Consent of Independent Auditors

        We consent to the inclusion of our report dated September
15,  2000  in  Form  8-K/A  of  Delta Petroleum  Corporation  and
incorporation by reference in the registration statements No. 33-
87106  and  33-91452  on Form S-8 of Delta Petroleum  Corporation
relating  to  the  Statements of Oil and Gas Revenue  and  Direct
Lease  Operating  Expenses of certain oil and gas  properties  of
Whiting   Petroleum  Corporation  acquired  by  Delta   Petroleum
Corporation  for  the years ended June 30, 2000  and  1999, which
report  appears in the Form 8-K/A of Delta Petroleum  Corporation
dated September 22, 2000.

                                                s/KPMG LLP
                                                 KPMG LLP


Denver, Colorado
September 15, 2000