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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 Apache Corporation's
previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 33-51253, 33-53129,
33-62753 and 33-63923), Form S-4 (No. 33-61669) and Form S-8 (Nos. 33-31407,
33-37402, 33-53442, 33-59721, 33-59723 and 33-63817).





                                        ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Houston, Texas
March 26, 1996