EXHIBIT 23.6

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of
BRL Universal Equipment 2001 A, L.P., BRL Universal Equipment Corp., Universal
Compression Holdings, Inc., and Universal Compression, Inc. of our report dated
April 2, 1999, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Global
Compression Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 2, 1999 and December
31, 1998 and 1997 and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for the period January 1, 1999 through
February 2, 1999 and the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, which report
is included in Amendment No. 3 to the registration statement on Form S-4 filed
by Universal Compression Holdings, Inc. dated May 15, 2001 and to the reference
to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.


/s/ KPMG LLP

Dallas, Texas
November 29, 2001