Warren Resources of California S-3ASR Automatic shelf registration

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our report dated February 18, 2005, accompanying the consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report of Warren Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, which is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3.  We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of the aforementioned report and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts.”

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

December 1, 2005