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Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

        We hereby consent to the use of our name and information related to reserves in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Western Gas Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the "Company") for the year ended on December 31, 2004.

NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:	/s/  C.H. (SCOTT) REES III C.H. (Scott) Rees III President and Chief Operating Officer
March 10, 2005

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS