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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-35245; the "Registration Statement")
of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), relating to the
1997 Incentive Plan of the Company of information contained in our reserve
report that is summarized as of December 31, 1997 in our summary letter dated
February 26, 1998, relating to the oil and gas reserves and revenue, as of
December 31, 1997, of certain interests of the Company.

         We hereby consent to all references to such reports, letters and/or to
this firm in each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus to which the
Registration Statement relates, and further consent to our being named as an
expert in each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus to which the
Registration Statement relates.

                                        [Signature of Ryder Scott Company]

                                        Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Engineers

Houston, Texas
March 27, 1998