EXHIBIT 23.3

     To:  The Securities and Exchange Commission
     Re: Vista Exploration Corporation



                                 EXPERT CONSENT

I consent to the reference to me in the discussion contained in "About Us and
Our Current Plan of Operation - - Phase 1 - Our Area of Interest" and under the
heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-65708 of Vista Exploration
Corporation.


                  /s/ William T. Stoeckinger
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                  William T. Stoeckinger
                  Bartlesville, Oklahoma
                  July 20, 2002