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                                                                 EXHIBIT (23)(a)
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
ONEOK Inc.
 
     We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference and
to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. Our
report dated October 14, 1994 refers to a change in the method of accounting for
certain postemployment and postretirement benefit obligations.
 
                                            KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
August 2, 1995