Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P., together with its subsidiaries, engages in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, and selling natural gas, as well as in fractionating and transporting natural gas liquids (NGL). It also involves in acquiring, developing, and producing oil and natural gas working interests in Alabama and Texas; and acquiring and managing fee minerals and royalty interests. The company has natural gas gathering and processing assets in Texas Panhandle, east Texas/Louisiana, south Texas, west Texas, and the Gulf of Mexico. The Texas Panhandle operations include East Panhandle System and West Panhandle System. The East Panhandle System consists of approximately 1,100 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines; and 4 natural gas processing plants. The West Panhandle System has approximately 2,643 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines; 3 natural gas processing plants; 1 propane fractionation facility; and 1 condensate collection facility. The east Texas/Louisiana activities include approximately 1,195 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines; 2 cryogenic processing plants; 5 JT/refrigeration processing plants; and a 19-mile NGL pipeline. The south Texas operations consist of approximately 266 miles of natural gas pipeline; a compressor stations; and 3 processing stations. The Gulf of Mexico activities include approximately 40 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines; 2 cryogenic processing plants; and a NGL fractionator. Eagle Rock Energy GP, L.P. serves as the general partner of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Houston, Texas.