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Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NUMBER 8
TO THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

        THIS AMENDMENT NUMBER 8, dated as of July 31, 2002 (the "Amendment") to
the Management Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2001 (as amended or
supplemented from time to time as permitted thereby, the "Management
Agreement"), by and among Universal Compression, Inc. (the "Manager"), UCO
Compression LLC ("UCO") and BRL Universal Compression Funding I, L.P. (the
"Issuer").

W I T N E S S E T H:

        WHEREAS, the Manager, UCO and the Issuer have previously entered into
the Management Agreement and Amendments Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 thereto;

        WHEREAS, the parties desire to further amend the Management Agreement in
order to modify certain provisions of the Management Agreement;

        NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

        SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and
not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned in the Management
Agreement.

        SECTION 2. Full Force and Effect. Other than as specifically modified
hereby, the Management Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and is hereby ratified and
confirmed by the parties hereto.

        SECTION 3. Amendment to the Management Agreement. Effective on the date
hereof, following the execution and delivery hereof,

        (a) The second sentence of Section 5.7 of the Management Agreement is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

Property Insurance shall not have deductibles in excess of $250,000 per
occurrence; provided that, on and after the earlier to occur of (a) the date of
issuance of the Issuer's "Series 2002-1 Notes" and (b) September 16, 2002 (or if
such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), the Property
Insurance shall not have deductibles in excess of (x) $250,000 per occurrence
and (y) $2,000,000 annnually, in the aggregate; and provided further that, at
all times, the Liability Insurance shall not have deductibles in excess of
$250,000 per occurrence.

        (b) Section 8.1(a) of the Management Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:

On each Determination Date, the Manager may (in its sole discretion) advance
funds (each, a "Manager Advance") and remit to the Head Lessee Collection
Account, in such manner as will ensure immediately available funds will be on
account thereof by 11:00 a.m. New York time on the second Business Day prior to
the next succeeding Payment Date, an amount equal to all or any portion of
rental payments due on User Leases with respect to the Owner Compressors during
the preceding Collection Period for which the related Users have not remitted
such payment on or prior to such Determination Date; provided, however, that the
aggregate amount of all such Manager Advances outstanding at any point in time
may not exceed an amount equal to the product of (x) two percent (2%) and
(y) the then Aggregate Appraisal Value. Nothwithstanding the foregoing, the
Manager may make a Manager Advance only to the extent necessary to pay all items
in Section 302(c) of the Indenture with a priority in payment prior to
Section 302(c)(17) of the Indenture. The Manager will be reimbursed for Manager
Advances in accordance with the terms of Section 7.2(b) of the Head Lessee

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Security Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager will not be
obligated to make a Manager Advance with respect to (i) any defaulted User
Lease, or (ii) any User Lease if the Manager, in its reasonable good faith
judgment, believes that such Manager Advance would not be recoverable from
corresponding remittance from the User on the related User Lease.

        (c) Section 9.11 of the Management Agreement is hereby amended to read
in its entirety as follows:

New Master Lease Agreement with Users. With respect to each Owner Compressor,
the Manager shall, within the timeframe set forth below, cause each related User
to execute a revised master lease agreement, substantially in the form of
Exhibit F hereto. The Manager shall be deemed to be in compliance with this
Section if Users representing one hundred percent (100%) of the Aggregate
Appraised Value have executed such revised master lease agreement by the earlier
to occur of (a) the date of issuance of the Issuer's "Series 2002-1 Notes" and
(b) September 16, 2002 (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day).

        (d) Section 9.12 of the Management Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:

Appraisals. By the earlier to occur of (a) the date of issuance of the Issuer's
"Series 2002-1 Notes" and (b) September 16, 2002 (or if such day is not a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) the Manager shall (at its own
expense) furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Owner and to each Entitled
Party two (2) Appraisals setting forth the Appraised Value of each Lease Pool as
of the date of such Appraisal. Upon delivery of such Appraisals, the Appraised
Value of each Compressor shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions set
forth in the definition of the term "Appraised Value."

Thereafter, on the anniversary (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day) of the earlier to occur of (a) the date of issuance of
the Issuer's "Series 2002-1 Notes" and (b) September 16, 2002 (or if such day is
not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), the Manager shall (at its
own expense) furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Owner and to each
Entitled Party three (3) Appraisals setting forth the Appraised Value of each
Lease Pool as of the date of such Appraisal.

        (e) Section 9.1(j) of the Management Agreement is hereby amended to read
in its entirety as follows:

        Accountant's Report. On or before December 31, 2002 and on or before
July 31st of each year thereafter, with respect to the twelve months ended on
the preceding March 31st (or other applicable fiscal year-end date) (or such
other period as shall have elapsed from the Closing Date to the date of such
statement), a statement (the "Accountant's Report") prepared by a firm of
Independent Accountants addressed to the Board of Directors of the Manager, the
Owner, the Indenture Trustee, the Deal Agent and any Series Enhancer, to the
effect that such firm of Independent Accountants has audited the books and
records of the Manager, and issued its report thereon in connection with the
audit report on the consolidated financial statements of the Manager and
(1) such audit was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, and accordingly included such tests of the account records and such
other auditing procedures as such firm considered necessary in the
circumstances; (2) the firm is independent of the Manager and the Seller within
the meaning of the Code of Processional Ethics of the American Instritute of
Certified Public Accountant; and (3) specifies the results of the application of
such agreed upon procedures relating to (a) maintenance of the separateness of
the Owner for bankruptcy-remoteness purposes and (b) those procedures described
in Schedule 1 hereto regarding a sample of the Manager Reports submitted during
the preceding calendar year.

        SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Manager, UCO and
the Issuer hereby confirm that each of the covenants, representations and
warranties set forth in Articles 9 and 18, as

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applicable, of the Management Agreement are true and correct as of the date
first written above with the same effect as though each had been made as of such
date, except to the extent that any of such covenants, representations and
warranties expressly relate to earlier dates.

        SECTION 5. Effectiveness of Amendment.

        (a) This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written
above.

        (b) This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

        (c) On and after the execution and delivery hereof, (i) this Amendment
shall be a part of the Management Agreement, and (ii) each reference in the
Management Agreement to "this Agreement" or "hereof", "hereunder" or words of
like import, and each reference in any other document to the Management
Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Management Agreement as amended
or modified hereby.

        SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by
the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same
agreement.

        SECTION 7. Governing Law.THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW
PRINCIPLES; PROVIDED THAT SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK.

[Signatures follow.]

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Amendment on the date first above written.

    UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION, INC.
 
 
By:
 
/s/  MARK L. CARLTON      

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Name:
 
Mark L Carlton

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Title:
 
Sr. Vice President & General Counsel

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    UCO COMPRESSION LLC
 
 
By:
 
/s/  MARK L. CARLTON      

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Name:
 
Mark L Carlton

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Title:
 
Sr. Vice President & General Counsel

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    BRL UNIVERSAL COMPRESSION
FUNDING I, L.P.
 
 
By:
 
/s/  GREGORY C. GREENE      

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Name:
 
Gregory C. Greene

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Title:
 
President

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The undersigned hereby consents to the
amendment to the Management Agreement:

VARIABLE FUNDING CAPITAL
CORPORATION, as Requisite Global
Majority

By: Wachovia Securities, Inc.,
as attorney-in-fact

        By: /s/ Darrell R. Baber

        Name: Darrell R. Baber

        Title: Managing Director

Acknowledged and Agreed:

WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Indenture Trustee

By:/s/ Edna Barber

Name: Edna Barber

Title: Assistant Vice President

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