EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(File Nos. 333-67578, 333-63920, 333-52700, 333-42520, 333-65401, 333-102758,
333-88846 and 333-89961) of PetroQuest Energy, Inc., of our report dated
February 11, 2003, with respect to the 2002 consolidated financial statements of
PetroQuest Energy, Inc. included in Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2002.


/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana
March 14, 2003