Exhibit 10.28
DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
          This Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement, dated as of
October ___, 2010 (this “Agreement”), is made by and between Crestwood Gas
Services GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company ”), and
[___________] ( “Indemnitee” ).
RECITALS:
          A. The Company is the general partner of Crestwood Midstream Partners
LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and Indemnitee is an
officer of the Company.
          B. Section 9 of the Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “LLC
Agreement”) of the Company provides that the business and affairs of the Company
shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the
Company.
          C. Significant authority with respect to the management of the Company
and, accordingly, the Partnership, has been delegated to the officers of the
Company.
          D. Thus, it is critically important to the Company that it be able to
attract and retain the most capable persons reasonably available to serve as
directors and officers of the Company.
          E. The Delaware courts have recognized that indemnification by a
company serves the dual policies of (1) allowing company officials to resist
unjustified lawsuits, secure in the knowledge that, if vindicated, the company
will bear the expense of litigation and (2) encouraging capable women and men to
serve as company directors and officers, secure in the knowledge that the
company will absorb the costs of defending their honesty and integrity.
          F. The number of lawsuits challenging the judgment and actions of
directors and officers of Delaware companies, the costs of defending those
lawsuits, and the threat to directors’ and officers’ personal assets have all
materially increased over the past several years, chilling the willingness of
capable women and men to undertake the responsibilities imposed on company
directors and officers.
          G. Recent federal legislation and rules adopted by the Securities and
Exchange Commission and the national securities exchanges have imposed
additional disclosure and company governance obligations on directors and
officers of public companies and have exposed such directors and officers to new
and substantially broadened civil liabilities.
          H. These legislative and regulatory initiatives have also exposed
directors and officers of public companies to a significantly greater risk of
criminal proceedings, with attendant defense costs and potential criminal fines
and penalties.
          I. Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company and does not
regard the protection afforded to him or her by Delaware law and the LLC
Agreement as adequate, and his/her willingness to serve in such capacity is
predicated, in substantial part, upon (1) the Company’s willingness to provide
protection to him/her pursuant to express contract rights providing for the
Company to indemnify him/her in accordance with the principles reflected above,
to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, and (2) the other undertakings
set forth in this Agreement.

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           J. Therefore, in recognition of the need to provide Indemnitee with
substantial protection against personal liability, in order to procure
Indemnitee’s continued service as a director or officer of the Company and to
enhance Indemnitee’s ability to serve the Company in an effective manner, and in
order to provide such protection pursuant to express contract rights (intended
to be enforceable irrespective of, among other things, any amendment to the
Company’s certificate of formation or the LLC Agreement (collectively, the
“Constituent Documents”), any change in the composition of the Company’s Board
of Directors (the “Board”) or any change-in-control or business combination
transaction relating to the Company), the Company wishes to provide in this
Agreement for (1) the indemnification of and the advancement of Expenses (as
defined in Section 1(g)) to Indemnitee as set forth in this Agreement and
(2) the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Company’s directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance policies.
           K. In light of the considerations referred to in the preceding
recitals, it is the Company’s intention and desire that the provisions of this
Agreement be construed liberally, subject to their express terms, to maximize
the protections to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder.
