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EXHIBIT 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
October 18, 2000
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Evergreen Resources, Inc., (the "Company"), of our
audit, dated February 4, 2000, of the estimates of the net proved oil and gas
reserves of the Company and their present values, as of December 31, 1999,
included as Exhibit 22.0 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, and all references to our firm therein.
RESOURCE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Roland E. Blauer
Name: Roland E. Blauer
Title: President
