EXHIBIT 23.1
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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the inclusion in Compton Petroleum Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2004 of our audit report
dated March 15, 2005, on the consolidated balance sheets of Compton Petroleum
Corporation as at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the consolidated statements of
earnings, retained earnings and cash flow for each of the years in the three
year period ended December 31, 2004, to be filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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Chartered Accountants
Calgary, Alberta
March 15, 2005