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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.14





                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ENGINEERS


We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 (File No. 33-90480) of the summary of the Reserve
Report as of December 31, 1995, for Mewbourne Development Partners 95-A, L.P.,
Mewbourne Development Partners 95-B, L.P., and Mewbourne Energy Partners 96-A,
L.P., as audited by us.  We also consent to the reference therein to our firm
as an "Independent Expert".


/s/ FORREST A. GARB & ASSOCIATES, INC.     
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FORREST A. GARB & ASSOCIATES, INC.


Dallas, TX
Date:    June 13, 1996