an $8.3 million deemed contribution to common unit holders (Note 10)		(20,654)		20,654		—
Partners' capital, June 30, 2021		$	161,907	$	743,391	$	905,298
Net income (loss)		3,916		(1,165)		2,751
Unit-based compensation		—		868		868
Tax withholdings and associated payments on vested SMLP LTIP awards		—		(361)		(361)
Exercise of ECP Warrants		—		15,542		15,542
Partners' capital, September 30, 2021		$	165,823	$	758,275	$	924,098

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021
	(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(99,597)	$	(3,744)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	90,101		88,570
Noncash lease expense	675		793
Amortization of debt issuance costs	6,642		5,176
Unit-based and noncash compensation	2,964		3,883
Income from equity method investees	(14,162)		(6,694)
Distributions from equity method investees	31,764		20,004
Gain on asset sales, net	(409)		(352)
Loss on sale of business	85		—
Loss on ECP Warrants	—		13,635
Unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate swaps	(16,870)		(1,939)
Long-lived asset impairment	91,644		1,773
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(1,323)		(6,531)
Trade accounts payable	4,284		197
Accrued expenses	(2,040)		1,129
Deferred revenue, net	(4,861)		(4,413)
Ad valorem taxes payable	(1,769)		(2,555)
Accrued interest	21,448		585
Accrued environmental remediation, net	(1,730)		1,946
Other, net	(10,041)		16,268
Net cash provided by operating activities	96,805		127,731
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(20,955)		(11,780)
Proceeds from sale of Lane G&P System, net of cash sold in transaction	75,520		—
Proceeds from sale of Bison Midstream, net of cash sold in transaction	36,671		—
Proceeds from asset sale	4,646		8,000
Investment in Double E equity method investee	(8,444)		(102,109)


Net cash provided from (used in) investing activities	87,438		(105,889)
Cash flows from financing activities:


Repayments on Revolving Credit Facility	—		(132,000)
Borrowings under Permian Transmission Credit Facility	—		107,000
Repayments on Permian Transmission Term Loan	(3,442)		—
Repayments on ABL Facility	(205,000)		—
Borrowings on ABL Facility	23,000



Distributions on Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units	(1,628)		—
Distribution to unit holders	—		—
Debt issuance costs	—		(5,179)
Proceeds from asset sale	—		357
Other, net	(2,781)		(1,303)
Net cash used in financing activities	(189,851)		(31,125)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(5,608)		(9,283)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	19,572		15,544
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	13,964	$	6,261

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND PRESENTATION AND CONSOLIDATION

Organization. Summit Midstream Partners, LP (including its subsidiaries, collectively “SMLP” or the “Partnership”) is a Delaware limited partnership that was formed in May 2012 and began operations in October 2012. SMLP is a value-oriented limited partnership focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in the continental United States. The Partnership’s business activities are primarily conducted through various operating subsidiaries, each of which is owned or controlled by its wholly owned subsidiary holding company, Summit Holdings, a Delaware limited liability company.

Business Operations. The Partnership provides natural gas gathering, compression, treating and processing services as well as crude oil and produced water gathering services pursuant to primarily long-term, fee-based agreements with its customers. The Partnership’s results are primarily driven by the volumes of natural gas that it gathers, compresses, treats and/or processes as well as by the volumes of crude oil and produced water that it gathers. Other than the Partnership’s investments in Double E and Ohio Gathering, all of its business activities are conducted through wholly owned operating subsidiaries.

Presentation and Consolidation. The Partnership prepares its condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP as established by the FASB and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC pertaining to interim financial information. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this report include all normal and recurring material adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented herein. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes that are included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

The Partnership makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates, including fair value measurements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses and the disclosure of commitments and contingencies. Although management believes these estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from its estimates.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this report include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of SMLP and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions among the consolidated entities have been eliminated in consolidation. Comprehensive income or loss is the same as net income or loss for all periods presented.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THE PARTNERSHIP

There have been no changes to the Partnership’s significant accounting policies since December 31, 2021.

New accounting standards not yet implemented.

ASU No. 2020-6 Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815–40) (“ASU 2020-6”). ASU 2020-6 simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. The ASU is part of the FASB’s simplification initiative, which aims to reduce unnecessary complexity in GAAP. The ASU’s amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Partnership does not expect the provisions of ASU 2020-6 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

ASU No. 2020-4 Reference Rate Reform (“ASU 2020-4”). ASU 2020-4 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform on financial reporting. The amendments in ASU 2020-4 are effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Partnership does not expect the provisions of ASU 2020-4 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

3. DISPOSITIONS

Bison divestiture. On September 19, 2022, the Partnership completed the sale of Bison Midstream, LLC (“Bison Midstream”), its gas gathering system in Burke and Mountrail Counties, North Dakota to a subsidiary of Steel Reef Infrastructure Corp. (“Steel Reef”), an integrated owner and operator of associated gas capture, gathering and processing assets in North Dakota and Saskatchewan, for cash consideration of $40.0 million.

During the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022, the Partnership recognized an impairment of $6.9 million related to the disposition of Bison Midstream based on total cash proceeds received of $36.7 million and net assets of $43.6 million. The cash proceeds were used to reduce amounts outstanding under the ABL Facility and are subject to a final working capital adjustment.

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Lane G&P System. On June 30, 2022, the Partnership completed the disposition of all the equity interests in Summit Permian, which owns the Lane Gathering and Processing System (“Lane G&P System”), to Longwood Gathering and Disposal Systems, LP (“Longwood”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Matador ͏Resources Company (“Matador”), for a cash sale price of $75.0 million. In connection with the transaction, the Partnership released, to a subsidiary of Matador, and Matador agreed to assume, take or-pay firm capacity on the Double E Pipeline. The Partnership is the operator of the Double E joint venture and owns a 70% interest.

During the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022, the Partnership recognized an impairment of $84.5 million related to the disposition of the Lane G&P System based on total cash proceeds received of $77.5 million, including $2.0 million of cash sold in the transaction, net assets of $160.8 million, and other costs to sell of $1.2 million. The cash proceeds were used to reduce amounts outstanding under the ABL Facility. During the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022, the Partnership recognized an incremental loss of $0.1 million primarily as a result of recognition of a final working capital adjustment.

4. REVENUE

The following table presents estimated revenue expected to be recognized during the remainder of 2022 and over the remaining contract period related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied and are comprised of estimated minimum volume commitments.


(In thousands)	2022		2023		2024		2025		2026		Thereafter

Gathering services and related fees	$	20,535	$	63,214	$	52,412	$	35,805	$	21,024	$	—

Revenue by category. In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by geographic area and major products and services. For more detailed information about reportable segments, see Note 15 – Segment Information.


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Gathering services and related fees		Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales		Other revenues		Total
	(In thousands)
Reportable Segments:
Northeast	$	13,528	$	—	$	—	$	13,528
Rockies	17,209		14,111		4,823		36,143
Permian	—		—		891		891
Piceance	20,406		1,519		1,581		23,506
Barnett	10,671		998		2,622		14,291
Total reportable segments	61,814		16,628		9,917		88,359
Corporate and other	—		—		323		323
Total	$	61,814	$	16,628	$	10,240	$	88,682

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Gathering services and related fees		Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales		Other revenues		Total
	(In thousands)
Reportable Segments:
Northeast	$	41,104	$	—	$	—	$	41,104
Rockies	51,508		42,697		14,708		108,913
Permian	3,669		17,381		3,208		24,258
Piceance	60,458		5,481		4,132		70,071
Barnett	30,726		1,784		6,356		38,866
Total reportable segments	187,465		67,343		28,404		283,212
Corporate and other	—		21		638		659
Total	$	187,465	$	67,364	$	29,042	$	283,871


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Gathering services and related fees		Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales		Other revenues		Total
	(In thousands)
Reportable Segments:
Northeast	$	15,705	$	—	$	—	$	15,705
Rockies	19,074		12,845		5,264		37,183
Permian	1,879		7,925		1,045		10,849
Piceance	24,104		1,166		1,114		26,384
Barnett	10,162		185		1,577		11,924
Total reportable segments	70,924		22,121		9,000		102,045
Corporate and other	—		—		—		—
Total	$	70,924	$	22,121	$	9,000	$	102,045


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Gathering services and related fees		Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales		Other revenues		Total
	(In thousands)
Reportable Segments:
Northeast	$	48,438	$	—	$	—	$	48,438
Rockies	56,377		33,688		16,573		106,638
Permian	6,340		21,318		2,854		30,512
Piceance	74,415		4,044		3,523		81,982
Barnett	29,934		251		3,649		33,834
Total reportable segments	215,504		59,301		26,599		301,404
Corporate and other	—		—		—		—
Total	$	215,504	$	59,301	$	26,599	$	301,404

Contract balances. Contract assets relate to the Partnership’s rights to consideration for work completed but not billed at the reporting date and consist of the estimated MVC shortfall payments expected from its customers and unbilled activity

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associated with contributions in aid of construction. Contract assets are transferred to trade receivables when the rights become unconditional. The following table provides information about contract assets from contracts with customers:


	Total
	(In thousands)
Contract assets, beginning balance December 31, 2021	$	10,327
Additions	7,048
Transfers out	(8,891)
Contract assets, ending balance September 30, 2022	$	8,484

As of September 30, 2022, receivables with customers totaled $42.3 million and contract assets totaled $8.5 million and are included in the accounts receivable caption on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of December 31, 2021, receivables with customers totaled $50.5 million and contract assets totaled $10.3 million and are included in the accounts receivable caption on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Contract liabilities (deferred revenue) relate to the advance consideration received from customers primarily for contributions in aid of construction. The Partnership recognizes contract liabilities under these arrangements in revenue over the contract period. See Note 7 – Deferred Revenue for additional details.

5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Details on the Partnership’s property, plant and equipment follow.


	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
	(In thousands)
Gathering and processing systems and related equipment	$	2,038,167	$	2,225,267
Construction in progress	30,714		49,082
Land and line fill	10,189		10,644
Other	51,645		51,863
Total	2,130,715		2,336,856
Less: accumulated depreciation	(653,664)		(610,774)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,477,051	$	1,726,082

Depreciation expense and capitalized interest for the Partnership follow.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	(In thousands)
Depreciation expense	$	22,474	$	23,867	$	70,235	$	66,651
Capitalized interest	128		85		711		395

6. EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS

The Partnership has equity method investments in Double E and Ohio Gathering, the balances of which are included in the Investment in equity method investees caption on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Details of the Partnership’s equity method investments follow.


	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
	(In thousands)
Double E	$	283,531	$	280,952
Ohio Gathering	230,443		242,244
Total	$	513,974	$	523,196

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7. DEFERRED REVENUE

Certain of the Partnership’s gathering and/or processing agreements provide for monthly or annual MVCs. The amount of the shortfall payment is based on the difference between the actual throughput volume shipped and/or processed for the applicable period and the MVC for the applicable period, multiplied by the applicable gathering or processing fee.

Many of the Partnership’s gas gathering agreements contain provisions that can reduce or delay the cash flows that it expects to receive from MVCs to the extent that a customer's actual throughput volumes are above or below its MVC for the applicable contracted measurement period.

The balances in deferred revenue as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are primarily related to contributions in aid of construction which will be recognized as revenue over the life of the contract.

A rollforward of current deferred revenue follows.


