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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Current Report on Form 8-K
and in the Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by Universal
Compression Holdings, Inc. on November 30, 2000 and to the incorporation by
reference in the registration statement of Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.
on Form S-8 (File No. 333-37648) and the registration statements of Universal
Compression Holdings, Inc. on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-46208 and 333-50302) of
our reports on the consolidated financial statements of Universal Compression
Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries for the years ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 and
for the period from December 12, 1997 (inception) through March 31, 1998 dated
April 28, 2000, our report on the financial statements of Tidewater Compression
Services, Inc. for the period from April 1, 1997 through February 20, 1998,
which reports are included in this Form 8-K.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Houston, Texas
November 30, 2000
