HANSEN, BARNETT & MAXWELL
A Professional Corporation
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Member of AICPA Division of Firms
Member of SECPS
Member of Summit International Associates, Inc.
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors
Arena Resources, Inc.
As independent certified public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
report dated September 6, 2000, with respect to the financial statements of
Arena Resources, Inc. included in this Registration Statement on Form SB-1, and
consent to the use of our name in the "Experts" section of this Registration
Statement.
/s/HANSEN, BARNETT & MAXWELL
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HANSEN, BARNETT & MAXWELL
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 27, 2000
