EXHIBIT 23.3


                      CONSENT OF ELMS, FARIS & CO., P.C.


The Board of Directors
Costilla Energy, Inc.

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.
333-16513, No. 333-16515 and No. 333-16517) on Form S-8 of our report dated
March 31, 1995, relating to the consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1994 of the
predecessor entities of Costilla Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries, which report
appears in the December 31, 1996, annual report on Form 10-K of Costilla Energy,
Inc.



                                       ELMS, FARIS & CO., P.C.

Midland, Texas
March 25, 1997