EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-68350 and 333-83819) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-37632, 33-53723, 33-35476, 33-35478, 33-71134, 33-53723, and 333-83819) of Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation of our report dated February 15, 2002 relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in this Form 10-K. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Houston, Texas February 22, 2002