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                                                | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
                                                | CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
                                                | 111 5th Avenue SW, Suite 3100
                                                | Calgary, Alberta
                                                | Canada T2P5L3
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                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the inclusion in the registration statement of Prime West
Energy Trust (the "Trust") on Form F-10 (the "Registration  Statement") of our
report,  dated  February  10,  2006,  to the  Unitholders  of the Trust on the
consolidated  balance sheets of the Trust as at December 31, 2005 and 2004 and
the consolidated statements of income, changes in unitholders' equity and cash
flows for the three years ended  December  31,  2005,  and of our  comments by
auditor for U.S. readers on Canada U.S.  reporting  differences dated February
10, 2006.

We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Auditors,  Transfer
Agent  and  Registrar"  and  "Documents  Filed  as  Part  of the  Registration
Statement" in the Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chartered Accountants
Calgary, Alberta
May 12, 2006








PricewaterhouseCoopers  refers to the Canadian firm of  PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP  and  the  other  member  firms  of  PricewaterhouseCoopers  International
Limited, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity.