EXHIBIT 23.2
                                                             CONSENT OF KPMG LLP

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Southern Mineral Corporation:

    We consent to the use of our report dated March 1, 2001, included in this
registration statement on Form S-4 of PetroCorp Incorporated, relating to the
consolidated balance sheet of Southern Mineral Corporation and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 2000 and 1999 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, 2000, which
report appears in the December 31, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of Southern
Mineral Corporation. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in this registration statement.


                                             /s/ KPMG LLP
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                                             KPMG LLP
Houston, Texas

March 27, 2001