Exhibit 23.2


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference  in this  registration  statement  on  Form  S-3 of our  report  dated
February 15, 1999, included in Comstock Resources, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year
ended  December 31, 1998,  and to all  references  to our Firm  included in this
registration statement.




                                                     ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP




Dallas, Texas,
June 24, 1999



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