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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001181431-11-002041.txt : 20110105
<SEC-HEADER>0001181431-11-002041.hdr.sgml : 20110105
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20110105195116
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-11-002041
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110103
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110105

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SHIELS DAVID C
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001497293

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34831
		FILM NUMBER:		11512454

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		777 NW GRAND BOULEVARD
		CITY:			OKLAHOMA CITY
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			73118

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001483096
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922]
		IRS NUMBER:				800534394
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		777 NW GRAND BOULEVARD
		CITY:			OKLAHOMA CITY
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			73118
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(405) 935-1500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		777 NW GRAND BOULEVARD
		CITY:			OKLAHOMA CITY
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			73118
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    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2011-01-03</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001483096</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CHKM</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001497293</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SHIELS DAVID C</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>777 N. GRAND BLVD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ONE GRAND PARK BLDG.</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>OKLAHOMA CITY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>OK</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>73118</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Financial Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Phantom Units</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2011-01-03</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Units</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>5000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Each phantom unit includes an associated distribution equivalent right that is payable in cash upon vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each phantom unit represents one notional common unit of the Partnership and, upon vesting, will entitle the holder to receive one common unit or, in the discretion of the compensation committee of the board of directors of our general partner, cash equivalent to the fair market value of a common unit at the time of vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Phantom units vest ratably over four years from the date of the award, subject to continuous employment.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Marc D. Rome for David C. Shiels</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-01-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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