Memorial Production Partners LP, along with its affiliates, filed a motion for joint administration of their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the US Bankruptcy Court on January 16, 2017. As per the motion, the debtor seeks the joint administration of the cases of its affiliates, Columbus Energy, LLC, Memorial Production Partners GP LLC, Memorial Production Operating LLC, WHT Energy Partners, LLC, Rise Energy Beta, LLC, Rise Energy Operating, LLC, Rise Energy Minerals, LLC, Memorial Production Finance Corporation, WHT Carthage LLC, Beta Operating Company, LLC, Memorial Midstream LLC, Memorial Energy Services LLC, San Pedro Bay Pipeline Company and MEMP Services LLC, with its own case for administrative and procedural purposes. Memorial Production Partners LP has been proposed as the lead debtor.