EXHIBIT 23.1
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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Dawson Geophysical Company:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
(No.333-XXXXX) on Form S-8, of Dawson Geophysical Company, of our report dated
November 3, 2003 with respect to the balance sheets of Dawson Geophysical
Company as of September 30, 2003 and 2002, and the related statements of
operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended September 30, 2003 and all related financial statement
schedules, which report appears in the September 30, 2003 annual report on Form
10-K of Dawson Geophysical Company.




Midland, Texas
March 9, 2004