[Letterhead of Branden T. Burningham]
January 15, 2001
Deloy Miller, President
Miller Petroleum, Inc.
3651 Baker Highway
Huntsville, Tennessee 37756
Re: Opinion letter, dated January 15, 2001, regarding shares of common stock
Miller Petroleum, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the "Company")
Dear Mr. Miller:
I hereby consent to being named in the Prospectus included in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 as having rendered the above-
referenced opinion and as having represented the Company in connection with
such Registration Statement.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Branden T. Burningham
Branden T. Burningham
