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): November 17, 2005

WESTERN GAS RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	1-10389	84-1127613
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1099 18^th Street, Suite 1200, Denver, Colorado		80202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(303) 452-5603

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N.A.

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 17, 2005, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Western Gas Resources, Inc. adopted a mandatory retirement age for members of the Board. No member of the Board will be eligible for re-nomination to the Board if, on the date such director’s term expires, the director will be 72 years of age or older; provided, however, that any director currently serving on the Board on the date of adoption of the mandatory retirement age resolution and who is the age of 72 or older on such date or who reaches the age of 72 thereafter while serving on the Board will be eligible for re-nomination for and to serve one further term after such director’s then current term of office expires.

The Board also adopted revised Corporate Governance Guidelines incorporating the mandatory retirement age. The revised Corporate Governance Guidelines are posted on our website at http://www.westerngas.com and are available in print free of charge to any stockholder who requests them.

SIGNATURES

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

		WESTERN GAS RESOURCES, INC.
		(Registrant)


Date: November 18, 2005	By:	/s/ William J. Krysiak
		Name: William J. Krysiak
		Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer