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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-58003) pertaining to the Individual Account Retirement Plan For
Bargaining Unit Employees at the Cooper Cameron Corporation Grove City Facility
of our report dated June 22, 2000 with respect to the financial statements of
the Individual Account Retirement Plan For Bargaining Unit Employees at the
Cooper Cameron Corporation Grove City Facility included in this Annual Report
(Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999.
/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
June 22, 2000
Houston, Texas
