EX-23.7 8 a2154538zex-23_7.htm EXHIBIT 23.7
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Exhibit 23.7

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT RESERVOIR ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of the reference to Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 of Patina Oil & Gas Corporation and its subsidiaries, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

    NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

 
 
By:
/s/  FREDERIC D. SEWELL      
Frederic D. Sewell
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dallas, Texas
April 8, 2005



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