EXHIBIT 23.3



                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS



Board of Directors
Miller Exploration Company
Traverse City, Michigan

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of the Holditch-Reservoir
Technologies (formerly S.A. Holditch & Associates, Inc.) estimates of proved
reserves contained in Miller Exploration Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1999, into Miller Exploration Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on or about June 16, 2000.

                                    HOLDITCH-RESERVOIR TECHNOLOGIES



                                    By /s/ Joseph H. Frantz, Jr.
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                                        Joseph H. Frantz, Jr.
                                        Operations Manager - Eastern U.S.
                                        Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania