EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  Registration
Statement and Prospectus of Carbon Energy  Corporation of our report dated March
1, 2000,  accompanying the consolidated financial statements of Bonneville Fuels
Corporation incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement, and to the
use of our name and the  statements  with respect to us, as appearing  under the
heading "Experts" in the Prospectus.

/s/ Hein & Associates LLP

HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP


Denver, Colorado
November 17, 2000