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                          BURLINGTON RESOURCES INC.
                        EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATION
                                 EXHIBIT 11.1
                                 (UNAUDITED)





                                                                                            FIRST QUARTER                  
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                                                                                    1994                     1993          
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                                                                          Earnings       Shares     Earnings       Shares  
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                                                                              (In Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)     
                                                                                                            
Primary earnings per common share:                                                                                         
   Net earnings available for common stock and                                                                              
     weighted average number of common                                                                                     
     shares outstanding..............................................     $ 47,720      129,707     $ 45,861      129,087  
   Stock options assumed exercised-net...............................         -             812         -           1,226  
                                                                          --------      -------     --------      -------  
   Total net earnings and primary common shares......................     $ 47,720      130,519     $ 45,861      130,313  
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   Primary earnings per common share.................................     $   0.37                  $   0.35               
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Fully diluted earnings per common share:                                                                                   
   Net earnings available for common stock and                                                                             
     weighted average number of common                                                                                     
     shares outstanding..............................................     $ 47,720      129,707     $ 45,861      129,087  
   Stock options assumed excercised-net..............................         -             812         -           1,431  
                                                                          --------      -------     --------      -------  
   Total net earnings and fully diluted common shares................     $ 47,720      130,519     $ 45,861      130,518  
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   Fully diluted earnings per common share...........................     $   0.37                  $   0.35               
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