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                                                                    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