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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

          As independent petroleum engineers, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference into this registration statement on Form S-8 of our
estimates of Pogo Producing Company's reserves and the present value of future
net revenues from the production and sale of those reserves included in Pogo
Producing Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2001.

                                       MILLER AND LENTS, LTD.

                                       /s/ James A. Cole
                                       -----------------
                                       James A. Cole
                                       Senior Vice President


Houston, Texas
August 15, 2002

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