EXHIBIT 23.1

                       DeGolyer and MacNaughton
                           One Energy Square
                          Dallas, Texas 75206


                            March 18, 2002

EOG Resources, Inc.
333 Clay Street, Suite 4200
Houston, Texas 77002

Gentlemen:

      We  hereby  consent to the references to our  firm  and  to  the
opinions  delivered  to  EOG Resources, Inc. (the  Company),  formerly
Enron  Oil  &  Gas  Company,  regarding our  comparison  of  estimates
prepared by us with those furnished to us by the Company of the proved
oil,  condensate,  natural gas liquids, and natural  gas  reserves  of
certain  selected properties owned by the Company.  The  opinions  are
contained  in our letter reports dated February 8, 2000,  February  8,
2001,  and  January 25, 2002, for estimates as of December  31,  1999,
December  31, 2000, and December 31, 2001, respectively.  The opinions
are   referred   to  in  the  section  "Supplemental  Information   to
Consolidated Financial Statements - Oil and Gas Producing  Activities"
in  the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities
and  Exchange Commission on February 28, 2002 (the Form 8-K  filed  on
February  28, 2002).  That section of the Form 8-K filed  on  February
28,  2002  is  in  turn incorporated by reference in item  14  of  the
Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December  31,
2001,   to   be   filed with  the  Securities and Exchange Commission.
Additionally, we hereby consent to the incorporation by  reference  of
such  references  to  our firm and to our opinions  in  the  Company's
previously  filed Registration Statement Nos. 33-48358, 33-52201,  33-
58103,  33-62005,  333-09919, 333-20841,  333-18511,  333-31715,  333-
44785, 333-69483, 333-46858, 333-62256, 333-63184, and 333-84014.




                         Very truly yours,



                         DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON