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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                          CONSENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND


    We hereby consent to the incorporation in this Form 10-K of Apache
Corporation of our report dated February 13, 1995 on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements of DEKALB Energy Company as of December 31,
1994 and 1993 and for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the
incorporation by reference of such report 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).




                                        Coopers & Lybrand
                                        Chartered Accountants

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
March 27, 1996