EXHIBIT 23.2




                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS




     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-35245 and 333-55838; the
"Registration Statement") of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., a Texas corporation (the
"Company"), relating to the 1997 Incentive Plan of the Company of information
contained in our reserve report that is summarized as of December 31, 2002 in
our summary letter dated March 26, 2003, relating to the oil and gas reserves
and revenue, as of December 31, 2002, of certain interests of the Company.

     We hereby consent to all references to such reports, letters and/or to this
firm in each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus to which the
Registration Statement relates, and further consent to our being named as an
expert in each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus to which the
Registration Statement relates.




                                        /s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
                                        RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.


Houston, Texas
March 28, 2003