EXHIBIT 23.6

GILBERT LAUSTSEN JUNG
ACCOCIATES LTD. PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS
4100, 400 - 3RD AVENUE S.W., CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA T2P 4H2 (403) 266-9500 
FAX (403) 262-1855



                                LETTER OF CONSENT




    TO:       Southern Mineral Corporation 
              The Securities and Exchange Commission


                                         Re:   NEUTRINO RESOURCES INC.
                                         -----------------------------
    We refer to the following report prepared by Gilbert Laustsen Jung
    Associates Ltd.:

    o the Reserve Determination and Evaluation of the Canadian Oil and Gas
      Properties of Neutrino Resources Inc. effective January 1, 1999, dated
      January 11, 1999.

    We hereby consent to the use of our name, reference to and excerpts from the
    said reports by Southern Mineral Corporation in its annual report and SEC
    10K filing.

                                           Yours very truly,
                                           GILBERT LAUSTSEN JUNG ASSOCIATES LTD.

                                           /s/ WAYNE W. CHOW
                                           Wayne W. Chow, P Eng.
                                           Vice-President

    Calgary, Alberta
    Date: March 22, 1999