	Total
	(In thousands)
Current deferred revenue, January 1, 2022	$	10,374
Add: additions	3,482
Less: revenue recognized	(4,680)
Current deferred revenue, September 30, 2022	$	9,176

A rollforward of noncurrent deferred revenue follows.


	Total
	(In thousands)
Noncurrent deferred revenue, January 1, 2022	$	42,570
Add: additions	269
Less: reclassification to current deferred revenue	(4,046)
Noncurrent deferred revenue, September 30, 2022	$	38,793

8. DEBT

Debt for the Partnership at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, follows:


	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
	(In thousands)

ABL Facility: Summit Holdings' asset based credit facility due May 1, 2026	$	85,000	$	267,000
Permian Transmission Credit Facility: Permian Transmission's variable rate senior secured credit facility due March 8, 2028	—		160,000
Permian Transmission Term Loan: Permian Transmission's variable rate senior secured term loan due March 8, 2028	156,561		—


2025 Senior Notes: Summit Holdings' 5.75% senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2025	259,463		259,463

2026 Secured Notes: Summit Holdings' and Finance Corp's 8.50% senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2026	700,000		700,000
Less: unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs	(26,826)		(31,391)
Total debt	1,174,198		1,355,072
Less: current portion	(9,009)		—
Total long-term debt	$	1,165,189	$	1,355,072

ABL Facility. On November 2, 2021, the Partnership, the Partnership’s subsidiary, Summit Holdings, and the subsidiaries of Summit Holdings party thereto entered into a first-lien, senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $400.0 million asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Facility”), subject to a borrowing base comprised of a percentage of eligible accounts receivable of Summit Holdings and its subsidiaries that guarantee the ABL Facility (collectively, the “ABL Facility Subsidiary Guarantors”) and a percentage of eligible above-ground fixed assets including eligible compression units, processing plants, compression stations and related equipment of Summit Holdings and the ABL Facility Subsidiary Guarantors. As of

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September 30, 2022, the most recent borrowing base determination of eligible assets totaled $562.6 million, an amount greater than the $400.0 million of aggregate commitments.

The ABL Facility will mature on May 1, 2026; provided that, (a) if the outstanding amount of the 2025 Senior Notes (or any permitted refinancing indebtedness in respect thereof that has a final maturity, scheduled amortization or any other scheduled repayment, mandatory prepayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligation prior to the date that is 120 days after the Termination Date (as defined in the ABL Agreement)) on such date equals or exceeds $50,000,000, then the ABL Facility will mature on December 13, 2024 and (b) if both (i) any amount of the 2025 Senior Notes (or any permitted refinancing indebtedness in respect thereof that has a final maturity, scheduled amortization or any other scheduled repayment, mandatory prepayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligation prior to the date that is 120 days after the Termination Date) is outstanding on such date and (ii) Liquidity (as defined in the ABL Agreement) is less than an amount equal to the sum of the then aggregate outstanding principal amount of the 2025 Senior Notes (or any permitted refinancing indebtedness in respect thereof that has a final maturity, scheduled amortization or any other scheduled repayment, mandatory prepayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligation prior to the date that is 120 days after the Termination Date) plus the Threshold Amount (as defined in the ABL Agreement) on such date, then the ABL Facility will mature on January 14, 2025.

As of September 30, 2022, the applicable margin under the adjusted LIBOR borrowings was 3.25%, the interest rate was 6.375% and the available borrowing capacity of the ABL Facility totaled $309.1 million after giving effect to the issuance of $5.9 million in outstanding but undrawn irrevocable standby letters of credit.

The ABL Facility requires that Summit Holdings not permit (i) the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the ABL Agreement) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be greater than 2.50:1.00, or (ii) the Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the ABL Agreement) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be less than 2.00:1.00. As of September 30, 2022, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio was 0.38:1.00 and the Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.57:1.00 As of September 30, 2022, the Partnership was in compliance with the financial covenants of the ABL Facility.

Permian Transmission Credit Facility. On March 8, 2021 (the “Permian Closing Date”), the Partnership’s unrestricted subsidiary, Permian Transmission, entered into a Credit Agreement which provided for $175.0 million of senior secured credit facilities (the “Permian Transmission Credit Facilities”), including a $160.0 million Term Loan Facility and a $15.0 million Working Capital Facility. Borrowings from the Permian Transmission Credit Facilities were used to finance Permian Transmission’s capital calls associated with its investment in Double E. In January 2022, in accordance with the terms of Permian Transmission Credit Facilities, the Partnership converted the $160.0 million portion of the Permian Transmission Credit Facilities into a term loan facility (the “Permian Term Loan Facility”).

As of September 30, 2022, the applicable margin under adjusted LIBOR borrowings was 2.375%, the interest rate was 4.90% and the available borrowing capacity of the Permian Transmission Credit Facility totaled $4.5 million, subject to a commitment fee of 0.7% after giving effect to the issuance of $10.5 million in outstanding but undrawn irrevocable standby letters of credit and surety bonds. As of September 30, 2022, the Partnership was in compliance with the financial covenants of the Permian Transmission Credit Facility.

Permian Transmission Term Loan. As described above, in January 2022, the Permian Transmission Term Loan Facility was converted into a Term Loan (the “Permian Transmission Term Loan”). The Permian Transmission Term Loan is due on May 8, 2028. As of September 30, 2022, the applicable margin under adjusted LIBOR borrowings was 2.375% and the interest rate was 4.90%. As of September 30, 2022, the Partnership was in compliance with the financial covenants governing the Permian Transmission Term Loan.

In accordance with the terms of the Permian Transmission Term Loan, Permian Transmission is required to make mandatory principal repayments. Below is a summary of the remaining mandatory principal repayments as of September 30, 2022:


(In thousands)	Total		2022		2023		2024		2025		2026		Thereafter
Amortizing principal repayments	$	156,561	$	1,205	$	10,507	$	15,524	$	16,580	$	16,967	$	95,778

2026 Secured Notes. In November 2021, the Co-Issuers issued the 2026 Secured Notes. The 2026 Secured Notes are senior secured second lien notes due 2026. The 2026 Secured Notes will pay interest semi-annually in cash in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on April 15, 2022, and will be jointly and severally guaranteed, on a senior second-priority secured basis (subject to permitted liens), by the Partnership and each restricted subsidiary of the Partnership (other than the Co-Issuers) that is an obligor under the ABL Agreement, or under the Co-Issuers’ 2025 Senior Notes on the issue date of the 2026 Secured Notes.

The 2026 Secured Notes are effectively subordinated to any of our or the guarantors’ current and future secured first lien indebtedness, including indebtedness incurred under the ABL Facility, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness, and our and the guarantors’ current and future debt that is secured by liens on assets other than the collateral, to the extent of the value of such assets. The 2026 Secured Notes are structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other

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liabilities of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2026 Secured Notes. The 2026 Secured Notes are effectively equal to our and the guarantors’ obligations under any future second lien indebtedness and effectively senior to all of our future junior lien indebtedness and existing and future unsecured indebtedness, including our outstanding senior unsecured notes, to the extent of the value of the collateral, and senior to any of our future subordinated indebtedness. The 2026 Secured Notes will mature on October 15, 2026.

Before October 15, 2023, the Co-Issuers may redeem the 2026 Secured Notes, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus a make-whole premium, together with accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including the redemption date. On and after October 15, 2023, the Co-Issuers may redeem all or part of the 2026 Secured Notes at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) equal to: (a) 104.250% for the twelve-month period beginning October 15, 2023; (b) 102.125% for the twelve-month period beginning October 15, 2024; and (c) 100.000% for the twelve-month period beginning on October 15, 2025 and at any time thereafter, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. As of September 30, 2022, the Partnership was in compliance with the financial covenants governing its 2026 Secured Notes.

2025 Senior Notes. In February 2017, the Co-Issuers co-issued the 2025 Senior Notes. The 2025 Senior Notes will pay interest semi-annually in cash in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year. The 2025 Senior Notes are senior, unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Partnership’s existing and future senior obligations. The 2025 Senior Notes are effectively subordinated in right of payment to all of the Partnership’s secured indebtedness, to the extent of the collateral securing such indebtedness.

The Co-Issuers have the right to redeem all or part of the 2025 Senior Notes at a redemption price of 101.438% (with the redemption price declining to 100.00% on April 15, 2023 and thereafter), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including the redemption date.

As of September 30, 2022, the Partnership was in compliance with the financial covenants governing its 2025 Senior Notes.

9. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair Value. A summary of the estimated fair value of our financial instruments follows.


	September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
	Carrying Value (1)		Estimated fair value (Level 2)		Carrying Value (1)		Estimated fair value (Level 2)
	(In thousands)

2025 Senior Notes	$	259,463	$	212,111	$	259,463	$	234,814
2026 Secured Notes	700,000		650,708		700,000		718,083

________

(1) Excludes applicable unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts.

The carrying values on the balance sheets of the ABL Facility and Permian Transmission Term Loan represents their fair value due to their floating interest rates. The fair values of the 2026 Secured Notes and 2025 Senior Notes are based on an average of nonbinding broker quotes as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The use of different market assumptions or valuation methodologies may have a material effect on their estimated fair value.

Interest Rate Swaps. In connection with the Permian Transmission Term Loan, formerly the Permian Transmission Credit Facility, the Partnership entered into amortizing interest rate swap agreements. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the outstanding notional amounts of interest rate swaps were $140.9 million and $144.0 million, respectively. These interest rate swaps manage exposure to variability in expected cash flows attributable to interest rate risk. Interest rate swaps convert a portion of the Partnership’s variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. The Partnership chooses counterparties for its derivative instruments that it believes are creditworthy at the time the transactions are entered into, and the Partnership actively monitors the creditworthiness where applicable. However, there can be no assurance that a counterparty will be able to meet its obligations to the Partnership. The Partnership presents its derivative positions on a gross basis and does not net the asset and liability positions.

As of September 30, 2022, the Partnership’s interest rate swap agreements had a fair value of $16.1 million and are recorded within other noncurrent assets within the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The derivative instruments’ fair value are determined using level 2 inputs from the fair value hierarchy. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded a gain on interest rate swaps of $5.5 million and $16.5 million, respectively.

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10. PARTNERS' CAPITAL AND MEZZANINE CAPITAL

Common Units. A rollforward of the number of issued and outstanding common limited partner units follows for the period from December 31, 2021 to September 30, 2022.


			Common Units
Units, December 31, 2021			7,169,834
2022 Preferred Exchange Offer, net of units withheld for taxes			2,853,875
Common units issued for SMLP LTIP, net			152,873
Units, September 30, 2022			10,176,582

Series A Preferred Units. As of September 30, 2022, the Partnership had 65,508 Series A Preferred Units outstanding and $19.4 million of accrued and unpaid distributions on its Series A Preferred Units.

Series A Preferred Unit Exchange Offers. In January 2022, the Partnership completed an offer to exchange its Series A Preferred Units for newly issued common units (the “2022 Preferred Exchange Offer”), whereby it issued 2,853,875 SMLP common units, net of units withheld for withholding taxes, in exchange for 77,939 Series A Preferred Units. As a result of the transaction, the Partnership recognized a deemed contribution of $20.9 million from the Series A Preferred Unit holders to the common unit holders.

In April 2021, the Partnership completed an offer to exchange its Series A Preferred Units for newly issued common units (the “2021 Preferred Exchange Offer”), whereby it issued 538,715 SMLP common units, net of units withheld for withholding taxes, in exchange for 18,662 Series A Preferred Units. As a result of the transaction, the Partnership recognized a deemed contribution of $8.3 million from the Series A Preferred Unit holders to the common unit holders.

Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units. The Partnership records its Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units at fair value upon issuance, net of issuance costs, and subsequently records an effective interest method accretion amount each reporting period to accrete the carrying value to a most probable redemption value that is based on a predetermined internal rate of return measure. If the Partnership elects to make payment-in-kind (“PIK”) distributions to holders of its Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units, these PIK distributions increase the liquidation preference on each Subsidiary Series A Preferred Unit. Net Income (Loss) attributable to our common units includes adjustments for PIK distributions and redemption accretion.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Partnership accrued a $3.3 million of cash distribution, of which $1.6 million was paid as of September 30, 2022. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Partnership elected to make PIK distributions, issuing 1,600 Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units, to the holders of its Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units. As of September 30, 2022, the Partnership had 93,039 Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units issued and outstanding.

If the Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units were redeemed on September 30, 2022, the redemption amount would be $118.7 million when considering the applicable multiple of invested capital metric and make-whole amount provisions contained in the Subsidiary Series A Preferred Unit agreement.

The following table shows the change in our Subsidiary Series A Preferred Unit balance from January 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022, net of $2.4 million and $3.9 million of unamortized issuance costs at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively:


	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	106,325
PIK distributions	1,600
Redemption accretion, net of issuance cost amortization	10,554
Cash distribution (includes a $1.6 million distribution payable as of September 30, 2022)	(3,256)
Balance at September 30, 2022	$	115,223

Warrants. On May 28, 2020, and in connection with the GP Buy-In Transaction, the Partnership issued (i) a warrant to purchase up to 537,307 SMLP common units (8,059,609 SMLP common units prior to the Reverse Unit Split) to SMP TopCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and affiliate of ECP (“ECP NewCo”) (the “ECP NewCo Warrant”), and (ii) a warrant to purchase up to 129,360 SMLP common units (1,940,391 SMLP common units prior to the Reverse Unit Split) to SMLP Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and affiliate of ECP (“ECP Holdings” and together with ECP NewCo, the "ECP Entities") (the “ECP Holdings Warrant” and together with the ECP NewCo Warrant, the “ECP Warrants”).

On August 5, 2021, the ECP Entities cashlessly exercised all of the ECP Warrants for an aggregate of 414,447 SMLP common units, net of the exercise price, as calculated pursuant to Section 3(c) of the ECP Warrants (the "ECP Warrant Exercise").

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Cash Distribution Policy. In connection with the GP Buy-In Transaction, the Partnership suspended its cash distributions to holders of its common units, commencing with respect to the quarter ended March 31, 2020. Upon the resumption of distributions, the Partnership Agreement requires that it distribute all available cash, subject to reserves established by its General Partner, within 45 days after the end of each quarter to unitholders of record on the applicable record date. The amount of distributions paid under this policy is subject to fluctuations based on the amount of cash the Partnership generates from its business and the decision to make any distribution is determined by the General Partner, taking into consideration the terms of the Partnership Agreement. There were no distributions paid during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 or during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.

11. EARNINGS PER UNIT

The following table details the components of EPU.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	(In thousands, except per-unit amounts)
Numerator for basic and diluted EPU:
Allocation of net loss among limited partner interests:
Net loss	$	(7,788)	$	7,004	$	(99,597)	$	(3,744)
Net income attributable to Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units	(3,278)		(4,253)		(12,155)		(12,274)
Net loss attributable to Summit Midstream Partners, LP	$	(11,066)	$	2,751	$	(111,752)	(16,018)

Less: Net income attributable to Series A Preferred Units	$	(1,962)	$	(3,916)	$	(6,070)	(12,052)
Add: Deemed capital contribution from 2022 Preferred Exchange Offer	—		—		20,974		—
Add: Deemed capital contribution from 2021 Preferred Exchange Offer	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	8,326
Net loss attributable to common limited partners	$	(13,028)	$	(1,165)	$	(96,848)	$	(19,744)

Denominator for basic and diluted EPU:
Weighted-average common units outstanding – basic	10,168		6,999		10,003		6,596
Effect of nonvested phantom units	—		—		—		—
Weighted-average common units outstanding – diluted	10,168		6,999		10,003		6,596

Net income per limited partner unit:
Common unit – basic	$	(1.28)	$	(0.17)	$	(9.68)	$	(2.99)
Common unit – diluted	$	(1.28)	$	(0.17)	$	(9.68)	$	(2.99)

Nonvested anti-dilutive phantom units excluded from the calculation of diluted EPU	—		367		—		193

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12. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021
	(In thousands)
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash interest paid	$	46,093	$	42,104
Cash paid for taxes	$	149	$	191

Noncash investing and financing activities:
Capital expenditures in trade accounts payable (period-end accruals)	$	4,102	$	5,614


Accretion of Subsidiary Series A Preferred Units, net of issuance cost amortization	$	10,554	$	7,716
Exercise of ECP Warrants	$	—	$	15,542
2022 Preferred Exchange Offer	$	92,587	$	—
2021 Preferred Exchange Offer	$	—	$	20,654

13. UNIT-BASED AND NONCASH COMPENSATION

SMLP Long-Term Incentive Plan. The Partnership’s Long-Term Incentive Plan (“SMLP LTIP”) provides for equity awards to eligible officers, employees, consultants and directors of the Partnership, thereby linking the recipients’ compensation directly to SMLP’s performance. Significant items to note:

•For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Partnership granted 146,529 phantom units and associated distribution equivalent rights to employees in connection with the Partnership’s annual incentive compensation award cycle. These awards had a grant date fair value of $14.21 per common unit and vest ratably over a 3-year period.

•For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Partnership issued 38,664 common units to the Partnership’s six independent directors in connection with their annual compensation plan. These awards had a grant date fair value of $14.21 per common unit and vested immediately.

•On June 24, 2022, unitholders of the Partnership approved the Summit Midstream Partners, LP 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which increased the number of common units available for issuance to the Partnership’s employees, consultants and directors. As of September 30, 2022, approximately 1.2 million common units remained available for future issuance under the SMLP LTIP, which includes the impact of 0.3 million granted but unvested phantom units.

14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Environmental Matters. Although the Partnership believes that it is in material compliance with applicable environmental regulations, the risk of environmental remediation costs and liabilities are inherent in pipeline ownership and operation. Furthermore, the Partnership can provide no assurances that significant environmental remediation costs and liabilities will not be incurred in the future. The Partnership is currently not aware of any material contingent liabilities that exist with respect to environmental matters, except as noted below.

As of September 30, 2022, the Partnership has recognized (i) a current liability for remediation effort expenditures expected to be incurred within the next 12 months and (ii) a noncurrent liability for estimated remediation expenditures expected to be incurred subsequent to September 30, 2023. Each of these amounts represent the Partnership’s best estimate for costs expected to be incurred. Neither of these amounts have been discounted to their present value.

A rollforward of the Partnership’s undiscounted accrued environmental remediation follows and is primarily related to the 2015 Blacktail Release and other environmental remediation activities, as detailed below.

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	(In thousands)
Accrued environmental remediation, December 31, 2021	$	5,606
Payments made	(2,372)
Changes in estimates	642
Accrued environmental remediation, September 30, 2022	$	3,876

In 2015, the Partnership learned of the rupture of a four-inch produced water gathering pipeline on the Meadowlark Midstream system near Williston, North Dakota (“2015 Blacktail Release”). On August 4, 2021, subsidiaries of the Partnership entered into the following agreements to resolve the U.S. federal and North Dakota state governments’ environmental claims with respect to the 2015 Blacktail Release: (i) a Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), and the State of North Dakota (“Consent Decree”); (ii) a Plea Agreement with the United States (“Plea Agreement”); and (iii) a Consent Agreement with the North Dakota Industrial Commission (“Consent Agreement” together with the Consent Decree and Plea Agreement, the “Global Settlement”). As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the accrued loss liability for the 2015 Blacktail Release was $31.7 million and $33.2 million, respectively.

Key terms of the Global Settlement included (i) payment of penalties and fines totaling $36.3 million, consisting of $1.25 million in natural resource damages payable to federal and state governments, a $25.0 million payable to the federal government over 5 years, and a $10.0 million payable to state governments over six years, with interest applied to unpaid amounts accruing at a fixed rate of 3.25%, and of which $5.6 million is expected to be paid within the next twelve months; (ii) continuation of remediation efforts at the site of the 2015 Blacktail Release; (iii) other injunctive relief including but not limited to control room management, environmental management system audit, training, and reporting; (iv) guilty pleas by Defendant subsidiary for (a) one charge of negligent discharge of a harmful quantity of oil and (b) one charge of knowing failure to immediately report a discharge of oil; and (v) organizational probation for a minimum period of three years from sentencing, including payment in full of certain components of the fines and penalty amounts. The agreements comprising the Global Settlement were subject to the approval of the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota (the “U.S. District Court”). The U.S. District Court entered an order making the civil components of the Global Settlement effective on September 28, 2021 and accepted the sentencing in the Plea Agreement on December 6, 2021, completing approval of the Global Settlement.

In conjunction with the criminal proceedings under the Plea Agreement, the U.S. District Court received two claims for restitution, including claims for diminution in property value and the cost of additional environmental testing. The prosecution notified the U.S District Court that the government declined to support the claims, citing “insufficient evidence to support the claims.” Defendant subsidiary of the Partnership has responded that restitution is not applicable in this matter because claimants did not provide any supporting evidence for their claims that showed any harm, and because the plea agreement in this matter does not permit restitution sought by the claimants. On August 4, 2022, the U.S. District Court denied the claims.

Subsidiaries of the Partnership are also participating in two proceedings before the EPA as a result of the Plea Agreement becoming effective. Following the U.S. District Court’s entering judgment on Defendant subsidiary’s guilty plea to one count of negligent discharge of produced water in violation of the Clean Water Act, Defendant subsidiary was statutorily debarred by operation of law pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 1368(a) to participate in federal awards performed at the “violating facility,” which EPA determined to be the Marmon subsystem of the produced water gathering system in North Dakota. Defendant has submitted a petition for reinstatement, which was denied by the EPA’s suspension and debarment office (“SDO”) on July 11, 2022. The SDO determined that the term of probation in the Plea Agreement was the appropriate period of time to demonstrate Defendant subsidiary’s change of corporate attitude, policies, practices, and procedures. The Partnership and certain subsidiaries have also received a show cause notice from the EPA requesting us to “show cause” why SDO should not issue a Notice of Proposed Debarment to the Defendant subsidiary and certain affiliates under 2 C.F.R. § 180.800(d), to which we have responded.

Legal Proceedings. The Partnership is involved in various litigation and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, any liabilities that may result from these claims or those arising in the ordinary course of business would not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the Partnership's financial position or results of operations.

15. SEGMENT INFORMATION

In accordance with ASC No. 280 - Segment Reporting, the Partnership routinely evaluates whether its reportable segments have changed. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Partnership changed its segment reporting to align with how the General Partner’s Chief Executive Officer, its chief operating decision maker, reviews financial information in order to allocate resources and assess performance. The new segment reporting as of December 31, 2021, resulted from changes enacted to optimize commercial efforts and geographic workforce in order to better align its commercial, engineering, and operational capabilities.

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As a result of the revised reportable segment structure, the Partnership has recast the corresponding segment information for all periods presented.

