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, 2005 of our audit  report
dated March 13, 2006, on the consolidated  balance sheets of Compton  Petroleum
Corporation as at December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the  consolidated  statements
of earnings, retained earnings and cash flow for each of the years in the three
year  period  ended  December  31,  2005,  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

Chartered Accountants
Calgary, Alberta
March 13, 2006