EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
333-76393 of Chandler (U.S.A.), Inc. and subsidiaries 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


May 28, 1999