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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Pure Resources, Inc.
We consent to the inclusion of our report dated February 1, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Titan Exploration, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related 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 is
incorporated by reference in the Form 8-K of Pure Resources, Inc. dated June 9,
2000.
KPMG LLP
Midland, Texas
June 9, 2000
