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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4

                        [RYDER SCOTT COMPANY LETTERHEAD]

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS


         We hereby consent to (i) the inclusion, and the incorporation by
reference, in the prospectus (the "Prospectus") constituting a part of the
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed
by Queen Sand Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), under
the Securities Act of 1933, of information contained in our reserve report
relating to the proved oil and natural gas reserves and future net revenues of
oil and natural gas reserves of the Company as of June 30, 1998 with respect to
the Morgan Properties (as defined in the Prospectus) and all references to such
report letters and/or this firm in such Prospectus and (ii) further consent to
our being named as an expert therein in the section titled "Engineers."




                                                         RYDER SCOTT COMPANY
                                                         PETROLEUM ENGINEERS