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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
American Energy Services, Inc.
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated July 14, 2000, related to the
financial statements of American Energy Services, Inc. as of February 28,
2000, and for the years ended February 28, 2000 and February 29, 1999, which
report appears in the Annual Report on Form 10KSB for the year ended February
28, 2000, as previously filed by American Energy Services, Inc.
/s/ Simonton, Kutac & Barnidge, LLP
Simonton, Kutac & Barnidge, L.L.P.
Houston, Texas
January, 8th 2001.
