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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001179110-03-012222.txt : 20031210
<SEC-HEADER>0001179110-03-012222.hdr.sgml : 20031210
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20031210155731
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001179110-03-012222
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20031208
FILED AS OF DATE:		20031210

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SANDERSON BILL M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001228358

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10389
		FILM NUMBER:		031047437

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O WESTERN GAS RESOURCES INC
		STREET 2:		1099 18TH STREET STE 1200
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3034525603

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WESTERN GAS RESOURCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000856716
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
		IRS NUMBER:				841127613
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1099 18TH STREET, SUITE 1200
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202-1955
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303 452 5603

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1099 18TH STREET, SUITE 1200
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202-1955
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        <issuerName>WESTERN GAS RESOURCES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>WGR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001228358</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SANDERSON BILL M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1099 18TH STREET, SUITE 1200</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DENVER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80202</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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<isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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<nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value>
</securityTitle>
<transactionDate><value>2003-12-08</value>
</transactionDate>
<transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
<transactionCode>G</transactionCode>
<equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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<transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>2250</value>
</transactionShares>
<transactionPricePerShare><value>0</value>
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<transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>D</value>
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<footnotes><footnote id="F1">Shares held as follows: 84,987 shares held by Reporting Person and spouse as joint tenants, 30,000 shares held in Reporting Person's IRA; 210,252 held by Cedar Assets Trust, the beneficiaries of which are children of the Reporting Person; 200 shares held by the Sanderson Family Foundation, of which the Reporting Person and his spouse are the directors; 16,682 held by the Sanderson Stock Trust, of which the Reporting Person's spouse is the trustee; and 864 held by Reporting Person's spouse.</footnote>
</footnotes>
<ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ John C. Walter, as Attorney-in-Fact for Bill M. Sanderson</signatureName>
<signatureDate>2003-12-10</signatureDate>
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