EXHIBIT 23
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration
statements of Atlantic Richfield Company; Registration Statement on Form S-8
(No. 333-33151), Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-43830),
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-21558), Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (No. 333-33153), Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-26901),
Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-
21160), Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-8
(No. 33-23639), Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-26901), Post-
Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-
21162), Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-8
(No. 33-21553), Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (No. 33-23640), Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-26901),
Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-
21552), and Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-33245), of our report
dated February 12, 1998, on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule of Atlantic Richfield Company as
of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1997, which report is included in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
 
                                          Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
 
Los Angeles, California
March 2, 1998