AGREEMENT:
     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
           1. Certain Definitions. In addition to terms defined elsewhere
herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this
Agreement with initial capital letters:
                (a) “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other
Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls,
is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As
used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
                (b) “Change in Control” means the occurrence after the date of
this Agreement of any of the following events:
                     (i) The Company ceases to be controlled by Crestwood
Holdings or one or more Affiliates of Crestwood Holdings and a majority of the
Board of Directors of the Company thereafter ceases to be comprised of Incumbent
Directors;
                     (ii) The consummation of a reorganization, merger or
consolidation of the Partnership or sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Partnership (a “Partnership
Transaction”) immediately after which the voting power of the equity securities
of the Partnership outstanding immediately prior to such Partnership Transaction
do not continue to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
converted into equity securities having voting power in the entity surviving,
resulting from, or succeeding to all or substantially all of the Partnership’s
consolidated assets as a result of such Partnership Transaction or any parent of
such entity) at least 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
equity securities of (A) the entity surviving, resulting from, or succeeding to
all or substantially all of the Partnership’s consolidated assets as a result of
such Partnership

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Transaction or (B) any parent of any such entity (including, without limitation,
an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Partnership or all or
substantially all of the Partnership’s assets either directly or through one or
more subsidiaries); or
                     (iii) The occurrence of any of the following events while
the Company is controlled by Crestwood Holdings or one or more Affiliates of
Crestwood Holdings:
                          (A) Any individual, entity or group (within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the
beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding Voting Securities of Crestwood Holdings; provided, however,
that the following acquisitions will not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any
acquisition of Voting Securities of Crestwood Holdings directly from Crestwood
Holdings that is approved by a majority of the Incumbent Crestwood Holdings
Directors; (2) any acquisition of the Voting Securities of Crestwood Holdings by
Crestwood Holdings or an Affiliate of Crestwood Holdings; or (3) any acquisition
of Voting Securities of Crestwood Holdings by the trustee or other fiduciary
holding securities under any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored
or maintained by Crestwood Holdings or any Affiliate of Crestwood Holdings;
                          (B) A majority of the Management Committee of
Crestwood Holdings ceases to be comprised of Incumbent Crestwood Holdings
Directors;
                          (C) The consummation of a reorganization, merger or
consolidation of Crestwood Holdings or sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the consolidated assets of Crestwood Holdings (each, a
“Business Combination Transaction”) immediately after which the Voting
Securities of Crestwood Holdings outstanding immediately prior to such Business
Combination Transaction do not continue to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into equity securities having voting power in
the entity surviving, resulting from, or succeeding to all or substantially all
of Crestwood Holdings’ consolidated assets as a result of such Business
Combination Transaction or any parent of such entity) at least 50% of the
combined voting power of the then outstanding equity securities having voting
power in (1) the entity surviving, resulting from, or succeeding to all or
substantially all of Crestwood Holdings’ consolidated assets as a result of such
Business Combination Transaction or (2) any parent of any such entity
(including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction
owns Crestwood Holdings or all or substantially all of Crestwood Holdings’
assets, either directly or through one or more subsidiaries); or
                          (D) The Company, or one or more Affiliates of
Crestwood Holdings, ceases to be the general partner of the Partnership.
                (c) “Claim” means (i) any threatened, asserted, pending or
completed claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, arbitrative, investigative or other, and whether made pursuant
to federal, state or other law; and (ii) any threatened, pending or completed
inquiry or investigation, whether made, instituted or conducted by the Company
or any other person, including any federal, state or other governmental entity,
that Indemnitee determines might lead to the institution of any such claim,
demand, action, suit or proceeding.

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                (d) “Controlled Affiliate” means any corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity or
enterprise, whether or not for profit, that is directly or indirectly controlled
by the Company. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of an entity or enterprise, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, through other voting rights, by contract or otherwise;
provided that direct or indirect beneficial ownership of capital stock or other
interests in an entity or enterprise entitling the holder to cast 20% or more of
the total number of votes generally entitled to be cast in the election of
directors (or persons performing comparable functions) of such entity or
enterprise shall be deemed to constitute control for purposes of this
definition.
                (e) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who
is not and was not a party to the Claim in respect of which indemnification is
sought by Indemnitee.
                (f) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
                (g) “Expenses” means attorneys’ and experts’ fees and expenses
and all other costs and expenses paid or payable in connection with
investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on
appeal), or preparing to investigate, defend, be a witness in or participate in
(including on appeal), any Claim.
                (h) ”Incumbent Crestwood Holdings Directors” means the
individuals who, as of the date hereof, are members of the Management Committee
of Crestwood Holdings Partners, LLC (“Crestwood Holdings”), and any individual
becoming a member of the Management Committee of Crestwood Holdings subsequent
to such date whose election or appointment, was approved by a vote of a majority
of the then Incumbent Crestwood Holdings Directors (either by a specific vote or
by approval of the proxy statement of Crestwood Holdings in which such person is
named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination).
               (i) “Incumbent Directors” means the individuals who, as of the
date hereof, are directors of the Company, and any individual becoming a
director of the Company subsequent to such date whose election, nomination for
election by the Company’s members, or appointment, was approved by a vote of a
majority of the then Incumbent Directors (either by a specific vote or by
approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as
a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination).
