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[RYDER SCOTT LOGO]  RYDER SCOTT COMPANY
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                    PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS

1100 LOUISIANA                 SUITE 3800              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-5218
TELEPHONE (713) 651-9191                                      FAX (713) 651-0849


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

     As independent oil and gas  consultants,  Ryder Scott Company,  L.P. hereby
consents  to: (a) the use of our report  setting  forth our  estimates of proved
reserves  and future  revenue,  as of  December  31,  2001,  to the  interest of
Tengasco,  Inc.  (Tengasco)  in  certain  oil  and gas  properties,  and (b) all
references to our firm included in or made a part of Tengasco's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.


                                                  /s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
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                                                      RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.


Houston, Texas
April 3, 2002


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1100, 530 - 8th AVENUE, S.W.       CALGARY, ALBERTA T2P 3S8         TEL (403) 262-2799      FAX (403) 262-2790
600 17TH STREET, SUITE 1610N      DENVER, COLORADO 80202-5416       TEL (303) 623-9147      FAX (303) 623-4258
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