As of September 30, 2022, the Partnership’s reportable segments are:

•Rockies – Includes the Partnership’s wholly owned midstream assets located in the Williston Basin and the DJ Basin.

•Permian – Includes the Partnership’s equity method investment in Double E and its wholly owned Lane G&P System, which was sold on June 30, 2022 to Matador. For additional information regarding the sale of the Lane G&P System, see Note 3 - Dispositions.

•Northeast – Includes the Partnership’s wholly owned midstream assets located in the Utica and Marcellus shale plays and the equity method investment in Ohio Gathering that is focused on the Utica Shale.

•Piceance – Includes the Partnership’s wholly owned midstream assets located in the Piceance Basin.

•Barnett – Includes the Partnership’s wholly owned midstream assets located in the Barnett Shale.

Corporate and Other represents those results that: (i) are not specifically attributable to a reportable segment; (ii) are not individually reportable; or (iii) have not been allocated to a reportable segment for the purpose of evaluating their performance, including certain general and administrative expense items, certain natural gas and crude oil marketing services and transaction costs.

Assets by reportable segment follow.


	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Northeast	$	600,394	$	623,224
Rockies	529,004		592,148
Permian	303,474		458,988
Piceance	489,474		524,218
Barnett	301,873		315,055
Total reportable segment assets	2,224,219		2,513,633
Corporate and Other	15,453		8,829
Total assets	$	2,239,672	$	2,522,462

Segment adjusted EBITDA by reportable segment follows.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	(In thousands)
Reportable segment adjusted EBITDA
Northeast	$	19,353	$	20,720	$	57,989	$	64,274
Rockies	14,262		18,722		43,991		49,606
Permian	4,882		1,422		13,848		4,014
Piceance	14,249		18,908		45,367		60,266
Barnett	7,864		9,637		24,397		26,542
Total of reportable segments' measures of profit	$	60,610	$	69,409	$	185,592	$	204,702

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A reconciliation of income or loss before income taxes and income from equity method investees to total of reportable segments' measures of profit follows.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	(In thousands)
Reconciliation of income (loss) before income taxes and
income from equity method investees to total of
reportable segments' measures of profit:
Income (loss) before income taxes and income from equity method investees	$	(13,590)	$	4,850	$	(113,452)	$	(10,779)
Add:
Corporate and Other expense	2,151		11,758		11,778		61,238
Interest expense	24,932		15,530		73,982		44,985
Depreciation and amortization (1)	29,076		31,226		90,101		88,570
Proportional adjusted EBITDA for equity method investees	11,949		6,690		33,807		20,403
Adjustments related to capital reimbursement activity	(1,517)		(1,549)		(4,823)		(5,019)
Unit-based and noncash compensation	692		868		2,964		3,883
Gain on asset sales, net	(99)		(212)		(409)		(352)
Long-lived asset impairment	7,016		248		91,644		1,773
Total of reportable segments' measures of profit	$	60,610	$	69,409	$	185,592	$	204,702

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(1) Includes the amortization expense associated with our favorable gas gathering contracts as reported in other revenues.

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Acquisitions.

On October 14, 2022, Summit Holdings entered into definitive agreements with each of Outrigger Energy II LLC (“Outrigger”) and Sterling Investment Holdings LLC (“Sterling”) to acquire each of Outrigger DJ Midstream LLC (“Outrigger DJ”) and Sterling Energy Investments LLC, Grasslands Energy Marketing LLC and Centennial Water Pipelines LLC (collectively, “Sterling DJ”), respectively. In these transactions (the “2022 DJ Acquisitions”), SMLP will acquire natural gas gathering and processing systems, a crude oil gathering system, freshwater rights and a freshwater delivery system located near Summit’s Hereford assets in Weld County, Colorado for an aggregate cash consideration of $305 million, subject to customary transaction adjustments. The Outrigger DJ and Sterling DJ consolidated asset portfolio is located in Weld, Morgan and Logan Counties, Colorado and Cheyenne County, Nebraska. The 2022 DJ Acquisitions are expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, including under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

The 2022 DJ Acquisitions will be financed through a combination of borrowings under SMLP’s ABL Facility and a new, fully committed issuance of $85 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2026 (the “Additional 2026 Secured Notes”), subject to closing of the 2022 DJ Acquisitions.

Financing Matters.

On October 14, 2022, Summit Holdings entered into commitment letters with certain investors (the “Commitment Parties”) to purchase an aggregate of $85 million aggregate principal amount of 2026 Secured Notes (the “Additional 2026 Secured Notes”) at an issue price of not less than 99.26%. A definitive purchase agreement was executed on October 28, 2022 and the closing of the financing transaction is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions contained therein.

On October 14, 2022, Summit Holdings entered into the First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “ABL Amendment”), pursuant to which Summit Holdings amended the ABL Agreement. The ABL Amendment includes amendments to the ABL Agreement that (a) permit SMLP to hold the proceeds of the Additional 2026 Secured Notes in a deposit account under the control of SMLP or one of its subsidiaries until the 2022 DJ Acquisitions are completed and (b) replace the ability of Summit Holdings to elect that borrowings under the ABL Agreement accrue interest at LIBOR, plus a margin, with the ability of Summit Holdings to elect that borrowings under the ABL Agreement accrue interest at a forward-looking term rate based on the secured overnight financing rate, plus a margin, and plus a spread adjustment ranging from 0.11448% to 0.42826% depending on the applicable interest period.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to inform the reader about matters affecting the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership and its subsidiaries for the periods since December 31, 2021. As a result, the following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this report and the MD&A and the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes that are included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Report”). Among other things, those financial statements and the related notes include more detailed information regarding the basis of presentation for the following information. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that constitute our plans, estimates and beliefs. These forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those discussed in Forward-Looking Statements. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

Overview

We are a value-driven limited partnership focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in the continental United States.

Our financial results are driven primarily by volume throughput across our gathering systems and by expense management. We generate the majority of our revenues from the gathering, compression, treating and processing services that we provide to our customers. A majority of the volumes that we gather, compress, treat and/or process have a fixed-fee rate structure which enhances the stability of our cash flows by providing a revenue stream that is not subject to direct commodity price risk. We also earn a portion of our revenues from the following activities that directly expose us to fluctuations in commodity prices: (i) the sale of physical natural gas and/or NGLs purchased under percentage-of-proceeds or other processing arrangements with certain of our customers in the Rockies and Piceance segments, (ii) the sale of natural gas we retain from certain Barnett segment customers, (iii) the sale of condensate we retain from our gathering services in the Piceance segment and (iv) additional gathering fees that are tied to the performance of certain commodity price indexes which are then added to the fixed gathering rates.

We also have indirect exposure to changes in commodity prices such that persistently low commodity prices may cause our customers to delay and/or cancel drilling and/or completion activities or temporarily shut-in production, which would reduce the volumes of natural gas and crude oil (and associated volumes of produced water) that we gather. If certain of our customers cancel or delay drilling and/or completion activities or temporarily shut-in production, the associated MVCs, if any, ensure that we will earn a minimum amount of revenue. Commodity prices have increased and remain at higher levels primarily due to recent production cuts by OPEC+ and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which began in February 2022, which mitigates the risk of cancelled or delayed drilling and/or completion activities.

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The following table presents certain consolidated and reportable segment financial data. For additional information on our reportable segments, see the "Segment Overview for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021" section included herein.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Net income (loss)	$	(7,788)	$	7,004	$	(99,597)	$	(3,744)
Reportable segment adjusted EBITDA
Northeast	$	19,353	$	20,720	$	57,989	$	64,274
Rockies	14,262		18,722		43,991		49,606
Permian	4,882		1,422		13,848		4,014
Piceance	14,249		18,908		45,367		60,266
Barnett	7,864		9,637		24,397		26,542

Net cash provided by operating activities	$	36,646	$	41,514	$	96,805	$	127,731
Capital expenditures (1)	6,161		5,818		20,955		11,780
Proceeds from the disposition of the Lane G&P System, net of cash sold in the transaction	—		—		75,520		—
Proceeds from the disposition of Bison Midstream, net of cash sold in the transaction	36,671		—		36,671		—
Investment in Double E equity method investee (2)	—		53,166		8,444		102,109

Repayments on ABL Facility	(66,000)		—		(205,000)		—
Repayments on Revolving Credit Facility	—		(37,000)		—		(132,000)
Borrowings on ABL Facility	—		—		23,000		—
Repayments on Permian Transmission Term Loan	(1,200)		—		(3,442)		—
Borrowings under Permian Transmission Credit Facility	—		53,500		—		107,000

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(1)See "Liquidity and Capital Resources" herein to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on capital expenditures.

(2)Inclusive of $0.9 and $2.5 million, respectively, of capitalized interest for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. There was no capitalized interest recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Trends and Outlook

Our business has been, and we expect our future business to continue to be, affected by the following key trends:

•Ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and fluctuations in demand for oil and natural gas;

•Ongoing impact of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and the international sanctions against Russia on commodity prices;

•Natural gas, NGL and crude oil supply and demand dynamics;

•Production from U.S. shale plays;

•Capital markets availability and cost of capital, including the effects of higher interest rates; and

•Inflation and shifts in operating costs.

Our expectations are based on assumptions made by us and information currently available to us. To the extent our underlying assumptions about, or interpretations of, available information prove to be incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from our expected results. For additional information, see the "Trends and Outlook" section of MD&A included in the 2021 Annual Report.

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Strategic Acquisitions. During October 2022, we entered into a definitive agreement with Outrigger to acquire Outrigger DJ for $165.0 million in cash, subject to adjustment, and a definitive agreement with Sterling to acquire Sterling DJ for $140.0 million in cash, subject to adjustment. In these acquisitions, we will acquire natural gas gathering and processing systems, a crude oil gathering system, freshwater rights and a freshwater delivery system located near our Hereford assets in Weld County, Colorado. These acquisitions are a strategic step in our overall corporate strategy to reposition our portfolio and expand a franchise position in the DJ Basin. The 2022 DJ Acquisitions significantly increase our gas processing capacity in the DJ Basin and diversifies our customer base with a combination of fixed fee and percentage-of-proceeds contracts with an over 10-year and weighted average remaining tenor. The 2022 DJ Acquisitions are expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, including under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976.

Cost structure optimization and portfolio management. The Partnership intends to optimize its capital structure in the future by reducing its indebtedness with free cash flow, and when appropriate, it may pursue opportunistic transactions with the objective of increasing long term unitholder value. This may include opportunistic acquisitions (such as the 2022 DJ Acquisitions), divestitures (such as the disposition of the Lane G&P System and of Bison Midstream), re-allocation of capital to new or existing areas, and development of joint ventures involving our existing midstream assets or new investment opportunities. We believe that our internally generated cash flow, our ABL Facility, the Permian Term Loan Facility, and access to debt (such as the Additional 2026 Secured Notes) or equity will be adequate to finance our strategic initiatives. To attain our overall corporate strategic objectives, we may conduct an asset divestiture, or divestitures, at a transaction valuation that is less than the net book value of the divested asset.

Ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and fluctuations in demand for oil and natural gas. We continue to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its variants, on all aspects of our business, including how it has impacted and will impact our customers, employees, supply chain and distribution network. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we modified our business practices, including restricting employee travel and utilizing COVID-19 pandemic tax relief in 2021 (as allowed by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, the "ERC Tax Credit").

