Antero Resources formed Antero Midstream Partners LP to create a seamless and highly effective system of gathering pipelines and compressor stations in the Marcellus and Utica Shales. Their midstream natural gas system is comprised of gathering pipelines and compressor stations. Their system provides the link between exploration and production of natural gas from the wellhead and the delivery of natural gas and its by-products to industrial, commercial, and residential end-users.