EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Southern Mineral Corporation:

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
on Forms S-8 (No. 33-60571 and No. 333-12375) of Southern Mineral Corporation of
our report dated March 31, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of
Southern Mineral Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998
and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and
comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-
year period ended December 31, 1999, which report appears in the December 31,
1999 annual report on Form 10-K of Southern Mineral Corporation.  Our report
dated March 30, 2000, contains an explanatory paragraph that states the Company
has filed under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and therefore raising
substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
Management's plans in regard to this matter are also discussed in Note 2.  The
financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the
outcome of this uncertainty.



                                                     KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas
April 5, 2000