EXHIBIT 23


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Denbury  Resources  Inc. on Form S-8 of our reports dated  February 21, 1997,
appearing in the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Denbury  Resources  Inc. for the
year ended December 31, 1996.

Deloitte & Touche



Calgary, Alberta
May 29, 1997


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