We have collaborated extensively with our customer base regarding impacts to their drilling and completion activities in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on recently updated production forecasts and 2022 development plans from our customers, we currently expect that 2022 activity will be lower than historical periods prior to COVID-19, notwithstanding the increase in commodity prices in 2022 primarily driven by production cuts from OPEC+ and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Ongoing impact of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and the international sanctions against Russia on commodity prices. In February of 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine and is still engaged in active armed conflict against the country. As a result, governments in the European Union, the United States and other countries have enacted additional sanctions against Russia, certain of its citizens and Russian interests.

Although the Partnership does not operate in Ukraine, Russia or other parts of Europe, there are certain impacts arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that could have a potential effect on the Partnership, including, but not limited to, volatility in currencies and commodity prices, higher inflation, cost and supply chain pressures and availability and disruptions in banking systems and capital markets. As of the date of filing, there have been no material impacts.

Impact of recent increases in interest rates.

Increases in interest rates could adversely affect our and the Partnership’s future ability to obtain financing or materially increase the cost of existing and any additional financing. Since March 2022, the Federal Reserve has raised its target range for the federal funds rate five times, including by 50 basis points in May 2022 and by 75 basis points in each of June 2022, July 2022, September 2022 and November 2022. Furthermore, the Federal Reserve has signaled that additional rate increases are likely to occur for the foreseeable future.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 could accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy and will impose new costs on our operations. On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA 2022”) was signed into law pursuant to the budget reconciliation process. The IRA 2022 contains hundreds of billions of dollars in incentives for the development of renewable energy, clean hydrogen, clean fuels, electric vehicles and supporting infrastructure and carbon capture and sequestration, among other provisions. These incentives could further accelerate the transition of the U.S. economy away from the use of fossil fuels towards lower- or zero-carbon emissions alternatives, which could decrease demand for the oil and gas and consequently materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations. We do not currently believe this legislation will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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How We Evaluate Our Operations

We conduct and report our operations in the midstream energy industry through five reportable segments: Northeast, Rockies, Permian, Piceance and Barnett. Each of our reportable segments provides midstream services in a specific geographic area and our reportable segments reflect the way in which we internally report the financial information used to make decisions and allocate resources in connection with our operations. For additional information see Note 15 - Segment Information.

Our management uses a variety of financial and operational metrics to analyze our consolidated and segment performance. We view these metrics as important factors in evaluating our profitability. These metrics include:

•throughput volume;

•revenues;

•operation and maintenance expenses;

•capital expenditures; and

•segment adjusted EBITDA.

We review these metrics on a regular basis for consistency and trend analysis. There have been no changes in the composition or characteristics of these metrics during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Additional Information. For additional information, see the "Results of Operations" section herein and the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. For additional information on how these metrics help us manage our business, see the "How We Evaluate Our Operations" section of MD&A included in the 2021 Annual Report. For information on impending accounting changes that are expected to materially impact our financial results reported in future periods, see Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Standards Applicable to the Partnership.

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Results of Operations

Consolidated Overview for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

The following table presents certain consolidated financial and operating data.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Revenues:
Gathering services and related fees	$	61,814	$	70,924	$	187,465	$	215,504
Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales	16,628		22,121		67,364		59,301
Other revenues	10,240		9,000		29,042		26,599
Total revenues	88,682		102,045		283,871		301,404
Costs and expenses:
Cost of natural gas and NGLs	15,080		21,072		64,162		58,174
Operation and maintenance	21,877		20,781		61,216		54,881
General and administrative(2)	8,550		8,477		31,983		48,414
Depreciation and amortization	28,841		30,992		89,397		87,866
Transaction costs	1,517		1,060		1,750		1,276
Gain on asset sales, net	(99)		(212)		(409)		(352)
Long-lived asset impairment	7,016		248		91,644		1,773
Total costs and expenses	82,782		82,418		339,743		252,032
Other income (expense), net	—		753		(4)		(1,532)
Gain on interest rate swaps	5,527		—		16,491		—
Loss on sale of business	(85)		—		(85)		—
Loss on ECP Warrants	—		—		—		(13,634)
Interest expense	(24,932)		(15,530)		(73,982)		(44,985)

Income (loss) before income taxes and equity method investment income	(13,590)		4,850		(113,452)		(10,779)
Income tax (expense) benefit	68		79		(307)		341
Income from equity method investees	5,734		2,075		14,162		6,694
Net income (loss)	$	(7,788)	$	7,004	$	(99,597)	$	(3,744)

Volume throughput (1):
Aggregate average daily throughput - natural gas (MMcf/d)	1,177		1,333		1,228		1,374
Aggregate average daily throughput - liquids (Mbbl/d)	66		63		62		64

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(1)Excludes volume throughput for Ohio Gathering and Double E. For additional information, see the Northeast and Permian sections herein under the caption “Segment Overview for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021”.

(2)Includes a $19.3 million incremental loss contingency recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 for the 2015 Blacktail Release (See Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies for additional information).

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Volumes – Gas.

Natural gas throughput volumes decreased 156 MMcf/d for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021, primarily reflecting:

•a volume throughput decrease of 114 MMcf/d for the Northeast segment.

•a volume throughput decrease of 16 MMcf/d for the Piceance segment.

•a volume throughput decrease of 24 MMcf/d for the Permian segment.

•a volume throughput decrease of 5 MMcf/d for the Rockies segment.

•a volume throughput increase of 3 MMcf/d for the Barnett segment.

Natural gas throughput volumes decreased 146 MMcf/d for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily reflecting:

•a volume throughput decrease of 114 MMcf/d for the Northeast segment.

•a volume throughput decrease of 19 MMcf/d for the Piceance segment.

•a volume throughput decrease of 10 MMcf/d for the Permian segment.

•a volume throughput decrease of 6 MMcf/d for the Rockies segment.

•a volume throughput increase of 3 MMcf/d for the Barnett segment.

Volumes – Liquids.

Crude oil and produced water throughput volumes at the Rockies segment increased for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021, primarily as a result of 34 new well connections that came online subsequent to September 30, 2021, offset by natural production declines and weather related downtime.

Crude oil and produced water throughput volumes at the Rockies segment decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily as a result of natural production declines and weather related downtime, offset by 34 new well connections that came online subsequent to September 30, 2021.

For additional information on volumes, see the "Segment Overview for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021" section herein.

Revenues. Total revenues decreased $13.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the prior year period, comprised of a $5.5 million decrease in natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales, a $9.1 million decrease in gathering services and related fees, offset by a $1.2 million increase in Other Revenue.

Gathering Services and Related Fees. Gathering services and related fees decreased $9.1 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021, primarily reflecting:

•a $3.7 million decrease in the Piceance, primarily due to decreased volume throughput and the expiration of a customer’s minimum volume commitment;

•a $2.2 million decrease in the Northeast, primarily due to decreased volume throughput;

•a $1.9 million decrease in the Rockies, primarily due to decreased volume throughput and the expiration of a customer’s minimum volume commitment contract in the DJ Basin.

Natural Gas, NGLs and Condensate Sales. Natural gas, NGLs and condensate revenues decreased $5.5 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021, primarily reflecting:

•a $7.9 million decrease in revenues from the Permian as a result of the disposition of the Lane G&P System in June 2022; offset by

•a $1.3 million increase in revenues in the Rockies, primarily as a result of increased commodity prices.

Total revenues decreased $17.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the prior year period, comprised of an $28.0 million decrease in gathering services and related fees; offset by an $8.1 million increase in natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales, and a $2.4 million increase in Other Revenue.

Gathering Services and Related Fees. Gathering services and related fees decreased $28.0 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily reflecting:

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•a $14.0 million decrease in the Piceance, primarily due to decreased volume throughput and the expiration of a customer’s minimum volume commitment;

•a $7.3 million decrease in the Northeast, primarily due to decreased volume throughput;

•a $4.9 million decrease in the Rockies, primarily due to decreased volume throughput and the expiration of a customer’s minimum volume commitment contract in the DJ Basin; and

•a $2.7 million decrease in revenues from the Permian, primarily due to the disposition of the Lane G&P System in June 2022.

Natural Gas, NGLs and Condensate Sales. Natural gas, NGLs and condensate revenues increased $8.1 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily reflecting:

•a $9.0 million increase in revenues in the Rockies, primarily as a result of increased commodity prices;

•a $1.5 million increase in revenue in the Barnett; primarily as a result of increased commodity prices;

•a $1.4 million increase in revenue in the Piceance; primarily as a result of increased commodity prices; offset by

•a $3.9 million decrease in the Permian, primarily due to the disposition of the Lane G&P System in June 2022.

Costs and Expenses. Total costs and expenses increased $0.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.

Total costs and expenses increased $87.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Cost of Natural Gas and NGLs. Cost of natural gas and NGLs decreased $6.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021, primarily driven by the disposition of the Lane G&P System in June 2022.

Cost of natural gas and NGLs increased $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to an increase in commodity prices, partially offset by the disposition of the Lane G&P System in June 2022.

Operation and Maintenance. Operation and maintenance expense increased $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 primarily as a result of the 2021 recognition of certain commercial settlement benefits and the employee retention tax credit (“ERC Tax Credit”) that were not repeated in 2022, partially offset by the disposition of the Lane G&P System in June 2022.

Operation and maintenance expense increased $6.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily as a result of the 2021 recognition of certain commercial settlement benefits and the ERC Tax Credit that were not repeated in 2022 and totaled $7.6 million for the nine months ended September 2021, partially offset by the disposition of the Lane G&P System.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expense increased $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.

General and administrative expense decreased $16.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily related to the nonrecurrence of a $19.3 million loss contingency recognized in 2021 (for the 2015 Blacktail Release), partially offset by $2.5 million of employee severance costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 primarily as a result of the disposition of the Lane G&P System in June 2022 and Bison Midstream in September 2022; partially offset by increased depreciation expense on certain gas processing equipment.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily as a result of increased depreciation expense on certain gas processing equipment partially offset by the disposition of the Lane G&P System in June 2022 and Bison Midstream in September 2022.

Asset Impairments. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Partnership recognized impairments of $84.5 million related to the disposition of the Lane G&P System and $6.9 million in connection with disposition of Bison Midstream.

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $9.4 million and $29.0 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to higher interest

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Segment Overview for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

Northeast.

Volume throughput for the Northeast reportable segment follows.


	Northeast
	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022	2021	Percentage Change	2022	2021	Percentage Change
Average daily throughput (MMcf/d)	637	751	(15)%	670	784	(15)%
Average daily throughput (MMcf/d) (Ohio Gathering)	783	503	56%	648	525	23%

Volume throughput for the Northeast, excluding Ohio Gathering, decreased 15% compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, primarily due to natural production declines as well as maintenance related downtime and frac-protect activities that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2022, partially offset by 23 well connections that came online subsequent to September 30, 2021.

Volume throughput for the Ohio Gathering system increased 56% and 23% compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, primarily as a result of 24 new well connections that came online subsequent to September 30, 2021, partially offset by natural production declines and frac-protect activities that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2022.

Financial data for our Northeast reportable segment follows.


