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Exhibit 25.1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE



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CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b) (2)

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

A National Banking Association
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization if not a U.S. national
bank)		   94-1347393
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

101 North Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
57104
(Zip code)

Wells Fargo & Company
Law Department, Trust Section
MAC N9305-175
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
(612) 667-4608
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)


MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
MARKWEST ENERGY FINANCE CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Delaware
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		   27-0005456
20-1805917
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1515 Arapahoe Street
Tower 2, Suite 700
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 925-9200
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area
Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)


SENIOR NOTES SHELF REGISTRATION

*
The following are co-registrants that may guarantee the debt securities:

MarkWest Energy Operating Company, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware   27-0005448
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

West Shore Processing Company, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Michigan
   76-0501616
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Energy Appalachia, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware
   47-0852385
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Mason Pipeline Limited Liability Company
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Michigan
   26-2664116
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Michigan Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Michigan
   83-0375568
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Oklahoma Gas Company, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Oklahoma
   86-1089780
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest New Mexico, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Texas
   30-0157474
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I R S Employer Identification Number

MarkWest Pinnacle, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Texas
   30-0157461
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest PNG Utility, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Texas
   30-0157467
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Texas PNG Utility, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Texas
   30-0157468
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Blackhawk, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Texas
   30-157471
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Power Tex, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Texas
   45-0537840
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Texas
   20-2229672
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Energy East Texas Gas Company, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware
   20-1311706
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Javelina Company, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Texas   76-0263770
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I R S Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Javelina Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Texas
   38-2909338
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Matrex, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Michigan   84-1349848
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Liberty Gas Gathering, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware   26-2368254
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Gas Services, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Texas   26-1795927
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware   01-0636219
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware   84-1352233
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Marketing, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware   26-2430225
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Gas Marketing, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Texas   26-2827902
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest McAlester, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Oklahoma
   26-3195589
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Ranger Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware   27-4613260
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Mountaineer Pipeline Company, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware   45-3160452
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

MarkWest Utica Operating Company, L.L.C.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware   80-0773356
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

   

Item 1.    General Information.    Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

    (a)
    Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

      Comptroller of the Currency
      Treasury Department
      Washington, D.C.

      Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
      Washington, D.C.

      Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
      San Francisco, California 94120

    (b)
    Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

      The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2.    Affiliations with Obligor.    If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

        None with respect to the trustee.

        No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.

Item 15.    Foreign Trustee.    Not applicable.

Item 16.    List of Exhibits.    List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

    Exhibit
    1.    A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*

    Exhibit
    2.    A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence and Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated February 4, 2004.**

    Exhibit
    3.    See Exhibit 2

    Exhibit
    4.    Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.***

    Exhibit
    5.    Not applicable.

    Exhibit
    6.    The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

    Exhibit
    7.    A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

    Exhibit
    8.    Not applicable.

    Exhibit
    9.    Not applicable.

   

*
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee's Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated December 30, 2005 of Hornbeck Offshore Services LLC file number 333-130784-06.

**
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee's Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form T-3 dated March 3, 2004 of Trans-Lux Corporation file number 022-28721.

***
Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee's Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated May 26, 2005 of Penn National Gaming Inc. file number 333-125274.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Dallas and State of Texas on the 26th day of October, 2012.

    WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 
 
/s/ PATRICK T. GIORDANO
 Patrick T. Giordano
Vice President


EXHIBIT 6

October 26, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request thereof.


 
 
Very truly yours,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 
 
/s/ PATRICK T. GIORDANO
 Patrick T. Giordano
Vice President


EXHIBIT 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
of 101 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
at the close of business June 30, 2012, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.

 
    
   Dollar Amounts
In Millions 		 

ASSETS

              

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

              

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

         $ 16,883  

Interest-bearing balances

           45,669  

Securities:

              

Held-to-maturity securities

           0  

Available-for-sale securities

           204,424  

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

              

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

           1,128  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

           22,797  

Loans and lease financing receivables:

              

Loans and leases held for sale

           32,246  

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

     720,609        

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     15,480        

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

           705,129  

Trading Assets

           42,549  

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

           7,760  

Other real estate owned

           4,168  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

           563  

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

           104  

Intangible assets

              

Goodwill

           21,543  

Other intangible assets

           21,240  

Other assets

           53,987  
             

Total assets

         $ 1,180,190  
             

LIABILITIES

              

Deposits:

              

In domestic offices

         $ 847,727  

Noninterest-bearing

     222,889        

Interest-bearing

     624,838        

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

           73,344  

Noninterest-bearing

     2,752        

Interest-bearing

     70,592        

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

              

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

           6,913  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

           10,833  


 
    
   Dollar Amounts
In Millions 		 

Trading liabilities

           23,373  

Other borrowed money

              

(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

           41,997  

Subordinated notes and debentures

           16,602  

Other liabilities

           32,647  
             

Total liabilities

         $ 1,053,436  

EQUITY CAPITAL

              

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

           0  

Common stock

           519  

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

           99,502  

Retained earnings

           19,574  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

           6,044  

Other equity capital components

           0  
             

Total bank equity capital

           125,639  

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

           1,115  
             

Total equity capital

           126,754  
             

Total liabilities, and equity capital

         $ 1,180,190  
             

I, Timothy J. Sloan, EVP & CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

    Timothy J. Sloan
EVP & CFO

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

John Stumpf
David Hoyt
Michael Loughlin		   Directors



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