UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~January~~February 286, 2015 (~~January~~February 225, 2015)

AMERICAN ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS – ENERGY RECOVERY PROGRAM, LP

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

333-192852

46-4076419

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

405 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022 (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices) (212) 415-6500 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ~~American Energy Capital Partners, LP~~ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

On ~~January~~February 225, 2015, ~~Grant Thornton~~American ~~LLP~~Energy Capital Partners – Energy Recovery Program, LP (~~“Grant~~the ~~Thornton~~“Company”) ~~resigned~~engaged Hein & Associates LLP (“Hein”) as ~~the~~its new independent registered public accounting firm for ~~American~~the ~~Energy~~fiscal ~~Capital~~year ~~Partners –~~ended ~~Energy~~December ~~Recovery Program~~31, ~~LP (the “Company”)~~ 2014.

~~Grant~~Since ~~Thornton~~the Company’s ~~audit report~~establishment onin October 2013 and through the ~~Company’s~~end ~~consolidated~~of ~~financial~~the ~~statements~~fiscal ~~for~~year ended December 31, 2014 and the subsequent interim period from ~~October~~January 301, ~~2013~~2015 tothrough ~~December~~February 315, ~~2013~~2015, ~~did~~neither ~~not~~the ~~contain~~Company nor anyone acting on behalf of anthe ~~adverse~~Company, ~~opinion~~consulted Hein regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or ~~disclaimer~~proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was itprovided ~~qualified~~to orthe ~~modified~~Company that Hein concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to ~~uncertainty~~the accounting, ~~audit~~auditing ~~scope~~or financial reporting issue; or ~~accounting~~(ii) ~~principles~~any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K and the related instructions thereto) or a reportable event (as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K).

Since the Company’s establishment in October 2013 and through the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and the subsequent interim period from January 1, 2015 through January 22, 2015, (i) there were no disagreements between the Company and Grant Thornton on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Grant Thornton, would have caused Grant Thornton to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in its report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and (ii) there were no “reportable events” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.SIGNATURES

~~The~~Pursuant ~~Company~~to ~~has~~the ~~provided~~requirements ~~Grant Thornton with a copy~~ of the ~~foregoing~~Securities ~~statements~~Exchange ~~and has requested and received from Grant Thornton a copy~~ Act of ~~the~~1934, ~~letter~~as ~~addressed~~amended, to the ~~Securities~~ ~~and~~Registrant ~~Exchange~~has ~~Commission~~duly ~~stating~~caused ~~that~~this ~~Grant~~report ~~Thornton~~to ~~agrees~~be ~~with~~signed ~~the~~on ~~above~~its ~~statements.~~behalf Aby ~~copy of~~ the ~~letter~~undersigned, ~~from~~hereunto ~~Grant Thornton~~duly ~~is attached as Exhibit 16~~authorized.~~1 to this Form 8-K.~~

The Company is presently in discussions to retain Hein & Associates LLP to replace Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. The Company will file a Current Report on 8-K if and when the retention of Hein & Associates has been completed.

	AMERICAN ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS – ENERGY RECOVERY PROGRAM, LP

February 6, 2015	By:	American Energy Capital Partners GP, LLC,
		its general partner

	By:	/s/ William M. Kahane
		Name: William M. Kahane
		Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

Item 8.01 Other Events

On January 20, 2015, the name of the Company was changed from American Energy Capital Partners, LP to American Energy Capital Partners – Energy Recovery Program, LP.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
16.1		Letter from Grant Thornton LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated January 28, 2015.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	AMERICAN ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS – ENERGY RECOVERY PROGRAM, LP
January 28, 2015	By:	American Energy Capital Partners GP, LLC,
		its general partner
	By:	/s/ William M. Kahane
		Name: William M. Kahane
		Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

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