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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF MILLER AND LENTS, LTD.
MILLER AND LENTS, LTD. MARTIN G. MILLER (1948-1980)
MAX R. LENTS
MILLER AND LENTS, LTD. KENNETH B. FORD
OIL AND GAS CONSULTANTS WALTER CROW
TWENTY-SEVENTH FLOOR P. G. VON TUNGELN
1100 LOUISIANA JAMES C. PEARSON
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-5216 S. J. STIEBER
Telephone 713 651-9455 T. LESLIE REEVES
Telefax 713 654-9914 LARRY M. GRING
K. R. CHEATHAM
J. L. POWELL
WILLIAM P. KOZA
ROBERT W. RASOR
CHARLES G. GUFFEY
JAMES A. COLE
WILLIAM K. KIBLER
KELLY V. SIMMONS
KAREN F. LOVING
CHRISTOPHER A. BUTTA
GREGORY W. ARMES
GARY B. KNAPP
March 29, 1996
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
c/o The Bank of New York, Trustee
101 Barclay Street, 21st Floor West
New York, New York 10286
Re: BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
Securities and Exchange
Commission
Form 10-K Annual Report
Gentlemen:
The firm of Miller and Lents, Ltd. consents to the references to Miller and
Lents, Ltd. and to the use of its report dated February 12, 1996 regarding the
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust Estimates of Proved Reserves, Future Annual
Production Rates, and Future Net Revenues as of December 31, 1995 in the Form
10-K Annual Report to be filed by the BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Miller and Lents, Ltd. has no interests in the BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
or in any of its affiliated companies or subsidiaries and does not receive any
such interest as payment for its report. No director, officer, or employee of
Miller and Lents, Ltd. is employed by or otherwise connected with the BP Prudhoe
Bay Royalty Trust nor is Miller and Lents, Ltd. employed by the BP Prudhoe Bay
Royalty Trust on a contingent basis.
Very truly yours,
MILLER AND LENTS, LTD.
By /s/ William P. Koza
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William P. Koza
Vice President