SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP (Last) (First) (Middle) 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE (Street) THE WOODLANDS TX 77380 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/06/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Western Gas Equity Partners, LP [ WGP ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X 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)
Common units representing limited partner interests	0(1)(2)(3)	I	See footnotes(1)(2)(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: 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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP (Last) (First) (Middle) 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE (Street) THE WOODLANDS TX 77380 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WESTERN GAS RESOURCES INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DR. (Street) THE WOODLANDS TX 77380 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 3 is being filed in connection with the effectiveness of the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-184763). As of December 6, 2012, Western Gas Resources, Inc. ("WGR") owns all of the issued and outstanding limited partner interests in Western Gas Equity Partners, LP ("Issuer") and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ("Anadarko") owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of WGR. Accordingly, Anadarko may be deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of any securities held by WGR.

2. In connection with the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering ("Offering"), all of the previously issued and outstanding limited partner interests of the Issuer held by WGR will be exchanged for newly-issued common units representing limited partner interests of the Issuer ("Common Units").

3. In connection with the Offering, the Issuer will grant to the underwriters a 30-day over-allotment option to purchase additional Common Units, which will be issued to the underwriters upon any exercise of such option. If the option is exercised in full, the Issuer will also issue additional Common Units to WGR.

Remarks:

Exhibit List: Exhibit 24.1 - WGR Power of Attorney (CE) Exhibit 24.2 - Anadarko Power of Attorney (CE)

	/s/ Anadarko Petroleum Corporation by Philip H. Peacock, as Attorney-in-Fact	12/06/2012
	/s/ Western Gas Resources, Inc. by Philip H. Peacock, as Attorney-in-Fact	12/06/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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