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EXHIBIT 23.1
WILLIAM M. COBB & ASSOCIATES, INC.
September 14, 2000
Contango Oil & Gas Company
3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 960
Houston, Texas 77098
Re: Contango Oil & Gas Company
2000 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
Gentlemen:
The firm of William M. Cobb & Associates, Inc., consents to the use of
its name and to the use of its report dated September 14, 2000, regarding the
Contango Oil & Gas Company Proved Reserves and Future Net Revenue as of June 30,
2000, in the 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.
William M. Cobb & Associates, Inc., has no interests in Contango Oil &
Gas Company or in any affiliated companies or subsidiaries and is not to receive
any such interest as payment for such reports and has no director, officer, or
employee otherwise connected with Contango Oil & Gas Oil Company. Contango Oil &
Gas Oil Company does not employ us on a contingent basis.
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM M. COBB & ASSOCIATES, INC.
/s/ FRANK J. MAREK
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Frank J. Marek, P.E.
Senior Vice President
