NSA      NETHERLAND,
         SEWELL
         & ASSOCIATES,
         INC.
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     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

As oil and gas  consultants,  we hereby  consent  to the use of our name and our
report dated February 4, 2005 in this Form 10-K,  incorporated by reference into
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners,  L.P.'s previously filed  Registration  Statement
File Nos. 333-122424, 333-25995, 333- 62155, 333-33726, 333-54616, 333-60912-01,
333-55866-01,  333-91316-01,  333-102961,  and  333-102962-01  on Form S-3,  and
333-122168 and 333-56343 on Form S-8.



                               NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.


                               By:  /s/ Danny D. Simmons
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                                    Danny D. Simmons
                                    Executive Vice President


Houston, Texas
February 16, 2005