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[XXXXXXX, XXXXX & ASSOCIATES INC. LETTERHEAD]
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ASM/cdg/C198.00/1960 November 5, 1997
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
MAGNUM HUNTER PRODUCTION, INC.
Cigna Tower
Suite 0000
000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Associates, Inc., hereby consents to the use of the
contents of its Oil and Gas Reserve report dated February 26, 1997, effective
as of January 1, 1997, in this Form S-3 Registration Statement (the
"Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc. and to the references to our firm under the
captions "Business and Properties" and "Experts" in the Registration Statement.
Our consent is limited to use of the substantive matters of the Oil and
Gas Reserve Report described above as they appear in said report.
XXXXXXX, XXXXX & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXX, XX.
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Group Executive