EXHIBIT 24(d)






                                   CONSENT OF
                            WRIGHT AND COMPANY, INC.





                                                                  EXHIBIT 24(d)

                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS


         Wright & Company, Inc. hereby consents to the use of our analysis
relating to the evaluation entitled "SUMMARY REPORT, EVALUATION OF OIL AND
GAS RESERVES TO THE INTERESTS OF RESOURCE AMERICA, INC. IN CERTAIN PROPERTIES
LOCATED IN VARIOUS STATES, PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, JOB 9.510," for use in the
Registration Statement of Atlas America Public #9 LTD. and any supplements
thereto, including pre-effective and post-effective amendments, and to all
references to Wright & Company, Inc. as having prepared such analysis and as
an expert concerning such analysis.

                                       Wright & Company, Inc.

                                       /s/ WRIGHT & COMPANY, INC.
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Wright & Company, Inc.
Brentwood, TN
August 14, 2000