Exhibit 23.3

                     Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc. Consent



  The undersigned hereby consents to the inclusion of its opinion as an exhibit
to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Sheffield Exploration Company, Inc.
and to the references to the undersigned and the summarization of such opinion
in the Registration Statement.
    
May 10, 1996     

                         Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc.


                          By  /s/ Joseph P. Cunningham
                            ---------------------------     
                                  Joseph P. Cunningham,
                                  Managing Director