Exhibit 23.1
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                       Consent of Independent Accountants



     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
of the Burlington  Resources Inc.  Retirement  Savings Plan (the "Plan") on Form
S-8 (File No.  33-26024,  as  amended  by  Amendment  No. 1 to the  Registration
Statement,  File No. 2-97533, and File No. 333-02029),  of our report dated June
27, 1996, on our audits of the financial  statements and supplemental  schedules
of the Plan as of December  31, 1995 and 1994,  and for the year ended  December
31, 1995, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 11-K.





/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.


Houston, Texas
June 27, 1996

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