EXHIBIT 23.2


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

To Inland Resources Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form 10-K of our reserve
report and all schedules, exhibits, and attachments thereto, to any reference
made to us in Form 10-K as a result of such incorporation and to the
incorporation by reference thereof into Inland's registration statements on Form
S-8 (File No. 33-41662), Form S-8 (File No. 333-27449), Form S-8 (File No.
33-84640), Form S-3 (File No. 33-84766), Form S-8 (File No. 333-43430), Form S-8
(File No. 333-43432), and Form S-8 (File No. 333-43434).


                                   /s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
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                                   RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.


Denver, Colorado
March 26, 2002