EXHIBIT 23.4



                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS



Board of Directors
Miller Exploration Company
Traverse City, Michigan



     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of the Miller and
Lents, Ltd. estimates of proved reserves contained in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, into Miller Exploration Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed as of October 15, 1999.



                                    MILLER AND LENTS, LTD

                                    /s/ Larry M. Gring

                                    Larry M. Gring
                                    Senior Vice President


Houston, Texas

October 15, 1999