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".
                                                 
                                          RYDER SCOTT COMPANY
                                          PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
 
Houston, Texas
   
July 24, 1997