EXHIBIT 23.3
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

We consent to the use in the Registration Statement and Prospectus of Carbon
Energy Corporation of our report dated February 26, 1999, accompanying the
consolidated financial statements of Bonneville Fuels Corporation contained 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
January 6, 2000