	Northeast
	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		Percentage Change	2022		2021		Percentage Change
	(In thousands)					(In thousands)
Revenues:
Gathering services and related fees	$	13,528	$	15,705	(14)%	$	41,104	$	48,438	(15)%
Total revenues	13,528		15,705		(14)%	41,104		48,438		(15)%
Costs and expenses:
Operation and maintenance	1,637		1,519		8%	4,872		4,115		18%
General and administrative	225		136		65%	645		390		65%
Depreciation and amortization	4,417		4,297		3%	13,055		12,757		2%
Gain on asset sales, net	—		(39)		*	(10)		(93)		*
Long-lived asset impairment	—		—		*	—		130		*
Total costs and expenses	6,279		5,913		6%	18,562		17,299		7%
Add:
Depreciation and amortization	4,417		4,297			13,055		12,757
Adjustments related to capital reimbursement activity	(21)		(20)			(61)		(62)
Gain on asset sales, net	—		(39)			(10)		(93)
Long-lived asset impairment	—		—			—		130
Proportional adjusted EBITDA for Ohio Gathering	7,708		6,690			22,457		20,403
Other	—		—			6		—
Segment adjusted EBITDA	$	19,353	$	20,720	(7)%	$	57,989	$	64,274	(10)%

* Not considered meaningful

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Segment adjusted EBITDA decreased $1.4 million and $6.3 million, respectively, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily as a result of revenue decreases from gathering services and related fees, partially offset by a $1.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively, increase in proportional adjusted EBITDA from Ohio Gathering during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

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Rockies.

Volume throughput for our Rockies reportable segment follows.


	Rockies
	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022	2021	Percentage Change	2022	2021	Percentage Change
Aggregate average daily throughput - natural gas (MMcf/d)	31	36	(14%)	30	36	(17%)
Aggregate average daily throughput - liquids (Mbbl/d)	66	63	5%	62	64	(3%)

Natural gas. Natural gas volume throughput decreased 14% and 17% compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, primarily reflecting natural production declines and weather related downtime that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2022, partially offset by seven new well connections that came online subsequent to September 30, 2021.

Liquids. Liquids volume throughput increased 5% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021, primarily associated with 34 new well connections that came online subsequent to September 30, 2021, including nine which came online in the three months ended September 30, 2022, partially offset by natural production declines and operational and weather related downtime that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2022.

Liquids volume throughput decreased 3%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily associated with natural production declines and operational and weather related downtime that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2022, partially offset by 34 new well connections that came online subsequent to September 30, 2021.

Financial data for our Rockies reportable segment follows.


	Rockies
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022			2021		Percentage Change	2022			2021		Percentage Change
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Revenues:
Gathering services and related fees	$	17,209		$	19,074	(10)%	$	51,508		$	56,377	(9%)
Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales	14,111			12,845		10%	42,697			33,688		27%
Other revenues	4,823			5,264		(8)%	14,708			16,573		(11)%
Total revenues	36,143			37,183		(3%)	108,913			106,638		2%
Costs and expenses:
Cost of natural gas and NGLs	13,674			12,513		9%	41,303			33,616		23%
Operation and maintenance	7,782			6,862		13%	21,208			21,063		1%
General and administrative	562			(1,372)		(141%)	1,761			983		79%
Depreciation and amortization	7,430			7,170		4%	22,349			22,102		1%
(Gain) loss on asset sales, net	(4)			(17)		*	10			(39)		*
Long-lived asset impairment	6,957			—		*	7,068			136		*
Total costs and expenses	36,401			25,156		45%	93,699			77,861		20%
Add:
Depreciation and amortization	7,430			7,170			22,349			22,102

Adjustments related to capital reimbursement activity	105			(473)			(835)			(1,408)
(Gain) loss on asset sales, net	(4)			(17)			10			(39)
Long-lived asset impairment	6,957			—			7,068			136
Other	32		—	15			185		—	38
Segment adjusted EBITDA	$	14,262		$	18,722	(24)%	$	43,991		$	49,606	(11%)

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* Not considered meaningful

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Segment adjusted EBITDA decreased $4.5 million and $5.6 million, respectively, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to lower volume throughput on our systems, the expiration of a customer’s minimum volume commitment contract in the DJ Basin, as well as a $1.8 million benefit resulting from the settlement of a legal matter in the comparative prior year period.

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Permian.

Volume throughput for our Permian reportable segment follows.


	Permian
	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022	2021	Percentage Change	2022	2021	Percentage Change
Average daily throughput (MMcf/d)	—	24	(100%)	18	28	(36%)
Average daily throughput (MMcf/d) (Double E)	314	—	n/a	272	—	n/a

On June 30, 2022, we completed the sale of our Lane G&P System. The volumes above include daily volume throughput data through the date of sale. Subsequent to the date of sale, the Permian reportable segment only includes the results of our equity method investment in Double E.

Double E commenced operations during November 2021. Volume throughput for Double E for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 averaged 314 MMcf per day and 272 MMcf per day, respectively.

The following table presents the MVC quantities that Double E’s shippers have contracted to with firm transportation service agreements and related negotiated rate agreements.


(Amounts in MMBTU/day)			Weighted average MVC quantities for the year ended December 31,
2022			622,603
2023			839,247
2024			990,205
2025			1,000,000
2026			1,000,178
2027			1,000,000
2028			1,002,562
2029			1,000,000
2030			1,000,000
2031			832,877

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Financial data for our Permian reportable segment follows.


	Permian
	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		Percentage Change	2022		2021		Percentage Change
	(In thousands)					(In thousands)
Revenues:
Gathering services and related fees	$	—	$	1,879	(100%)	$	3,669	$	6,340	(42%)
Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales	—		7,925		(100)%	17,381		21,318		(18)%
Other revenues	891		1,045		(15%)	3,208		2,854		12%
Total revenues	891		10,849		(92)%	24,258		30,512		(20)%
Costs and expenses:
Cost of natural gas and NGLs	194		7,636		(97)%	18,007		21,819		(17)%
Operation and maintenance	—		1,632		(100%)	3,083		4,151		(26%)
General and administrative	57		159		(64)%	607		543		12%
Depreciation and amortization	3		1,465		(100)%	2,736		4,398		(38)%
Gain on asset sales, net	—		—		*	(13)		—		*
Long-lived asset impairment	—		—		*	84,516		—		*
Total costs and expenses	254		10,892		(98)%	108,936		30,911		252%
Add:
Depreciation and amortization	3		1,465			2,736		4,398
Adjustments related to capital reimbursement activity	—		—			(63)		—
Gain on asset sales, net	—		—			(13)		—
Long-lived asset impairment	—		—			84,516		—
Proportional adjusted EBITDA for Double E	4,242		—			11,350		—
Other	—		—			—		15
Segment adjusted EBITDA	$	4,882	$	1,422	243%	$	13,848	$	4,014	245%

*Not considered meaningful

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Segment adjusted EBITDA increased $3.5 million and $9.8 million, respectively, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to an increase in proportional adjusted EBITDA from our equity method investment in Double E.

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Piceance.

Volume throughput for our Piceance reportable segment follows.


	Piceance
	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022	2021	Percentage Change	2022	2021	Percentage Change
Aggregate average daily throughput (MMcf/d)	305	321	(5%)	310	329	(6%)

Volume throughput decreased 5% and 6%, respectively, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, as a result of natural production declines, partially offset by 9 new well connections that came online in October 2021.

Financial data for our Piceance reportable segment follows.


	Piceance
	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		Percentage Change	2022		2021		Percentage Change
	(In thousands)					(In thousands)
Revenues:
Gathering services and related fees	$	20,406	$	24,104	(15%)	$	60,458	$	74,415	(19%)
Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales	1,519		1,166		30%	5,481		4,044		36%
Other revenues	1,581		1,114		42%	4,132		3,523		17%
Total revenues	23,506		26,384		(11%)	70,071		81,982		(15%)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of natural gas and NGLs	1,215		923		32%	3,589		2,739		31%
Operation and maintenance	6,565		5,671		16%	17,623		15,980		10%
General and administrative	315		267		18%	969		910		6%
Depreciation and amortization	12,857		13,585		(5%)	38,483		35,216		9%
Gain on asset sales, net	(11)		(66)		*	(311)		(119)		*
Long-lived asset impairment	—		248		*	—		1,218		*
Total costs and expenses	20,941		20,628		2%	60,353		55,944		8%
Add:
Depreciation and amortization	12,857		13,585			38,483		35,216

Adjustments related to capital reimbursement activity	(1,270)		(721)			(2,871)		(2,552)
Gain on asset sales, net	(11)		(66)			(311)		(119)
Long-lived asset impairment	—		248			—		1,218
Other	108		106			348		465
Segment adjusted EBITDA	$	14,249	$	18,908	(25%)	$	45,367	$	60,266	(25%)

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*Not considered meaningful

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Segment adjusted EBITDA decreased $4.7 million and $14.9 million, respectively, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily reflecting a decrease in volume throughput as a result of natural production declines, the expiration of a customer’s minimum volume commitment contract in 2021, partially offset by new well activity.

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Barnett.

Volume throughput for our Barnett reportable segment follows.


	Barnett
	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022	2021	Percentage Change	2022	2021	Percentage Change
Average daily throughput (MMcf/d)	204	201	1%	200	197	2%

Volume throughput increased 1% and 2% compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily as a result of 12 wells that came online subsequent to September 30, 2021, partially offset by natural production declines.

Financial data for our Barnett reportable segment follows.


	Barnett
	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		Percentage Change	2022		2021		Percentage Change
	(In thousands)					(In thousands)
Revenues:
Gathering services and related fees	$	10,671	$	10,162	5%	$	30,726	$	29,934	3%
Natural gas, NGLs and condensate sales	998		185		439%	1,784		251		611%
Other revenues (1)	2,622		1,577		66%	6,356		3,649		74%
Total revenues	14,291		11,924		20%	38,866		33,834		15%
Costs and expenses:

Operation and maintenance	5,890		1,971		199%	13,234		6,287		110%
General and administrative	440		216		104%	954		711		34%
Depreciation and amortization	3,792		3,804		—	11,374		11,400		—
Gain on asset sales, net	(85)		(90)		*	(85)		(101)		*
Long-lived asset impairment	60		—		*	60		289		*
Total costs and expenses	10,097		5,901		71%	25,537		18,586		37%
Add:
Depreciation and amortization	4,027		4,039			12,078		12,103
Adjustments related to capital reimbursement activity	(332)		(335)			(990)		(997)
Gain on asset sales, net	(85)		(90)			(85)		(101)
Long-lived asset impairment	60		—			60		289
Other	—		—			5		—
Segment adjusted EBITDA	$	7,864	$	9,637	(18)%	$	24,397	$	26,542	(8)%

________

*Not considered meaningful

(1)Includes the amortization expense associated with our favorable gas gathering contracts as reported in Other revenues.

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Segment adjusted EBITDA decreased $1.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily as a result of higher general operating expenses that resulted from the nonrecurrence of commercial settlements that benefited the segment’s financial results in 2021, partially offset by a $2.4 million and $5.0 million increase in revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

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Corporate and Other Overview for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

Corporate and Other represents those results that are not specifically attributable to a reportable segment or that have not been allocated to our reportable segments, including certain general and administrative expense items, natural gas and crude oil marketing services, transaction costs and interest expense.


	Corporate and Other
	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		Percentage Change	2022		2021		Percentage Change
	(In thousands)					(In thousands)
Revenues:
Total revenues	$	323	$	—	*	$	659	$	—	*
Costs and expenses:
Operation and maintenance	$	3	$	3,127	*	$	1,196	$	3,286	*
General and administrative(1)	6,951		9,071		(23)%	27,047		44,878		(40)%
Transaction costs	1,517		1,060		*	1,750		1,277		*
Interest expense	24,932		15,530		61%	73,982		44,985		64%

________

* Not considered meaningful

(1)Inclusive of a $19.3 million incremental loss contingency accrual during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 related to the 2015 Blacktail Release (See Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies for additional information).

