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                       GERALD DUPONT ENTERPRISES, INC.
                              PETROLEUM ENGINEER
                                P.O. BOX 1590
                         SUGAR LAND, TEXAS 77487-1590
                      (713) 240-2822  FAX (713) 242-2822
                                      
                                      
                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

Gerald W. DuPont Enterprises, Inc. consents to the incorporation by reference
of our evaluation of the estimated reserves and future net revenues of certain
interests owned by McMulloch Energy, Inc. in the Reserve Report, dated January
1, 1995, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Search Exploration, Inc.
for the year ended December 31, 1994.


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Petroleum Engineer

May 10, 1995                       
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