EXHIBIT 23.3

                      RALPH E. DAVIS ASSOCIATES, INC.
                   CONSULTANTS-PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
                      1717 ST. JAMES PLACE-SUITE 460
                           HOUSTON, TEXAS  77056
                               (713) 622-8955


                  CONSENT OF RALPH E. DAVIS ASSOCIATES, INC.


The Board of Directors
Delta Petroleum Corporation

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Delta Petroleum Corporation and in the related
Prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") of the Delta Petroleum
Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2004, which
includes our name and information regarding our review of the reserve
estimates or Delta Petroleum Corporation. We further consent to the use of our
name in the "Experts" section of the Registration Statement.


                               RALPH E. DAVIS ASSOCIATES, INC.


                               /s/ Allen C. Barron
                               Allen C. Barron, P.E.
                               President

Houston, Texas
May 31, 2005