EXHIBIT 23.3

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                CONSENT OF NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

We hereby consent to the references to our firm in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Plains Exploration & Production Company,
L.P. and Plains E&P Company, to the reserve reports as of December 31, 1999,
January 1, 2000, December 31, 2000, January 1, 2001, December 31, 2001, and
January 1, 2002, setting forth the interests of Plains Exploration & Production
Company, L.P. and its subsidiaries, and Arguello Inc., relating to the estimated
quantities of such companies' proved reserves of oil and gas and present values
thereof for the periods included therein.

                        NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

                        By: /s/ Danny D. Simmons
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                            Danny D. Simmons
                            Executive Vice President

Houston, Texas
November 22, 2002