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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5

                    CONSENT OF H.J. GRUY AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

We hereby consent to the use of the name H.J. Gruy and Associates, Inc. and of
references to H.J. Gruy and Associates, Inc. and to the inclusion of and
references to our reports, or information contained therein, dated March 10,
2000, and dated March 9, 2001, prepared for Stocker Resources, Inc. in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Plains Exploration & Production Company
and Plains E&P Company for the filing dated on or about October 24, 2002.


                                H.J. GRUY AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
                                Texas Registration Number F-000637


                                By: /s/ Sylvia Castilleja
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                                    Sylvia Castilleja, P.E.
                                    Vice President

October 24, 2002
Houston, Texas