1 EXHIBIT 23.3 [Letterhead of Ryder Scott Company] As independent petroleum engineers, we hereby consent to the reference in this Amendment on Form 10-K of Apache Corporation to our Firm's name and our Firm's review of the proved oil and gas reserve quantities of Apache Corporation and of DEKALB Energy Company, as of January 1, 1995, and to the incorporation by reference of our Firm's name and review 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). Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Engineers Houston, Texas March 27, 1996