Exhibit 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
and Prospectus of Carbon Energy Corporation of our report dated March 1, 2000,
accompanying the consolidated financial statements of Bonneville Fuels
Corporation incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement, and to the
use of our name and the statements with respect to us, as appearing under the
heading "Experts" in the Prospectus.


HEIN + ASSOCIATES LLP


Denver, Colorado
May 7, 2001




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