Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Permian Basin Royalty Trust and Burlington Resources Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated March 14, 2005, relating to the financial statements of Permian Basin Royalty Trust and our report on internal control over financial reporting of Permian Basin Royalty Trust dated April 4, 2005, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, of Permian Basin Royalty Trust for the year ended December 31, 2004, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Dallas, Texas
April 12, 2005