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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(D)
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                                   CONSENT OF
                            WRIGHT AND COMPANY, INC.


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                                                                   Exhibit 23(d)


                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS


         We consent to the references to our company in the Prospectus portion
of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement, including under
the heading "Experts."


Wright & Company, Inc.                                By:  /s/ D. Randall Wright
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                                                           D. Randall Wright
December 17, 2004                                          President


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