EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of 
our report dated February 28, 1999, included in the Annual Report of Penn 
Virginia Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, 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 24, 1999