RYDER SCOTT COMPANY                                      Fax (713) 651-0849
PETROLEUM ENGINEERS                                    Phone (713) 651-9191
1100 Louisiana  Suite 3800  Houston, Texas  77002-5218










                 CONSENT OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING FIRM



     We consent to  the reference to our name  included in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,  1996, for Geodyne
Institutional/Pension Energy Income Limited Partnership P-4.





                                   RYDER SCOTT COMPANY
                                   PETROLEUM ENGINEERS




Houston, Texas
February 7, 1997