EXHIBIT 23.3


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS


         We hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading "Exploration
and  Production" of Item 1 in the Annual Report on Form 10-K (the Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 1996, of Seagull Energy Corporation and Subsidiaries
and  the  incorporation  by  reference  of the  Form  10-K  into  the  Company's
registration statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 2-72014, 2-80834, 33-14463,  33-43483,
33-50643, 33-50645, 33-64041 and 333-13393), Forms S-8 and S-3 (Nos. 2-93087 and
33-22475) and Form S-3 (Nos. 33-53729, 33-65118 and 33-64051).






                                       /s/ DeGOLYER AND MacNAUGHTON
                                           DeGOLYER AND MacNAUGHTON



Dallas, Texas
March 24, 1997