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EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (file no. 333- 66925) pertaining in part to a Business Consultant Agreement,
of our reports dated February 11, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Prize Energy Corp., and September 3, 1999, with respect
to the producing properties acquired by Prize Energy Corp. from Pioneer Natural
Resources USA, Inc., included in Prize Energy Corp.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1999.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Fort Worth, Texas
June 9, 2000
