EXHIBIT 23.3
 
   
               CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
    
 
As independent petroleum engineers, we hereby consent to the use of our review
and all references to our firm included or made a part of the Registration
Statement of Continental Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries on Form S-4.
 
                             /s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
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                             RYDER SCOTT COMPANY PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
 
   
Denver, Colorado
October 16, 1998