Item 7(c) Exhibit (23) Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP 16 CONSENT OF PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-1006) of Denbury Resources Inc. of our report dated December 19, 1997 apprearing on page 4 of this Current Report on Form 8-K/A. /s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP San Francisco, California January 20, 1998 17