EXHIBIT 23.2



                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



The Board of Directors
Delta Petroleum Corporation:



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on
Form S-3 of Delta Petroleum Corporation of our report dated August 22, 2003,
with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Delta Petroleum Corporation
as of June 30, 2003 and 2002; and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2003, which report
appears in the June 30, 2003 annual report on Form 10-K of Delta Petroleum
Corporation; and to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
December 18, 2001, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Castle
Energy Corporation as of September 30, 2001 and 2000; and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and other
comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended September 30, 2001, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of
Delta Petroleum Corporation dated May 24, 2002, and filed on August 9, 2002;
and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
registration statement.



                              /s/ KPMG LLP

                              KPMG LLP


Denver, Colorado
March 18, 2004