POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
 appoints each of Jeffery P. Monte, L. David Hanower and Frederick J.
 Plaeger as the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

	(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
 capacity as a reporting person pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules
 thereunder of Burlington Resources Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3,4
 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act;

	(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
 which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
 Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States
 Securities and Exchange Commission and stock exchange or similar
 authority; and

	(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
 foregoing which, in the opinion of any of such attorneys-in-fact, may
 be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
 the undersigned, it being understood # that the documents executed
 by any of such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
 to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
 shall contain such terms and conditions as any of such attorneys-in-fact
 may approve in the discretion of any of such attorneys-in-fact.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
 and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
 requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
 the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
 purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
 with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
 confirming all that any of such attorneys-in-fact, or the substitute
 or substitutes of any of such attorneys-in-fact, shall lawfully do or
 cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights
 and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
 foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
 of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
 any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16
 of the Exchange Act.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
 the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
 respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
 issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in
 a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
 to be executed as of this 21st day of July, 2005.

Signature:	/s/Dane E. Whitehead_____
Name:		Dane E. Whitehead