EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                     [LETTERHEAD OF HUDDLESTON & CO., INC.]
 
                               LETTER OF CONSENT
 
  We herby consent to the references to us under the headings "Principal
Properties" and "Oil and Gas Reserves" in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
PetroCorp Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 1998.
 
                                          Huddleston & Co., Inc.
 
                                                  /s/ B. P. Huddleston
                                          By: _________________________________
                                             B. P. Huddleston, P.E.
                                             Chairman
 
Houston, Texas
March 29, 1999