WESTERN GAS RESOURCES INC
EXHIBIT 10.36
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.36</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE</font></u></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WESTERN GAS RESOURCES, INC.</font></u></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</font></u></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This First Amendment to the
Western Gas Resources, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan is made this 30<sup>th</sup>
day of June, 2002, effective June 30, 2002.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RECITALS</font></u></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Board of Directors adopted the Western
Gas Resources, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Section 4(d) of the Plan authorizes the Board
of Directors to amend the Plan.</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">C.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The Board of Directors desires to amend the
Plan to make the modifications set forth herein.</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOW, THEREFORE,</font></b> the Western Gas Resources, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan is amended
as follows:</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Section 7(c)(v) is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(v)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Options may be exercised, in whole or in part,
by the surrender (or delivery) to the Corporation of previously acquired shares
of Corporation common stock held for greater than six months.&#160; This method of exercise is to include the
constructive exchange (or surrendering) of Corporation stock already owned and
held for greater than six months (&#147;Payment Shares&#148;) in payment for the shares
to be received under the Option exercise in lieu of actually tendering such
Corporation stock to the Corporation. If the Payment Shares are held by a
registered securities broker for the Participant in &#147;street name,&#148; the
Participant will provide the Corporation with a notarized statement attesting
to the number of shares owned that are intended to serve as Payment Shares. If
the Corporation stock certificates are actually held by the Participant, he
shall provide the Corporation with their certificate numbers. Upon receipt of a
notarized statement regarding ownership of the Payment Shares, or upon
confirmation of ownership of the Payment Shares by reference to Corporation
records, the Corporation shall treat the Payment Shares as being constructively
exchanged. The Corporation shall then issue to the employee a certificate for a
net number of shares: the number of shares subject to the Option exercise less
the number of Payment Shares. The exchange price for the Payment Shares under
the respective Option exercise will be the Fair Market Value of the Corporation
common stock as determined in 2.i. above as of the effective date of the
exchange.</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Except
as hereby amended, the Plan is hereby ratified and confirmed by the Board of
Directors and its provisions shall remain in full force and effect.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ADOPTED by the
Board of Directors of Western Gas Resources, Inc. effective as of the date
first set forth above.</font></p>

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