EXHIBIT 23.2

                       [LETTERHEAD OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY]

                                LETTER OF CONSENT

     We hereby consent to the references to us under the heading "Oil and Gas
Reserves" in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of PetroCorp Incorporated for the
year ended December 31, 2002.

                                          RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.



Houston, Texas
March 20, 2003