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                       [ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP LETTERHEAD]


                                                                   Exhibit 23.1


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this 462(b) Registration Statement, of Coho Energy, Inc. for the
registration of $25,000,000 of 8 7/8 Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, of our
report dated February 24, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedules of Coho Energy, Inc. included in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (File no 333-33979), as amended, and related Prospectus
of Coho Energy, Inc. dated September 30, 1997, for the registration of
$125,000,000 of 8 7/8 Senior Subordinated notes due 2007.


                                                /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Dallas, Texas
October 1, 1997