Equity and Partners' Capital (tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

WES completed the following public offerings of its common units during 2012 and 2013:



thousands except unit and per-unit amounts	WES Common Units Issued ⁽¹⁾	WES GP Units Issued ⁽²⁾	Price Per Unit		Underwriting Discount and Other Offering Expenses		Net Proceeds to WES
June 2012 equity offering	5,000,000	102,041	$	43.88	$	7,468	$	216,409
May 2013 equity offering	7,015,000	143,163	61.18		13,203		424,733


⁽¹⁾	Includes the issuance of 915,000 WES common units pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option granted in connection with the May 2013 equity offering.


⁽²⁾	Represents general partner units of WES issued to WES GP in exchange for WES GP’s proportionate capital contribution to maintain its 2.0% general partner interest.

The following table summarizes WES common and general partner units issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2013:



	WES Common Units	WES General Partner Units	Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	104,660,553	2,135,930	106,796,483
Non-Operated Marcellus Interest acquisition	449,129	9,166	458,295
Long-Term Incentive Plan awards	6,879	140	7,019
May 2013 equity offering	7,015,000	143,163	7,158,163
Continuous Offering Program	43,350	174	43,524
Balance at September 30, 2013	112,174,911	2,288,573	114,463,484