                (j) “Indemnifiable Claim” means any Claim based upon, arising
out of or resulting from (i) any actual, alleged or suspected act or failure to
act by Indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director, officer, employee or
agent of the Company or as a director, officer, employee, member, manager,
trustee or agent of any other corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity or enterprise, whether or not
for profit, as to which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the
Company as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or agent,
(ii) any actual, alleged or suspected act or failure to act by Indemnitee in
respect of any business, transaction, communication, filing, disclosure or other
activity of the Company or any other entity or enterprise referred to in clause
(i) of this sentence, or (iii) Indemnitee’s status as a current or former
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a current or former
director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or agent of the Company or
any other entity or enterprise referred to in clause (i) of this sentence or

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any actual, alleged or suspected act or failure to act by Indemnitee in
connection with any obligation or restriction imposed upon Indemnitee by reason
of such status. In addition to any service at the actual request of the Company,
for purposes of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be deemed to be serving or to
have served at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee,
member, manager, trustee or agent of another entity or enterprise if Indemnitee
is or was serving as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or
agent of such entity or enterprise and (i) such entity or enterprise is or at
the time of such service was a Controlled Affiliate, (ii) such entity or
enterprise is or at the time of such service was an employee benefit plan (or
related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or a Controlled Affiliate,
or (iii) the Company or a Controlled Affiliate directly or indirectly caused or
authorized Indemnitee to be nominated, elected, appointed, designated, employed,
engaged or selected to serve in such capacity.
               (k) “Indemnifiable Losses” means any and all Losses relating to,
arising out of or resulting from any Indemnifiable Claim.
               (l) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law
firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently
is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company
(or any Subsidiary of the Company) or Indemnitee in any matter material to
either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee
under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification
agreements), or (ii) any other named (or, as to a threatened matter, reasonably
likely to be named) party to the Indemnifiable Claim giving rise to a claim for
indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent
Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of
professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in
representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine
Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
               (m) “Losses” means any and all Expenses, damages, losses,
liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties (whether civil, criminal or other) and
amounts paid in settlement, including all interest, assessments and other
charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of any of the
foregoing.
               (n) “Person” means an individual or a corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or
other entity.
               (o) “Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership,
limited liability company or other entity in which such Person owns directly or
indirectly more than 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock or other
voting interest.
               (p) “Voting Securities” means the securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors or persons who serve similar functions.
          2. Indemnification Obligation. Subject to Section 7, the Company shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted
by the laws of the State of Delaware in effect on the date hereof or as such
laws may from time to time hereafter be amended to increase the scope of such
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Indemnifiable Claims and Indemnifiable Losses; provided, however, that, except
as provided in Sections 4 and 21, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Claim
initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the
Company unless the Company has joined in or consented to the initiation of such
Claim.
          3. Advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee shall have the right to
advancement by the Company prior to the final disposition of any Indemnifiable
Claim of any and all Expenses relating to, arising out of or resulting from any
Indemnifiable Claim paid or incurred by Indemnitee or which Indemnitee
determines are reasonably likely to be paid or incurred by Indemnitee.
Indemnitee’s right to such advancement is not subject to the satisfaction of any
standard of conduct. Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing,
within five business days after any request by Indemnitee, the Company shall, in
accordance with such request (but without duplication), (a) pay such Expenses on
behalf of Indemnitee, (b) advance to Indemnitee funds in an amount sufficient to
pay such Expenses, or (c) reimburse Indemnitee for such Expenses.
          4. Indemnification for Additional Expenses. Without limiting the
generality or effect of the foregoing, the Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall reimburse
Indemnitee for, or advance to Indemnitee, within five business days of such
request, any and all Expenses paid or incurred by Indemnitee or which Indemnitee
determines are reasonably likely to be paid or incurred by Indemnitee in
connection with any Claim made, instituted or conducted by Indemnitee for
(a) indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the
Company under any provision of this Agreement, or under any other agreement or
provision of the Constituent Documents now or hereafter in effect relating to
Indemnifiable Claims, and/or (b) recovery under any directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless in each case
of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such
indemnification, reimbursement, advance or insurance recovery, as the case may
be; provided, however, that Indemnitee shall return, without interest, any such
advance of Expenses (or portion thereof) which remains unspent at the final
disposition of the Claim to which the advance related.
          5. Partial Indemnity. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of
this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of any
Indemnifiable Loss, but not for all of the total amount thereof, the Company
shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which
Indemnitee is entitled.
