EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 15, 2002 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (the
"Company"), which appears in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2001.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
July 11, 2002