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EXHIBIT 23.3
[FIRM LETTERHEAD]
CONSENT OF
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
November 2, 2000
We hereby consent to the inclusion and incorporation by reference in the
prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offer and sale
of shares of common stock that are incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Evergreen Resources, Inc. (the "Company"),
of our audits, dated February 12, 1999, February 4, 2000 and September 26, 2000,
of the estimates of the net proved natural gas reserves for certain leases owned
by the Company and their present values, as of December 31, 1998, December 31,
1999 and September 1, 2000, respectively, and of our audit, dated October 2,
2000, of the estimates of the net proved natural gas reserves for leases
acquired by the Company from an affiliate of KLT Gas Inc. as of September 1,
2000 and their present values, as of September 1, 2000, and all references to
our firm therein.
RESOURCE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Roland E. Blauer
Name: Roland E. Blauer
Title: President
