1 EXHIBIT 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS To the Board of Directors Belden & Blake Corporation We consent to the reference of our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the use of our report dated February 21, 1997, in the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Belden and Blake Corporation for the registration of $225,000,000 of Senior Subordinated Notes. ERNST & YOUNG LLP Cleveland, Ohio August 11, 1997