EXHIBIT 23.7

                 CONSENT OF PADDOCK LINDSTROM & ASSOCIATES, LTD.


We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form
S-8 of Devon Energy Corporation, the reference to our appraisal reports relating
to Canadian reserves for Devon Energy Corporation as of December 31, 2001 and
2000, which appears in the December 31, 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Devon
Energy Corporation.



                                        PADDOCK LINDSTROM & ASSOCIATES, LTD.

                                        By:  /s/ L.K. LINDSTROM
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                                             L.K. Lindstrom, P. Eng.
                                             President

April 30, 2003