EXHIBIT 23.4

EXCO Resources, Inc.
5735 Pineland Dr., #235
Dallas, Texas  75231

I consent to the reference to me under the caption "Experts" in the Registration
Statement (Amendment No. 1 to Form S-2 on Form S-3) and related Prospectus of
EXCO Resources, Inc. for the registration of 2,112,491 shares of common stock
and the incorporation by reference therein of my report dated March 25, 1998,
with respect to the financial statements of Gladstone Resources, Inc., included
in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997, filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


/s/   Harold L. Ratcliff
HAROLD L.  RATCLIFF, C.P.A.


Dallas, Texas
September 25, 1998