EXHIBIT 23.2


                        Consent of Independent Auditors


The Board of Directors
Delta Petroleum Corporation

We consent to the use of our report dated October 5, 2001 relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Delta Petroleum Corporation and subsidiary (the
Company) as of June 30, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated statements
of operations, stockholders' equity, and comprehensive income (loss), and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2001
included herein; our report dated December 29, 1999 relating to the statement
of oil and gas revenue and direct lease operating expenses of the Company's
New Mexico Properties for each of the years in the two-year period ended June
30, 1999 included herein; our report dated February 7, 2000 relating to the
statement of oil and gas revenue and direct lease operating expenses of the
Company's Point Arguello Properties for the year ended June 30, 1999 and
nine-month period ended June 30, 1998 included herein; and our report dated
November 28, 2000 relating to the statements of oil and gas revenue and direct
lease operating expenses of the Company's North Dakota properties for each of
the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2000 included herein; and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the registration
statement.



                                         /s/ KPMG LLP
                                         KPMG LLP

Denver, CO
August 8, 2002