EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
   
  We hereby consent to the reference to our firm in this Registration
Statement on Form S-1, 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
   
July 2, 1997