EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Devon Energy Corporation

  We consent to incorporation by reference herein of our report dated January
26, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Devon Energy
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the years then ended, which report appears in the December
31, 1998 annual report on Form 10-K of Devon Energy Corporation and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the registration/joint
proxy statement.

                                                      KPMG LLP

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
July 12, 1999