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release issued by Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (the &#8220;Partnership&#8221;) on
November 4, 2009, regarding financial results for the quarter ended September
30, 2009, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by
reference.</font></div>
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Partnership has&#160;posted an update to its hedging overview presentation on
its website.&#160;&#160;The updated hedging presentation includes hedge
transactions executed on October 22, 2009 and hedge reset transactions executed
on October 8, 2009 and November 2, 2009 as well as additional information about
the nature of its commodity hedging activities and its current portfolio of
commodity derivative transactions.&#160;&#160;The presentation entitled
&#8220;Commodity Hedging Overview&#8221;, dated November 5, 2009, may be accessed by going
to <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.eaglerockenergy.com</font>,
selecting Investor Relations, then selecting Presentations.</font></div>
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information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached
hereto, is being &#8220;furnished&#8221; pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 and shall not be
deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
and is not incorporated by reference into any Partnership filing, whether made
before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation
language in such filing.</font></div>
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form8-k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C.  20549
______________________________
FORM
8-K
_________________________
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 5, 2009 (November 4,
2009)
EAGLE ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS,
L.P.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-33016
68-0629883
(State
      or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Commission
      File Number
(I.R.S.
      EmployerIdentification No.)
16701
Greenspoint Park Drive, Suite 200
Houston,
Texas  77060
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(281)
408-1200
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
1
Item
      2.02
Results
      of Operations and Financial
Condition.
A press
release issued by Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") on
November 4, 2009, regarding financial results for the quarter ended September
30, 2009, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
      7.01
Regulation
      FD Disclosure
The
Partnership has posted an update to its hedging overview presentation on
its website.  The updated hedging presentation includes hedge
transactions executed on October 22, 2009 and hedge reset transactions executed
on October 8, 2009 and November 2, 2009 as well as additional information about
the nature of its commodity hedging activities and its current portfolio of
commodity derivative transactions.  The presentation entitled
"Commodity Hedging Overview", dated November 5, 2009, may be accessed by going
to
www.eaglerockenergy.com
,
selecting Investor Relations, then selecting Presentations.
The
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached
hereto, is being "furnished" pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 and shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
and is not incorporated by reference into any Partnership filing, whether made
before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation
language in such filing.
Item
      9.01
Financial
      Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
      No.
Description
99.1
Press
      Release of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. dated November 4,
      2009.
2
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
EAGLE
      ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
By:
Eagle
      Rock Energy GP, L.P.,
its
      general partner
By:
Eagle
      Rock Energy G&P, LLC,
its
      general partner
Date:
      November 5, 2009
By:
/s/
      Joseph A. Mills
Joseph
      A. Mills
Chief
      Executive Officer
3
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
      No.
Description
99.1
Press
      Release of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. dated November 4,
      2009.
4