Exhibit 23(a)

                          Consent of Deloitte & Touche





                                     







                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the  incorporation by reference in this  Post-Effective  Amendment
No. 3 to Form S-1 on Form S-3 of Registration  Statement No. 33-93722 of Denbury
Resources  Inc. of our reports  dated  February  21,  1997,  with respect to the
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  Schedule  of  Denbury  Resources  Inc.
appearing in the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Denbury  Resources  Inc. for the
year ended  December  31,  1996,  and to the  reference  to us under the heading
"Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE


Chartered Accountants
Calgary, Alberta


April 25, 1997