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                                                                      Exhibit 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

          Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Robert K. Reeves, Linda A. Mansker, Amanda M. McMillian, Anne
V. Bruner and Philip H. Peacock, signing singly, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:

     1.   execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
          capacity as a director or officer of Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC,
          in its capacity as General Partner of Western Gas Equity Partners, LP
          (collectively, the "Company"), Forms ID, 3, 4 and 5, pursuant to
          Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
          "Exchange Act") and the rules thereunder, and Form 144, pursuant to
          Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
          Act"), and the rules thereunder, if required; and

     2.   do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
          which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
          Form 3, Form 4, Form 5 or Form 144 and timely file such form with the
          United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
          exchange or similar authority; and

     3.   take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
          foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
          benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
          undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
          attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
          of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
          conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
          attorney-in-fact's discretion.

          The undersigned hereby grants such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act or Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

          This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer a director of the Company unless earlier revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact; provided, however, this Power of Attorney will expire
immediately upon the termination of employment of any attorney-in-fact as
to that attorney-in-fact only, but not as to any other appointed
attorney-in-fact hereunder.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 3rd day of December, 2012.


/s/ David J. Tudor
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David J. Tudor
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