EXHIBIT 23.3


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the  incorporation in this  Registration  Statement on Form S-3 of
our  report  dated  March 30,  1994 on our audit of the  consolidated  financial
statements  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  1993  of  Gerrity  Oil  &  Gas
Corporation,  appearing  in the amended  registration  statement  on Form S-4 of
Patina Oil & Gas Corporation (Registration Statement No. 333-572) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933.






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