EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Chandler (U.S.A.), Inc.
and subsidiaries ("CUSA") on Form S-1 of our report dated February 22, 1999
(which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph
relating to litigation), appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement, and of our report dated February 22, 1999 relating to
the financial statement schedules appearing elsewhere in this Registration
Statement.
 
We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Summary Consolidated
Financial Data", "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" in such
Propectus.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
 
April 15, 1999