Exhibit 23.6

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

As oil and gas consultants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 6, 2014, included in Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” appearing in such Registration Statement.

NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:	/s/ Danny D. Simmons
	Danny D. Simmons, P.E.
	President and Chief Operating Officer

Houston, Texas

November 21, 2014