          6. Procedure for Notification. To obtain indemnification under this
Agreement in respect of an Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss, Indemnitee
shall submit to the Company a written request therefor, including a brief
description (based upon information then available to Indemnitee) of such
Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss. If, at the time of the receipt of
such request, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in
effect under which coverage for such Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss
is potentially available, the Company shall give prompt written notice of such
Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss to the applicable insurers in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company
shall provide to Indemnitee a copy of such notice delivered to the applicable
insurers, and copies of all subsequent correspondence between the Company and
such insurers regarding the Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss, in each
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substantially concurrently with the delivery or receipt thereof by the Company.
The failure by Indemnitee to timely notify the Company of any Indemnifiable
Claim or Indemnifiable Loss shall not relieve the Company from any liability
hereunder unless, and only to the extent that, the Company did not otherwise
learn of such Indemnifiable Claim or Indemnifiable Loss and such failure results
in forfeiture by the Company of substantial defenses, rights or insurance
coverage.
          7. Determination of Right to Indemnification.
               (a) To the extent that Indemnitee shall have been successful on
the merits or otherwise in defense of any Indemnifiable Claim or any portion
thereof or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including dismissal
without prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Indemnifiable
Losses relating to, arising out of or resulting from such Indemnifiable Claim in
accordance with Section 2 and no Standard of Conduct Determination (as defined
in Section 7(b)) shall be required.
               (b) To the extent that the provisions of Section 7(a) are
inapplicable to an Indemnifiable Claim that shall have been finally disposed of,
any determination of whether Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of
conduct under Delaware law that is a legally required condition precedent to
indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder against Indemnifiable Losses relating
to, arising out of or resulting from such Indemnifiable Claim (a “Standard of
Conduct Determination” ) shall be made as follows: (i) if a Change in Control
shall not have occurred, or if a Change in Control shall have occurred but
Indemnitee shall have requested that the Standard of Conduct Determination be
made pursuant to this clause (i), (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested
Directors, even if less than a quorum of the Board, (B) if such Disinterested
Directors so direct, by a majority vote of a committee of Disinterested
Directors designated by a majority vote of all Disinterested Directors, or
(C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, by Independent Counsel in a
written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to
Indemnitee; and (ii) if a Change in Control shall have occurred and Indemnitee
shall not have requested that the Standard of Conduct Determination be made
pursuant to clause (i), by Independent Counsel in a written opinion addressed to
the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. Indemnitee will
cooperate with the person or persons making such Standard of Conduct
Determination, including providing to such person or persons, upon reasonable
advance request, any documentation or information which is not privileged or
otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to
Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. The Company shall
indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against and, if requested by Indemnitee,
shall reimburse Indemnitee for, or advance to Indemnitee, within five business
days of such request, any and all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ and
experts’ fees and expenses) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the
person or persons making such Standard of Conduct Determination.
               (c) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause
any Standard of Conduct Determination required under Section 7(b) to be made as
promptly as practicable. If (i) the person or persons empowered or selected
under Section 7 to make the Standard of Conduct Determination shall not have
made a determination within 30 days after the later of (A) receipt by the
Company of written notice from Indemnitee advising the Company of the final
disposition of the applicable Indemnifiable Claim (the date of such receipt
being the “Notification Date” ) and (B) the selection of an Independent Counsel,
if such determination is to be made by Independent Counsel, that is permitted
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make such determination and (ii) Indemnitee shall have fulfilled his/her
obligations set forth in the second sentence of Section 7(b), then Indemnitee
shall be deemed to have satisfied the applicable standard of conduct; provided
that such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an
additional 30 days, if the person or persons making such determination in good
faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluation or
documentation and/or information relating thereto.
               (d) If (i) Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification
hereunder against any Indemnifiable Losses pursuant to Section 7(a), (ii) no
determination of whether Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of
conduct under Delaware law is a legally required condition precedent to
indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder against any Indemnifiable Losses, or
(iii) Indemnitee has been determined or deemed pursuant to Section 7(b) or
(c) to have satisfied any applicable standard of conduct under Delaware law
which is a legally required condition precedent to indemnification of Indemnitee
hereunder against any Indemnifiable Losses, then the Company shall pay to
Indemnitee, within five business days after the later of (x) the Notification
Date in respect of the Indemnifiable Claim or portion thereof to which such
Indemnifiable Losses are related, out of which such Indemnifiable Losses arose
or from which such Indemnifiable Losses resulted and (y) the earliest date on
which the applicable criterion specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above
shall have been satisfied, an amount equal to the amount of such Indemnifiable
Losses.
