CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


      We  consent to the incorporation by reference  of  our
report   dated   September  21,  1999  on  the  consolidated
financial  statements of Delta Petroleum Corporation  as  of
June  30,  1999 and 1998, and for each of the years  in  the
three  year  period then ended which report appears  in  the
June  30,  1999  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-KSB  of  Delta
Petroleum Corporation and to the reference to our firm under
the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.


                                        KPMG LLP




Denver, Colorado
February 9, 2000