EXHIBIT 23.3


                   CONSENT of INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS


     We hereby  consent  to the use of our name under the  heading  "Oil and Gas
Operations"  of Item 1 in the Annual Report on Form 10-K (the Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1997, 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, 33-64051 and 333-34841).





                                              \S\ DeGolyer and MacNaughton

                                               DeGOLYER AND MacNAUGHTON



Dallas, Texas
March 16, 1998