EXHIBIT 23.2


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference in this registration  statement of our report dated March 19, 1996, on
the financial statements of Gerrity Oil & Gas Corporation included in Patina Oil
& Gas Corporation's Form S-4 (Registration Statement No. 333-572).






                                                        ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Denver, Colorado
August 9, 1996