Exhibit 23.4
                 PETROLEUM CONSULTANT'S CONSENT


     We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Devon Energy Corporation, the reference
to our appraisal report for Devon Energy Corporation as of
December 31, 1999, which appears in the December 31, 1999 annual
report on Form 10-K of Devon Energy Corporation.


     LAROCHE PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS, LTD.

     WILLIAM M. KAZMANN
     William M. Kazmann, Partner