General and Administrative. General and administrative expense decreased by $2.1 million, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021, primarily related to $1.1 million of deal costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2021 that did not occur during 2022.

General and administrative expense decreased by $17.8 million, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily related to the nonrecurrence of a $19.3 million loss contingency recognized in 2021 (for the 2015 Blacktail Release), partially offset by $2.5 million of employee severance costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Interest Expense. The increase in interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, was primarily due to higher interest costs resulting from the issuance of the 2026 Secured Notes and borrowings on the Permian Transmission Term Loan, partially offset by principal reduction payments to our credit facilities (ABL Facility and Revolving Credit Facility).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We rely primarily on internally generated cash flows as well as external financing sources, including our ABL Facility, and the issuance of debt, equity and preferred equity securities, and proceeds from potential asset divestitures, including the Lane G&P System and Bison Midstream divestitures, to fund our capital expenditures. We believe that our ABL Facility and Permian Transmission Credit Facility, together with internally generated cash flows and access to debt or equity capital markets, will be adequate to finance our operations for the next twelve months without adversely impacting our liquidity.

We may enter into off-balance sheet arrangements and transactions that can give rise to material off-balance sheet obligations. As of September 30, 2022, our material off-balance sheet arrangements and transactions include (i) letters of credit outstanding against our ABL Facility aggregating to $5.9 million, and (ii) letters of credit outstanding against our Permian Transmission Credit Facility aggregating to $10.5 million. There are no other transactions, arrangements or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons that are reasonably likely to materially affect our liquidity or availability of our capital resources.

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Indebtedness Compliance as of September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants contained in the Senior Notes, ABL Facility and the Permian Transmission Credit Facility. The ABL Facility requires that Summit Holdings not permit (i) the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the ABL Agreement) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be greater than 2.50:1.00, or (ii) the Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the ABL Agreement) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be less than 2.00:1.00. As of September 30, 2022, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and Interest Coverage Ratio was 0.38:1.00 and 2.57:1.00, respectively.

The 2022 DJ Acquisitions will be financed through a combination of borrowings under SMLP’s ABL Facility and a new, fully committed issuance of $85.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2026 (the “Additional 2026 Secured Notes”), subject to the closing of the 2022 DJ Acquisitions. Pro forma for the transactions, SMLP expects to have approximately $325.0 million drawn on its $400.0 million ABL Facility at the end of 2022. See further discussion regarding the 2026 Secured Notes at Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation - Capital Requirements - Excess Cash Flow Offers.

Credit Agreements and Financing Activities

ABL Facility. As of September 30, 2022, we had a $400.0 million revolving ABL Facility with a maturity date of May 1, 2026. As of September 30, 2022, the outstanding balance of the ABL Facility was $85.0 million and the available borrowing capacity totaled $309.1 million after giving effect to the issuance thereunder of $5.9 million of outstanding but undrawn irrevocable standby letters of credit.

We may in the future use a combination of cash, secured or unsecured borrowings and issuances of our common units or other securities and the proceeds from asset sales to retire or refinance our outstanding debt or Series A Preferred Units through privately negotiated transactions, open market repurchases, redemptions, exchange offers, tender offers or otherwise, but we are under no obligation to do so.

Cash Flows

The components of the net change in cash and cash equivalents were as follows:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	96,805	$	127,731
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	87,438		(105,889)
Net cash used in financing activities	(189,851)		(31,125)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(5,608)	$	(9,283)

Operating activities.

Cash flows provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 primarily reflected:

•a loss of $99.6 million plus positive adjustments of $192.4 million for non-cash operating items.

•a $4.0 million increase in working capital accounts.

Cash flows provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily reflected:

•a loss of $3.7 million plus adjustments of $124.8 million for non-cash items; and

• a $6.6 million increase in working capital accounts.

Investing activities.

Cash flows provided by investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 primarily reflected:

•$75.5 million of cash proceeds from the disposition of the Lane G&P System, net of cash sold in the transaction;

•$36.7 million of cash proceeds from the disposition of Bison Midstream, net of cash sold in the transaction;

•$4.6 million of cash proceeds from the sale of compressors; offset by

•$21.0 million of cash outflows for capital expenditures; and

•$8.4 million of cash investments in the Double E Project.

Cash flows used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily reflected:

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•$102.1 million for cash investments in the Double E Project;

•$11.8 million of cash outflows for capital expenditures; offset by

•$8.0 million of cash proceeds from the sale of compressors.

Financing activities.

Cash flows used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 primarily reflected:

•$205.0 million of cash outflow for repayments on the ABL Facility,

•$3.4 million of cash outflow for repayments on the Permian Transmission Term Loan, partially offset by

•$23.0 million from borrowings on ABL Facility.

Cash flows used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily reflected:

•$132.0 million of cash outflow for repayments on the Revolving Credit Facility;

•$5.2 million of cash payments related to debt issuance costs; offset by

•$107.0 million from borrowings under the Permian Transmission Credit Facility.

Capital Requirements

Overall.

Our business is capital intensive, requiring significant investment for the maintenance of existing gathering systems and the acquisition or construction and development of new gathering systems and other midstream assets and facilities. Our Partnership agreement requires that we categorize our capital expenditures as either:

•maintenance capital expenditures, which are cash expenditures (including expenditures for the addition or improvement to, or the replacement of, our capital assets or for the acquisition of existing, or the construction or development of, new capital assets) made to maintain our long-term operating income or operating capacity; or

•expansion capital expenditures, which are cash expenditures incurred for acquisitions or capital improvements that we expect will increase our operating income or operating capacity over the long term.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, cash paid for capital expenditures totaled $21.0 million which included $7.2 million of maintenance capital expenditures. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, there were no contributions to Ohio Gathering and we contributed $8.4 million to Double E.

We rely primarily on internally generated cash flows as well as external financing sources, including commercial bank borrowings and the issuance of debt, equity and preferred equity securities, and proceeds from potential asset divestitures to fund our capital expenditures. We believe that our internally generated cash flows, our ABL Facility and the Permian Transmission Credit Facility, and access to debt or equity capital markets, will be adequate to finance our operations for the next twelve months without adversely impacting our liquidity.

There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our current expectations to change, including, but not limited to, (i) the ability to reach agreements with third parties; (ii) prevailing conditions and outlook in the natural gas, crude oil and NGLs and markets, and (iii) our ability to obtain financing from commercial banks, the capital markets, or other financing sources.

Excess Cash Flow Offers to Purchase.

Starting in the first quarter of 2023 with respect to the fiscal year ended 2022, and continuing annually through fiscal year 2025, the Partnership is required under the terms of the 2026 Secured Notes Indenture to, if it has Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the 2026 Secured Notes Indenture), and subject to its ability to make such an offer under the ABL Facility, offer to purchase an amount of the 2026 Secured Notes, at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, equal to 100% of the Excess Cash Flow generated in the prior year.

Generally, if the Partnership does not offer to purchase designated annual amounts of its 2026 Secured Notes or reduce its first lien capacity under the 2026 Secured Notes Indenture per annum from 2023 through 2025, the interest rate on the 2026 Secured Notes are subject to certain rate escalations. Per the terms of the 2026 Secured Notes Indenture, the designated amounts are; (i) $50.0 million in aggregate by April 1, 2023, otherwise the interest rate shall automatically increase by 50 basis points per annum; (ii) $100.0 million in aggregate by April 1, 2024, otherwise the interest rate shall automatically increase by 100 basis points per annum (minus any amount previously increased); and (iii) $200.0 million in aggregate by April 1, 2025, otherwise the interest rate shall automatically increase by 200 basis points per annum (minus any amount previously increased).

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To the extent the Partnership makes an offer to purchase, and the offer is not fully accepted by the holders of the 2026 Secured Notes, the Partnership may use any remaining amount not accepted for any purpose not prohibited by the 2026 Secured Notes Indenture or the ABL Facility.

Credit and Counterparty Concentration Risks

We examine the creditworthiness of counterparties to whom we extend credit and manage our exposure to credit risk through credit analysis, credit approval, credit limits and monitoring procedures, and for certain transactions, we may request letters of credit, prepayments or guarantees.

Certain of our customers may be temporarily unable to meet their current obligations. While this may cause disruption to cash flows, we believe that we are properly positioned to deal with the potential disruption because the vast majority of our gathering assets are strategically positioned at the beginning of the midstream value chain. The majority of our infrastructure is connected directly to our customers’ wellheads and pad sites, which means our gathering systems are typically the first third-party infrastructure through which our customers’ commodities flow and, in many cases, the only way for our customers to get their production to market.

We have exposure due to nonperformance under our MVC contracts whereby a potential customer, may not have the wherewithal to make its MVC shortfall payments when they become due. We typically receive payment for all prior-year MVC shortfall billings in the quarter immediately following billing. Therefore, our exposure to risk of nonperformance is limited to and accumulates during the current year-to-date contracted measurement period.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, there were no material changes to the off-balance sheet obligations disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report other than the following. On June 30, 2022, in connection with the disposition of the Lane G&P System, a subsidiary of Matador Resources assumed our commitment related to the take-or-pay firm capacity on the Double E Pipeline. The assumption of the take-or-pay contract relieved the Partnership of $29.2 million of remaining firm transportation obligations to Double E.

Summarized Financial Information

The supplemental summarized financial information below reflects SMLP's separate accounts, the combined accounts of Summit Holdings and Finance Corp. (together, the “Co-Issuers”) and its guarantor subsidiaries (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries” and together with the Co-Issuers, the “Obligor Group”) for the dates and periods indicated. The financial information of the Obligor Group is presented on a combined basis and intercompany balances and transactions between the Co-Issuers and Guarantor Subsidiaries have been eliminated. There were no reportable transactions between the Co-Issuers and Obligor Group and the subsidiaries that were not issuers or guarantors of the Senior Notes.

Payments to holders of the Senior Notes are affected by the composition of and relationships among the Co-Issuers, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and Permian Holdco and Summit Permian Transmission, both of which are unrestricted subsidiaries of SMLP and are not issuers or guarantors of the Senior Notes. The assets of our unrestricted subsidiaries are not available to satisfy the demands of the holders of the Senior Notes. In addition, our unrestricted subsidiaries are subject to certain contractual restrictions related to the payment of dividends, and other rights in favor of their non-affiliated stakeholders, that limit their ability to satisfy the demands of the holders of the Senior Notes.

A list of each of SMLP’s subsidiaries that is a guarantor, issuer or co-issuer of our registered securities subject to the reporting requirements in Release 33-10762 is filed as Exhibit 22.1 to this report.

On September 19, 2022, the Partnership completed the disposition of the Bison Midstream for a cash sales price of $40.0 million. On June 30, 2022, the Partnership completed the disposition of all the equity interests in Summit Permian and Summit Permian Finance for a cash sale price of $75.0 million. In connection with the dispositions, the status of Bison Midstream, Summit Permian and Summit Permian Finance as guarantor subsidiaries, was modified prior to each respective disposition. The summarized financial information below presents the activities and balances of Bison Midstream, Summit Permian and Summit Permian Finance as guarantor subsidiaries for all summarized income statement periods and balance sheet dates presented in which they were owned by the Partnership. Bison Midstream, Summit Permian and Summit Permian Finance were not included in the Partnership’s balance sheet as of September 30, 2022 and their assets and liabilities are not included in the September 30, 2022 summarized balance sheet below.

