Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Western Gas Holdings, LLC (as general partner of Western Gas Partners, LP):
We consent to use of our reports dated February 24, 2011 with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Western Gas Partners, LP as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income, equity and partners’ capital, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, incorporated herein by reference, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Houston, Texas
May 9, 2011
