EXHIBIT 23.1




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report  dated  February  10,  1999 on the  financial  statements  of Snyder  Oil
Corporation included in this Form 10-K, into Snyder Oil Corporation's previously
filed Registration Statement File Nos. 33-34446,  33-45213,  33-54809, 33-64219,
333-09877 and 333-71595.








                                                 ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



Fort Worth, Texas,
February 10, 1999