EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the 
incorporation of our report dated February 11, 1998, included in the 
Annual Report of Penn Virginia Corporation on Form 10-K for the year 
ended December 31, 1997, into Penn Virginia Corporation's previously 
filed Registration Statements Nos. 2-67355, 2-77500, 33-40430, 33-59647 
and 33-59651 on Form S-8.

                                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Houston, Texas
March 25, 1998