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Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
JP ENERGY PARTNERS LP

        This Certificate of Limited Partnership, dated May 5, 2010, has been duly executed and is filed pursuant to Section 17-201 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the "Act") to form a limited partnership under the Act.

1.
Name. The name of the limited partnership is JP Energy Partners LP.

2.
Registered Office; Registered Agent. The address of the registered office required to be maintained by Section 17-104 of the Act is:

    Corporation Trust Center
    1209 Orange Street
    Wilmington, Delaware 19801

        The name and the address of the registered agent for service of process required to be maintained by Section 17-104 of the Act are:

    The Corporation Trust Company
    Corporation Trust Center
    1209 Orange Street
    Wilmington, Delaware 19801

3.
General Partner. The name and the business, residence or mailing address of the general partner are:

    JP Energy GP LLC
    c/o CB Capital, LLC
    300 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 800
    Irving, Texas 75062

EXECUTED as of the date first written above.

    JP ENERGY PARTNERS LP

 
 
By:
 
JP Energy GP LLC,
its general partner

 
 
By:
 
/s/ J. PATRICK BARLEY
    Name:   J. Patrick Barley
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer



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