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.


                                                KPMG LLP

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
August 16, 1999