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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 Amendment No. 1 to
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 20, 1997