EXHIBIT 23(b)

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
                                   
                                   
           We  hereby  consent to the use of our name  in  the  Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Pogo Producing Company (the "Company") for  the
year ended December 31, 1993.  We further consent to the inclusion  of
our estimate of reserves and present value of future net reserves in
such Annual Report.


                                /s/ Ryder Scott Company
                                    Petroleum Engineers

                                    RYDER SCOTT COMPANY
                                    PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

Houston, Texas
February 28, 1994