EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

      As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report included in this Form 11-K into the Tax-Advantaged Savings Plan of
Pogo Producing Company's previously filed Registration Statement File No.
2-60725.

                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Houston, Texas
June 26, 1998