EXHIBIT (23)(b)

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
ONEOK, Inc.


     We consent to the incorporation by reference herein of our report on the
Consolidated Financial Statements of ONEOK, Inc. as of August 31, 1999 and for
each of the years in the three-year period ended August 31, 1999, which report
appears in the August 31, 1999, Annual Report on Form 10-K of ONEOK, Inc.



KPMG LLP


Tulsa, Oklahoma
January 20, 2000

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