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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report included in this Form 10-K, into Tom Brown, Inc.'s
previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 Nos. 33-42991, 33-44225,
33-60191, 33-60842, 33-13157, 33-30069, 33-42011, 333-56577, 333-69353,
333-31426, 333-89031 and 333-89033.



ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Houston, Texas
March xx, 2000