[LETTERHEAD OF CAWLEY, GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES, INC.]
 
                                          April 13, 1996
 
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust
P.O. Box 2604
Fort Worth, Texas 76113
 
Gentlemen:
 
  Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc. hereby consents to the use of the oil
and gas reserve information in the San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Securities &
Exchange Commission Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 and in the
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Annual Report for the year ended December 31,
1995, based on reserve reports dated April 12, 1996 prepared by Cawley,
Gillespie & Associates, Inc.
 
                                          Sincerely,
 
                                          /s/ Cawley, Gillespie & Associates,
                                           Inc.
 
                                          Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.