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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS
We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of
our reserve report dated as of February 1, 2000 relating to the gas and oil
producing activities of Trans Texas Gas Corporation. We also consent to the
references to our name under the heading "Experts" and to the references to our
name elsewhere in the form and context in which it appears in the Registration
Statement.
Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
By: /s/ Danny D. Simmons
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Danny D. Simmons
Senior Vice President
Houston, Texas
May 30, 2000