               (e) If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by
Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7(b)(i), the Independent Counsel shall
be selected by the Board of Directors, and the Company shall give written notice
to Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Independent Counsel so
selected. If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by Independent
Counsel pursuant to Section 7(b)(ii), the Independent Counsel shall be selected
by Indemnitee, and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising
it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either case,
Indemnitee or the Company, as applicable, may, within five business days after
receiving written notice of selection from the other, deliver to the other a
written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may
be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not
satisfy the criteria set forth in the definition of “Independent Counsel” in
Section 1(l), and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual
basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person or
firm so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is
properly and timely made and substantiated, (i) the Independent Counsel so
selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is
withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit and
(ii) the non-objecting party may, at its option, select an alternative
Independent Counsel and give written notice to the other party advising such
other party of the identity of the alternative Independent Counsel so selected,
in which case the provisions of the two immediately preceding sentences and
clause (i) of this sentence shall apply to such subsequent selection and notice.
If applicable, the provisions of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding
sentence shall apply to successive alternative selections. If no Independent
Counsel that is permitted under the foregoing provisions of this Section 7(e) to
make the Standard of Conduct Determination shall have been selected within
30 days after the Company gives its initial notice pursuant to the first
sentence of this Section 7(e) or Indemnitee gives its initial notice pursuant to
the second sentence of this Section 7(e), as the case may be, either the Company
or Indemnitee may petition the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware for
resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or
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other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as
Independent Counsel of a person or firm selected by the Court or by such other
person as the Court shall designate, and the person or firm with respect to whom
all objections are so resolved or the person or firm so appointed will act as
Independent Counsel. In all events, the Company shall pay all of the reasonable
fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel incurred in connection with the
Independent Counsel’s determination pursuant to Section 7(b).
          8. Presumption of Entitlement. In making any Standard of Conduct
Determination, the person or persons making such determination shall presume
that Indemnitee has satisfied the applicable standard of conduct, and the
Company may overcome such presumption only by its adducing clear and convincing
evidence to the contrary. Any Standard of Conduct Determination that is adverse
to Indemnitee may be challenged by Indemnitee in the Court of Chancery of the
State of Delaware. No determination by the Company (including by its directors
or any Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not satisfied any applicable
standard of conduct shall be a defense to any Claim by Indemnitee for
indemnification or reimbursement or advance payment of Expenses by the Company
hereunder or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any applicable
standard of conduct.
          9. No Other Presumption. For purposes of this Agreement, the
termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without
court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent, will not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any
applicable standard of conduct or that indemnification hereunder is otherwise
not permitted.
          10. Non-Exclusivity. The rights of Indemnitee hereunder will be in
addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Constituent
Documents, or the substantive laws of the Company’s jurisdiction of
incorporation, any other contract or otherwise (collectively, “Other Indemnity
Provisions” ); provided, however, that (a) to the extent that Indemnitee
otherwise would have any greater right to indemnification under any Other
Indemnity Provision, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right
hereunder and (b) to the extent that any change is made to any Other Indemnity
Provision which permits any greater right to indemnification than that provided
under this Agreement as of the date hereof, Indemnitee will be deemed to have
such greater right hereunder. Except as set forth in the proviso to the
immediately preceding sentence, the Other Indemnity Provisions shall not be
taken into account in construing or apply the provisions of this Agreement,
which are intended to operate independently of the Other Indemnity Provisions.
The Company will not adopt any amendment to any of the Constituent Documents the
effect of which would be to deny, diminish or encumber Indemnitee’s right to
indemnification under this Agreement or any Other Indemnity Provision.
