Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LAWING DOUGLAS L	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Copano Energy, L.L.C. [ CPNO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) EVP & General Counsel
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 1200 SMITH STREET, SUITE 2300	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/15/2013
(Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	3/15/2013		M		2380	A	$15.09	58451	D
Common Units	3/15/2013		F		1338	D	$37.93   (1)	57113	D
Common Units								821693	I	By Estate of John R. Eckel, Jr.   (2)
Common Units								701069	I	By Frio Partners, Inc.   (3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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
Unit Appreciation Rights	$15.09	3/15/2013		M			2380	(4)	(5)	Common Units	2380	$0	4760	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Closing price for the issuer's common units on the date of exercise.
( 2)	Mr. Lawing serves as personal representative of the Eckel Estate.
( 3)	These units are owned directly by Frio Partners, Inc. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of FDEC Equipment Company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Frio USA, Inc. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Frio Drilling & Exploration Co., which is wholly owned by Frio Management Trust. The Eckel Estate is the sole beneficiary of this trust.
( 4)	Unit appreciation rights vest in five equal annual installments commencing January 1, 2010. Unit appreciation rights are settled in common units on the date of exercise.
( 5)	Vested unit appreciation rights remain exercisable for a period beginning on the vesting date and ending on March 15th of the calendar year following the year of vesting. In-the-money unit appreciation rights outstanding on the March 15th following the year of vesting will be exercised by the issuer on the reporting person's behalf.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LAWING DOUGLAS L 1200 SMITH STREET SUITE 2300 HOUSTON, TX 77002			EVP & General Counsel

Signatures
/s/ Angela S. Teer, attorney-in-fact		3/19/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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