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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1




                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report, dated January 23, 2001, covering our audit of the
statements of oil and gas revenue and direct operating and production expenses
of PetroQuest Energy, Inc.'s interest in certain oil and gas producing
properties for the nine-months ended September 30, 2000 and the year ended
December 31, 1999 included in this Form 8-K/A-2, into the Company's previously
filed Registration Statements (File Nos. 333-52700, 333-42520, 333-65401 and
333-89961).


/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


New Orleans, Louisiana
March 1, 2001