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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P.
San Antonio, Texas
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our reports dated April 24, 2008, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Abraxas Energy Partners, L.P. ("Successor') and Abraxas Petroleum Corporation ("Predecessor"), which are contained in that Prospectus, and of our reports dated June 3, 2008, relating to the balance sheet of Abraxas General Partner, LLC.
We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.
/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
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BDO Seidman, LLP | | |
Dallas, Texas
July 1, 2008
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