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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Devon Energy Corporation:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No.
333-47672, 333-44702, 333-32214, 333-39908 and 333-85553) on Form S-8 and the
Registration Statement (No. 333-85211) on Form S-3 of Devon Energy Corporation
of our report dated November 8, 2000, relating to the supplemental consolidated
balance sheets of Devon Energy Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31,
1999 and 1998 and the related supplemental consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1999, which report appears herein.
KPMG LLP
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
November 10, 2000
