EXHIBIT 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm as "Experts" in the Registration
Statement and related Prospectus of Encore Acquisition Company (the "Company")
for the registration of an aggregate maximum of $400,000,000 of its debt
securities, common stock and preferred stock and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated January 31, 2003, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of the Company included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


/s/  Ernst & Young  LLP

Fort Worth, Texas
August 21, 2003