Exhibit 23.3

                   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-8 of Delta Petroleum Corporation of
the Delta Petroleum Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, which includes our name and
information regarding our review of the reserve estimates for Delta
Petroleum Corporation.

                                        RALPH E. DAVIS ASSOCIATES, INC.


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

Houston, Texas
March 9, 2007