Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our report dated June 21, 2005, accompanying the financial statements of the Individual Account Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees at the Cooper Cameron Corporation, Buffalo, New York Plant, included in the Annual Report of Cooper Cameron Corporation on Form 11‑K for the year ended December 31, 2004. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statement of Cooper Cameron Corporation on Form S‑8 (File No. 333‑57991 effective June 29, 1998).

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Houston, Texas
June 21, 2005