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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3









          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS


         We hereby consent to the references to our firm in the form and
context in which they appear under the heading "Experts" in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of HS Resources, Inc. ("HSR") and the incorporation by
reference into the foregoing of all references to our firm included in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of HSR for the year ended December 31, 1996.



                                         NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.



                                         By:  /s/ Clarence M. Netherland
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                                              Clarence M. Netherland
                                              Chairman


Dallas, Texas
June 9, 1997