          11. Liability Insurance and Funding. For the duration of Indemnitee’s
service as a director and/or officer of the Company, and thereafter for so long
as Indemnitee shall be subject to any pending or possible Indemnifiable Claim,
the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts (taking into account the
scope and amount of coverage available relative to the cost thereof) to cause to
be maintained in effect policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance
providing coverage for directors and/or officers of the Company that is at least
substantially comparable in scope and amount to that provided by the Company’s
current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. The Company
shall provide Indemnitee with a copy of all directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance applications, binders, policies, declarations,

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endorsements and other related materials, and shall provide Indemnitee with a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the same. Without limiting the
generality or effect of the two immediately preceding sentences, the Company
shall not discontinue or significantly reduce the scope or amount of coverage
from one policy period to the next (i) without the prior approval thereof by a
majority vote of the Incumbent Directors, even if less than a quorum, or (ii) if
at the time that any such discontinuation or significant reduction in the scope
or amount of coverage is proposed there are no Incumbent Directors, without the
prior written consent of Indemnitee (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed). In all policies of directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance obtained by the Company, Indemnitee shall be named as an insured in
such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits, subject to
the same limitations, as are accorded to the Company’s directors and officers
most favorably insured by such policy. The Company may, but shall not be
required to, create a trust fund, grant a security interest or use other means,
including a letter of credit, to ensure the payment of such amounts as may be
necessary to satisfy its obligations to indemnify and advance expenses pursuant
to this Agreement.
          12. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the
Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the related
rights of recovery of Indemnitee against other Persons (other than Indemnitee’s
successors), including any entity or enterprise referred to in clause (i) of the
definition of “Indemnifiable Claim” in Section 1(j). Indemnitee shall execute
all papers reasonably required to evidence such rights (all of Indemnitee’s
reasonable Expenses, including attorneys’ fees and charges, related thereto to
be reimbursed by or, at the option of Indemnitee, advanced by the Company).
          13. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under
this Agreement to make any payment to Indemnitee in respect of any Indemnifiable
Losses to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (net of
Expenses incurred in connection therewith) under any insurance policy, the
Constituent Documents and Other Indemnity Provisions or otherwise (including
from any entity or enterprise referred to in clause (i) of the definition of
“Indemnifiable Claim” in Section 1(j)) in respect of such Indemnifiable Losses
otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.
          14. Indemnification of Crestwood Holdings. The Company shall
indemnify, defend and hold Crestwood Holdings harmless against, and shall
advance expenses to Crestwood Holdings in the same manner as contemplated by
Section 3 in connection with, any and all obligations of Crestwood Holdings to
indemnify, hold harmless or advance expenses to Indemnitee against or in
connection with any Indemnifiable Claim (including any and all Losses, costs and
expenses incurred, experienced, advanced, paid or payable by Crestwood Holdings
pursuant to or as a result of any such obligations). This covenant is intended
to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, Crestwood Holdings and
any successor to Crestwood Holdings.
          15. Defense of Claims. The Company shall be entitled to participate in
the defense of any Indemnifiable Claim or to assume the defense thereof, with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee; provided that if Indemnitee
believes, after consultation with counsel selected by Indemnitee, that (a) the
use of counsel chosen by the Company to represent Indemnitee would present such
counsel with an actual or potential conflict, (b) the named parties in any such
Indemnifiable Claim (including any impleaded parties) include both the Company
and Indemnitee and Indemnitee shall conclude that there may be one or more legal
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to him or her that are different from or in addition to those available to the
Company, or (c) any such representation by such counsel would be precluded under
the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, then
Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain separate counsel (but not more than one
law firm plus, if applicable, local counsel in respect of any particular
Indemnifiable Claim) at the Company’s expense. The Company shall not be liable
to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any
threatened or pending Indemnifiable Claim effected without the Company’s prior
written consent. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of
Indemnitee, effect any settlement of any threatened or pending Indemnifiable
Claim to which Indemnitee is, or could have been, a party unless such settlement
solely involves the payment of money and includes a complete and unconditional
release of Indemnitee from all liability on any claims that are the subject
matter of such Indemnifiable Claim. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee shall
unreasonably withhold its consent to any proposed settlement; provided that
Indemnitee may withhold consent to any settlement that does not provide a
complete and unconditional release of Indemnitee.
          16. Successors and Binding Agreement.
               (a) The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to
all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by agreement
in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee and his or her counsel,
expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and
to the same extent the Company would be required to perform if no such
succession had taken place. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Company and any successor to the Company, including any
Person acquiring directly or indirectly all or substantially all of the business
or assets of the Company whether by purchase, merger, consolidation,
reorganization or otherwise (and such successor will thereafter be deemed the
“Company” for purposes of this Agreement), but shall not otherwise be assignable
or delegatable by the Company.
