FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	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 *

Smith Jimmi Sue	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
11/13/2017 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Rice Midstream Partners LP [RMP]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Accounting Officer /	
(Street)

PITTSBURGH, PA 15222       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. 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 Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				

Explanation of Responses:	

Remarks:
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney	
No securities are beneficially owned.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Smith Jimmi Sue
625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700
PITTSBURGH, PA 15222			Chief Accounting Officer		

Signatures		
/s/ Jonathan M. Lushko, Attorney-in-Fact for Jimmi Sue Smith		11/21/2017	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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Exhibit 24
 
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY — SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE
 
The undersigned, as an officer, director, or employee of Rice Midstream Management LLC, the general partner of Rice Midstream Partners LP, or its subsidiaries or affiliates (the “Company”), hereby constitutes Jonathan M. Lushko, Tobin M. Nelson, Mary C. Krejsa and Melissa E. Lauteri or any one of them the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to complete and execute such Form ID Uniform Applications for Access Codes to File On Edgar, Forms 144, Forms 3, 4 and 5, Schedules 13D and 13G and other forms and schedules as any attorney shall in his or her discretion determine to be required or advisable pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended), Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned’s ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company, and to do all acts necessary in order to file such forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or national association, the Company and such other person or agency as the attorney shall deem appropriate.  The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until the undersigned is no longer required to make filings pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended), Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
 
This Limited Power of Attorney is executed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as of the date set forth below.

/s/ Jimmi Sue Smith	 	
Signature	 	
 	 	
Jimmi Sue Smith	 	
Type or Print Name	 	
Date: November 13, 2017