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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                        [RYDER SCOTT COMPANY LETTERHEAD]



                      CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.



      We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Independent Petroleum Engineers" and to the references to the results of our
reserve report, dated November 10, 2000, and the inclusion of the summary
letter relating to such reserve report, together with appropriate attachments
thereto, in the Registration Statement and related Prospectus of CMS Oil and
Gas Company on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                /s/ Ryder Scott Company L.P.

                                                    RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.


November 17, 2000
Houston, Texas