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                                                                  Exhibit 23.3



                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEER


     We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Belden & Blake
Corporation on Form S-4 of our reserve estimates and to the references made to
us in the Prospectus contained in this Registration Statement including the
reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.



                                                   J0HN G. REDIC, INC.



                                              By: /s/ John G. Redic, President
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                                                  John G. Redic 

                                              Date: August 11, 1997
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