EXHIBIT 23.2



                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



The Board of Directors
Delta Petroleum Corporation:



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-3 of Delta Petroleum Corporation of our report dated September 12,
2002, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Delta Petroleum
Corporation as of June 30, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2002,
which report appears in the June 30, 2002 annual report on Form 10-K of Delta
Petroleum Corporation.



                              /s/ KPMG LLP
                              KPMG LLP


Denver, Colorado
July 11, 2003