EXHIBIT 23.3




                      CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.


         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K prepared by PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (the "Company") for the
year ending December 31, 2002, and to the incorporation by reference thereof
into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File
Nos. 333-63920, 333-42520 and 333-89961) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-102758,
333-88846, 333-67578, 333-52700 and 333-65401), of information contained in our
reports relating to certain estimated quantities of the Company's proved
reserves of oil and gas, future net income and discounted future net income,
effective December 31, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. The referenced reserve reports
were dated February 28, 2000, February 16, 2001, March 18, 2002 and February 21,
2003, respectively. We further consent to references to our firm under the
headings "Risk Factors" and "Oil and Gas Reserves."




                                                    /s/RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.



Houston, Texas
March 14, 2003