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Summarized Balance Sheet Information. Summarized balance sheet information as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 follows.


	September 30, 2022
	SMLP		Obligor Group
	(In thousands)
Assets
Current assets	$	5,415	$	64,076
Noncurrent assets	5,977		1,857,630

Liabilities
Current liabilities	$	11,860	$	65,395
Noncurrent liabilities	2,399		1,089,692


	December 31, 2021
	SMLP		Obligor Group
	(In thousands)
Assets
Current assets	$	2,495	$	70,483
Noncurrent assets	4,776		2,149,300

Liabilities
Current liabilities	$	12,463	$	58,658
Noncurrent liabilities	1,771		1,274,803

Summarized Statements of Operations Information. For the purposes of the following summarized statements of operations, we allocate a portion of general and administrative expenses recognized at the SMLP parent to the Obligor Group to reflect what those entities' results would have been had they operated on a stand-alone basis. Summarized statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 follow.


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	SMLP		Obligor Group
	(In thousands)
Total revenues	$	—	$	283,871
Total costs and expenses	2,867		336,210
Loss before income taxes and income from equity method investees	(2,867)		(121,384)
Income from equity method investees	—		10,277
Net loss	$	(3,171)	$	(111,107)


	Year Ended December 31, 2021
	SMLP		Obligor Group
	(In thousands)
Total revenues	$	—	$	400,619
Total costs and expenses	23,989		317,975
Income (loss) before income taxes and loss from equity method investees	(37,618)		13,931
Income from equity method investees	—		9,116
Net income (loss)	$	(37,291)	$	23,047

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Critical Accounting Estimates

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These principles are established by the FASB. We employ methods, estimates and assumptions based on currently available information when recording transactions resulting from business operations. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting estimates from those disclosed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Forward-Looking Statements

Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this report as well as in periodic press releases and certain oral statements made by our officers and employees during our presentations are “forward-looking” statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may project, indicate or imply future results, events, performance or achievements and may contain the words “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions, or future conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” and “could.” In addition, any statement concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible actions taken by us or our subsidiaries are also forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in Part II. Item 1A. Risk Factors included in this report.

Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of our management team. All forward-looking statements in this report and subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or to persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph. These risks and uncertainties include, among others:

•our decision whether to pay, or our ability to grow, our cash distributions;

•fluctuations in natural gas, NGLs and crude oil prices, including as a result of political or economic measures taken by various countries or OPEC or as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict;

•the extent and success of our customers' drilling and completion efforts, as well as the quantity of natural gas, crude oil and produced water volumes produced within proximity of our assets;

•the expected timing and benefits of the pending acquisitions discussed herein (including the 2022 DJ Acquisitions);

•the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows;

•failure or delays by our customers in achieving expected production in their natural gas, crude oil and produced water projects;

•competitive conditions in our industry and their impact on our ability to connect hydrocarbon supplies to our gathering and processing assets or systems;

•actions or inactions taken or nonperformance by third parties, including suppliers, contractors, operators, processors, transporters and customers, including the inability or failure of our shipper customers to meet their financial obligations under our gathering agreements and our ability to enforce the terms and conditions of certain of our gathering agreements in the event of a bankruptcy of one or more of our customers;

•our ability to divest of certain of our assets to third parties on attractive terms, which is subject to a number of factors, including prevailing conditions and outlook in the natural gas, NGL and crude oil industries and markets;

•the ability to attract and retain key management personnel;

•commercial bank and capital market conditions and the potential impact of changes or disruptions in the credit and/or capital markets;

•changes in the availability and cost of capital and the results of our financing efforts, including availability of funds in the credit and/or capital markets;

•our ability to refinance near-term maturities on favorable terms or at all;

•restrictions placed on us by the agreements governing our debt and preferred equity instruments;

•the availability, terms and cost of downstream transportation and processing services;

•natural disasters, accidents, weather-related delays, casualty losses and other matters beyond our control;

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•operational risks and hazards inherent in the gathering, compression, treating and/or processing of natural gas, crude oil and produced water;

•our ability to comply with the terms of the agreements comprising the Global Settlement;

•weather conditions and terrain in certain areas in which we operate;

•any other issues that can result in deficiencies in the design, installation or operation of our gathering, compression, treating and processing facilities;

•timely receipt of necessary government approvals and permits, our ability to control the costs of construction, including costs of materials, labor and rights-of-way and other factors that may impact our ability to complete projects within budget and on schedule;

•our ability to finance our obligations related to capital expenditures, including through opportunistic asset divestitures or joint ventures and the impact any such divestitures or joint ventures could have on our results;

•the effects of existing and future laws and governmental regulations, including environmental, safety and climate change requirements and federal, state and local restrictions or requirements applicable to oil and/or gas drilling, production or transportation;

•changes in tax status;

•the effects of litigation;

•interest rates;

•changes in general economic conditions; and

•certain factors discussed elsewhere in this report.

Developments in any of these areas could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or projected or cause a significant reduction in the market price of our common units, preferred units and senior notes.

The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties may not contain all of the risks and uncertainties that could affect us. In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this document may not in fact occur. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

Information About Us

Investors should note that we make available, free of charge on our website at www.summitmidstream.com, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. We also post announcements, updates, events, investor information and presentations on our website in addition to copies of all recent news releases. We may use the Investors section of our website to communicate with investors. It is possible that the financial and other information posted there could be deemed to be material information. Documents and information on our website are not incorporated by reference herein.

The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Interest Rate Risk

Our interest rate risk exposure, which is largely related to our indebtedness, has not changed materially since December 31, 2021. As of September 30, 2022, we had approximately $959.5 million principal of fixed-rate debt, $85.0 million outstanding under our variable rate ABL Facility and $156.6 million outstanding under the variable rate Permian Transmission Term Loan (see Note 8 - Debt). As of September 30, 2022, we had $140.9 million of interest rate exposure hedged to offset the impact of changes in interest rates on our Permian Transmission Term Loan. While existing fixed-rate debt mitigates the downside impact of fluctuations in interest rates, future issuances of long-term debt could be impacted by increases in interest rates, which could result in higher overall interest costs. In addition, the borrowings under our ABL Facility, which have a variable interest rate, also expose us to the risk of increasing interest rates. For additional information, see the "Interest Rate Risk" section included in Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk of the 2021 Annual Report and updates to our risk factors included herein.

Commodity Price Risk

We generate a majority of our revenues pursuant to primarily long-term and fee-based gathering agreements, many of which include MVCs and areas of mutual interest. Our direct commodity price exposure relates to (i) the sale of physical natural gas and/or NGLs purchased under percentage-of-proceeds and other processing arrangements with certain of our customers in the Rockies, and Piceance segments, (ii) the sale of natural gas we retain from certain Barnett segment customers and (iii) the sale of condensate we retain from certain gathering services in the Piceance segment. Our gathering agreements with certain Barnett customers permit us to retain a certain quantity of natural gas that we sell to offset the power costs we incur to operate our electric-drive compression assets. We manage our direct exposure to natural gas and power prices through the use of forward power purchase contracts with wholesale power providers that require us to purchase a fixed quantity of power at a fixed heat rate based on prevailing natural gas prices on the Henry Hub Index. We sell retainage natural gas at prices that are based on the Atmos Zone 3 Index. By basing the power prices on a system and basin-relevant market, we are able to closely associate the relationship between the compression electricity expense and natural gas retainage sales. We do not enter into risk management contracts for speculative purposes. Our current commodity price risk exposure has not changed materially since December 31, 2021. For additional information, see the "Commodity Price Risk" section included in Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk of the 2021 Annual Report.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Under the direction of our General Partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting and concluded that (i) our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2022 and (ii) no change in internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2022, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Although we may, from time to time, be involved in litigation and claims arising out of our operations in the ordinary course of business, we are not currently a party to any significant legal or governmental proceedings, except as described below. In addition, we are not aware of any significant legal or governmental proceedings contemplated to be brought against us, under the various environmental protection statutes to which we are subject.

Moore Control Systems

Moore Control Systems, Inc. (“MCSI”) initiated an arbitration in December 2020 related to the construction of Summit’s Lane Gas Processing Plant in Eddy County, New Mexico (the “Lane Plant”). MCSI was the EPC contractor on the Lane Plant under a lump sum contract. During the course of construction, the parties executed change orders that increased the lump sum price. Summit paid the adjusted lump sum amount in full upon the plant’s completion in June 2019.

A merits hearing is currently scheduled for March 6, 2023 in Houston, Texas. MCSI seeks alleged damages totaling approximately $12.0 million on various theories, including breach of contract, quantum meruit and fraud, plus interest, fees and costs. Summit denies all liability and seeks to recover all costs and fees associated with defending the arbitration. We do not currently believe that the eventual outcome of this matter could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. In conjunction with the disposition of Lane Gathering and Processing system on June 30, 2022, Summit Holdings provided the buyer with an indemnity for and hold harmless from these claims.

Fiberspar Corporation

On May 3, 2022, Fiberspar Corporation filed a petition in state court alleging $5.0 million or more owed but not paid for orders of pipeline product from Fiberspar. The petition asserts causes of action for breach of contract and suit on sworn account. A civil action on the same claims had been filed by Fiberspar in 2016 but was dismissed without prejudice pursuant to a standstill and tolling agreement that expired in 2021. We filed an answer on September 6, 2022 denying Fiberspar’s claims and asserting counter claims. The case is pending in the District Court of Harris County, Texas. We are unable to predict the final outcome of this matter.

Global Settlement

On August 4, 2022, the U.S. District Court denied two claims brought by landowners for restitution relating to the Global Settlement in conjunction with the criminal proceedings under the Plea Agreement. See Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies for additional information.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

The risk factors contained in the Item 1A. Risk Factors of the 2021 Annual Report are incorporated herein by reference except to the extent they address risks arising from or relating to the failure of events described therein to occur, which events have since occurred.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

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Exhibit number		Description
3.1		Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Summit Midstream Partners, LP, dated May 28, 2020 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to SMLP’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 2, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35666))
3.2		Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Summit Midstream GP, LLC, dated May 28, 2020 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to SMLP's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 2, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35666))
3.3		Certificate of Limited Partnership of Summit Midstream Partners, LP (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to SMLP's Form S-1 Registration Statement dated August 21, 2012 (Commission File No. 333-183466))
3.4		Certificate of Formation of Summit Midstream GP, LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to SMLP's Form S-1 Registration Statement dated August 21, 2012 (Commission File No. 333-183466))
10.1	+	Purchase and S ale Agreement between Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC and Steel Reef US Corp. dated September 19, 2022
22.1	+	Summit Midstream Partners, LP Subsidiary Issuers and Guarantors of Registered Securities (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 22.1 to SMLP's Report on Form 10-Q filed May 8, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35666))
31.1	+	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, executed by Heath Deneke, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
31.2	+	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, executed by William J. Mault, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
32.1	+	Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350), executed by Heath Deneke, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, and William J. Mault, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
101.INS	*	Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH	*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL	*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF	*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB	*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE	*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
104	*	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

+ Filed herewith.

* Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections. The financial information contained in the XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language)-related documents is unaudited and unreviewed.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


			Summit Midstream Partners, LP
			(Registrant)

			By: Summit Midstream GP, LLC (its General Partner)

November 4, 2022			/s/ WILLIAM J. MAULT
			William J. Mault, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)