               (b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Indemnitee’s personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, heirs, distributees, legatees and other successors.
               (c) This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the
parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign or delegate this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly provided in
Sections 16(a) and 15(b). Without limiting the generality or effect of the
foregoing, Indemnitee’s right to receive payments hereunder shall not be
assignable, whether by pledge, creation of a security interest or otherwise,
other than by a transfer by Indemnitee’s will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, and, in the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary
to this Section 16(c), the Company shall have no liability to pay any amount so
attempted to be assigned or transferred.
          17. Notices. For all purposes of this Agreement, all communications,
including notices, consents, requests or approvals, required or permitted to be
given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
when hand delivered or dispatched by electronic facsimile transmission (with
receipt thereof orally confirmed), or five business days after having been
mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid or one business day after having been sent for next-day delivery
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recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company (to the attention
of the Secretary of the Company) and to Indemnitee at the applicable address
shown on the signature page hereto, or to such other address as any party may
have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith, except that
notices of changes of address will be effective only upon receipt.
          18. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and
performance of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the
principles of conflict of laws of such State. The Company and Indemnitee each
hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of the
State of Delaware for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action
instituted under this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of
the State of Delaware.
          19. Validity. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of
any provision hereof to any Person or circumstance is held invalid,
unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement and the
application of such provision to any other Person or circumstance shall not be
affected, and the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise
illegal shall be reformed to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to
make it enforceable, valid or legal. In the event that any court or other
adjudicative body shall decline to reform any provision of this Agreement held
to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal as contemplated by the
immediately preceding sentence, the parties hereto shall take all such action as
may be necessary or appropriate to replace the provision so held to be invalid,
unenforceable or otherwise illegal with one or more alternative provisions that
effectuate the purpose and intent of the original provisions of this Agreement
as fully as possible without being invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal.
          20. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be waived,
modified or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed
to in writing signed by Indemnitee and the Company. No waiver by either party
hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance with
any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party
shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at
the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations,
oral or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to the subject matter
hereof have been made by either party that are not set forth expressly in this
Agreement.
          21. Legal Fees and Expenses. It is the intent of the Company that
Indemnitee not be required to incur legal fees and or other Expenses associated
with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under
this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof
would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to
Indemnitee hereunder. Accordingly, without limiting the generality or effect of
any other provision hereof, if it should appear to Indemnitee that the Company
has failed to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the
event that the Company or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action
to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or
other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the
benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, the
Company irrevocably authorizes Indemnitee from time to time to retain counsel of
Indemnitee’s choice, at the expense of the Company as hereafter provided, to
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in connection with any such interpretation, enforcement or defense, including
the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or
against the Company or any director, officer, member or other person affiliated
with the Company, in any jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any existing or prior
attorney-client relationship between the Company and such counsel, the Company
irrevocably consents to Indemnitee’s entering into an attorney-client
relationship with such counsel, and in that connection the Company and
Indemnitee agree that a confidential relationship shall exist between Indemnitee
and such counsel. Without respect to whether Indemnitee prevails, in whole or in
part, in connection with any of the foregoing, the Company will pay and be
solely financially responsible for any and all attorneys’ and related fees and
expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any of the foregoing.
          22. Certain Interpretive Matters. Unless the context of this Agreement
otherwise requires, (a) “it” or “its” or words of any gender include each other
gender, (b) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or
singular number, respectively, (c) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and
derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (d) the terms
“Article,” “Section,” “Annex” or “Exhibit” refer to the specified Article,
Section, Annex or Exhibit of or to this Agreement, (e) the terms “include,”
“includes” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation” (whether or not so expressed), and (f) the word “or” is disjunctive
but not exclusive. Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such
number will refer to calendar days unless business days are specified and
whenever action must be taken (including the giving of notice or the delivery of
documents) under this Agreement during a certain period of time or by a
particular date that ends or occurs on a non-business day, then such period or
date will be extended until the immediately following business day. As used
herein, “business day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a United
States federal holiday. The Section headings contained in this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.
          23. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Indemnitee has executed and the Company has caused its
duly authorized representative to execute this Agreement as of the date first
above written.

            CRESTWOOD GAS SERVICES GP LLC
717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3150
Houston, Texas 77002
      By:           Name          Title:           717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3150
Houston, Texas 77002                            

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