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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Evergreen Resources, Inc.
1401 17th Street, Suite 1200
Denver, Colorado 80202
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Files No. 333-48138, No. 333-92831 and No. 333-103937), Form S-3 (Files No. 333-86784 and 333-84442) and Form S-4 (File No. 333-86788) of our report dated February 14, 2003, relating to the Consolidated Financial Statements of Evergreen Resources, Inc. appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
/s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
Houston, Texas
March 27, 2003