EXHIBIT 23.9

	TBPE REGISTERED ENGINEERING FIRM F-1580	FAX (713) 651-0849
	1100 LOUISIANA   SUITE 3800   HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-5235	TELEPHONE (713) 651-9191

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

As independent petroleum engineers, Ryder Scott Company, L.P. hereby consents to the references to our firm in the form and context in which they appear in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 and the related prospectus that is a part thereof. We hereby further consent to the use in such Registration Statement and prospectus of information contained in our reserve reports attached as Exhibit 99.A and Exhibit 99.B in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of El Paso Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2011.

/s/ Ryder Scott Company, L.P.

RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.

TBPE Firm Registration No. F-1580

Houston, Texas

March 1, 2012

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