EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our report dated February 16, 2000, included in
the Annual Report of Penn Virginia Corporation on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1999, into Penn Virginia Corporation's
previously filed Registration Statements Nos. 33-40430, 33-59647,
33-59651 and 33-96463 on Form S-8.


                                    ARTHUR ANDERSEN    LLP


Houston, Texas
March 29, 2000