EXHIBIT 23.2





            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS



         As  independent  petroleum  consultants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation  of our  Reports  included  in this  Form  10-K  into  Snyder  Oil
Corporation's  Registration  Statements  Nos.  33-34446,   33-45213,   33-54809,
33-64219, 333-09877 and 333-71595.

                                      NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.



                                      BY /s/ Clarence M. Netherland
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                                         Clarence M. Netherland
                                         President

Dallas, Texas
February 26, 1999