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                                  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: August 26, 2003
               (Date of Earliest Event Reported: August 26, 2003)




                         GULFTERRA ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



                                                           
           DELAWARE                         1-11680                  76-00396023
(State or Other Jurisdiction of     (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
        Incorporation)                                           Identification No.)



                                4 GREENWAY PLAZA
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77046
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (832) 676-4853
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

         This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed for the purpose of
filing an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No.
333-81772).


ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS , PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

         c) Exhibits.

            Each exhibit identified below is filed as part of this report.


Exhibit No.     Description
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   23.A         Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.


                                   SIGNATURES


         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.


                                             GULFTERRA ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.


                                             By:       /s/ D. Mark Leland
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                                                         D. Mark Leland
                                                 Senior Vice President and Chief
                                                        Operating Officer


Date:  August 26, 2003


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         Each exhibit identified below is filed as part of this report.


Exhibit No.     Description
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   23.A         Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the prospectus
supplement dated August 26, 2003 to the Prospectus dated February 7, 2003 of
GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. (formerly El Paso Energy Partners, L.P.), and
the Subsidiary Guarantors listed therein of our reserve reports dated as of
December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002, each of which is included in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. for the year ended December 31,
2002. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading of "Experts" in
such prospectus supplement.


                                        NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.


                                        By: /s/ Frederic D. Sewell
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                                           Frederic D. Sewell
                                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Dallas, Texas
August 26, 2003