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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Smith David A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol USA Compression Partners, LP [USAC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS, LP, 100 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 450 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/13/2018 (Street) AUSTIN, TX 78701 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Units 04/13/2018   M   9,391 A (1) 75,785 (2) D   Common Units 04/13/2018   M   3,799 A (1) 79,584 (2) D   Common Units 04/13/2018   M   4,017 A (1) 83,601 (2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Units

(1)

04/13/2018

M

9,391

(3)

(3)

Common Units

9,391

(1)

0

D

Phantom Units

(1)

04/13/2018

M

3,799

(3)

(3)

Common Units

3,799

(1)

0

D

Phantom Units

(1)

04/13/2018

M

4,017

(3)

(3)

Common Units

4,017

(1)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Smith David A C/O USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS, LP 100 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 450 AUSTIN, TX 78701			See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ David A. Smith		04/17/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one common unit of USA Compression Partners, LP.
(2)	Includes common units acquired under the USA Compression Partners, LP Distribution Reinvestment Plan.
(3)	The phantom units were set to vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant, with the number of phantom units that vest on such third anniversary to range between 0% and 200% of the reported number of phantom units generally depending on the Issuer's achievement of certain objective, performance-based criteria during the three years prior to the vesting date. In accordance with the terms of the USA Compression Partners, LP 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the vesting of the phantom units was accelerated in connection with the Issuer's change in control transaction and vested at 100% of the reported number of phantom units which settled on April 13, 2018.
Remarks: The Reporting Person is the Vice President and President, Northeast Region of USA Compression GP, LLC, the general partner of the Issuer (the "General Partner"). The Issuer is managed by the directors and executive officers of the General Partner.

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