[LETTERHEAD OF DEGOLYER AND MACNAUGHTON]

                                                                    Exhibit 23.2

                                 March 21, 2003

The Wiser Oil Company
8115 Preston Road, Suite 400
Dallas, Texas 75225

Gentlemen:

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-44171, 33-62441, 33-44172, 333-22525, and
333-15083) relating to the stock incentive plans of The Wiser Oil Company (the
Company) of our reserves estimates included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
(the Annual Report) of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1997, and to
the references to our firm included in the Annual Report. Our estimates of the
oil, condensate, natural gas liquids (shown collectively as "Oil and NGL"), and
natural gas reserves of certain properties owned by the Company are contained in
our reports entitled "Appraisal Report as of December 31, 2002 on Certain
Properties owned by The Wiser Oil Company," "Appraisal Report as of December 31,
2000 on Certain Properties owned by The Wiser Oil Company - Proved Reserves,"
and "Appraisal Report as of December 31, 2001 on Certain Properties owned by The
Wiser Oil Company - Proved Reserves." Reserves estimates from our reports are
included in the sections "Principal Oil and Gas Properties," "Oil and Gas
Reserves," and "Supplemental Financial Information for the years ending December
31, 2002, 2001, and 2000 (unaudited) - Oil and Gas Reserves." Also included in
the third section mentioned above are reserves estimates from our "Appraisal
Report as of December 31, 1999 on Certain Properties owned by The Wiser Oil
Company - Proved Reserves." In the sections "Summary Reserve and Operating Data"
and "Oil and Gas Reserves," estimates of reserves, revenue, and discounted
present worth set forth in our above mentioned reports have been combined with
estimates of reserves, revenue, and discounted present worth prepared by another
petroleum consultant. We are necessarily unable to verify the accuracy of the
reserves, revenue, and present



worth values contained in the Annual Report when our estimates have been
combined with those of another firm.

                                            Very truly yours,

                                            /s/ DeGolyer and MacNaughton

                                            DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON