EXHIBIT 23.5

The Board of Directors
Burlington Resources Inc.



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
on Form S-3 of Burlington Resources Inc. dated October 28, 1999 of our
report dated February 18, 1999 (except as to Note 10 which is as of August
18, 1999) with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Poco
Petroleums Ltd. as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and the consolidated
statements of earnings, deficit and cash flows for each of the years in the
three year period ended December 31, 1998 which report appears in the
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14-A filed October 13, 1999.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Calgary, Canada
October 28, 1999