EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
 
  We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form S-1 of
Zydeco Energy, Inc. to the reference to our firm in the current report of Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, for Zydeco Energy, Inc. under the
headings "Oil and Gas Reserves" and "Supplemental Information on Oil and Gas
Producing Activities".
 
                                          /s/ Ryder Scott Company Petroleum
                                           Engineers
 
                                          RYDER SCOTT COMPANY
                                          PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
 
Houston, Texas
May 22, 1997