UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                        DATE OF REPORT: OCTOBER 28, 2002
               (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: OCTOBER 28, 2002)

                               KINDER MORGAN, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




             KANSAS                     1-6446                48-0290000
  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation)            File Number)        Identification No.)



                          500 Dallas Street, Suite 1000
                              Houston, Texas 77002
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


                                  713-369-9000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following
information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

         Representatives of Kinder Morgan, Inc. ("KMI"), Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners, L.P. ("KMP") and Kinder Morgan Management, LLC ("KMR") intend to make
presentations during the week of October 28, 2002 at various meetings with
investors, analysts and others to discuss the third quarter and year-to-date
financial results, business plans and objectives of KMI, KMP and KMR. Interested
parties will be able to view the materials presented at the meetings by visiting
KMI's web site at: www.kindermorgan.com/investor_relations/presentations/.







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                                    SIGNATURE

         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.


                                    KINDER MORGAN, INC.



Dated: October 28, 2002             By: /s/ Joseph Listengart
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                            Joseph Listengart
                                            Vice President and General Counsel









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