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                                                                      EXHIBIT 16

                          [ARTHUR ANDERSON LETTERHEAD]


Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange
Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549


March 30, 2000

Dear Sir/Madam,

We have read the second, third and fourth paragraphs of Item 9 included in the
Form 10-K dated March 30, 2000 of Prize Energy Corp. filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and are in agreement with the statements concerning our
firm contained therein.

Very truly yours,

/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSON LLP


cc: Mr. C. Randall Hill, Vista Energy Resources, Inc.
    Mr. Lon Kile, Prize Energy Corp.