EXHIBIT 23

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of  Denbury  Resources  Inc.  on  Form  S-8 of our  report  dated  February  22,
2001,appearing  in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Denbury  Resources Inc. for
the year ended December 31, 2000.


/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP

Dallas, Texas
June 15, 2001