EXHIBIT 23.1



                                                             

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this Current Report (Form 8-K)
of Flores & Rucks,  Inc. our report  dated  August 8, 1996,  with respect to the
statements  of combined oil and gas revenues  and direct  operating  expenses of
certain  oil  and  gas  producing  properties  to be  acquired  from  Mobil  Oil
Exploration & Producing  Southeast  Inc.  which is included in the  Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-10365) of Flores & Rucks, Inc. filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
                                                 
                                                            ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Fort Worth, Texas
October 10, 1996