Consent of Independent Accountants

     We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statment
of Equity Oil Company on Form S-8 of our report dated  January 12, 1996,  on our
audits of the financial statements of Equity Oil Company as of December 31, 1995
and 1994, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995,
which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P.
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        Signature

Salt Lake City, Utah
March 8, 1996