Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  EIG VETERAN EQUITY AGGREGATOR, L.P.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/02/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
USA Compression Partners, LP [USAC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1700 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, STE. 800
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WASHINGTON, DC 20006
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Perpetual Preferred Units   (1)   (1) Common Units (1) $ 0 D  
Warrant to Purchase Common Units 04/02/2019 04/02/2028 Common Units 4,206,641 $ 17.03 D  
Warrant to Purchase Common Units 04/02/2019 04/02/2028 Common Units 8,413,281 $ 19.59 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
EIG VETERAN EQUITY AGGREGATOR, L.P.
1700 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, STE. 800
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
  X      

Signatures

EIG Veteran Equity Aggregator, L.P.; By: EIG Veteran Equity GP, LLC, its general partner; By: EIG Asset Management, LLC, its managing member; By: /s/ Randall S. Wade, Chief Operating Officer; By: /s/ Robert L. Vitale, General Counsel 04/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On April 2, 2018, EIG Veteran Equity Aggregator, L.P. ("EIG Aggregator") completed its acquisition of 420,664.07351 Series A Perpetual Preferred Units (the "Preferred Units") of the Issuer. Certain of the Preferred Units become convertible into common units of the Issuer ("Common Units") on an annual basis beginning on the third anniversary of the close of the Acquisition (the "Closing"), with all of the Preferred Units becoming convertible beginning on the fifth anniversary of the Closing. Each Preferred Unit is convertible into a number of Common Units equal to the $1,000 (plus accrued and unpaid distributions) divided by $20.0115, subject to certain adjustments.
 
Remarks:
Matthew Hartman, Senior Vice President of EIG Asset Management LLC, the sole member of EIG Veteran Equity GP, LLC, which is the general partner of EIG Veteran Equity Aggregator, L.P. ("EIG Aggregator"), serves on the Issuer's Board of Directors as EIG Aggregator's representative.

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