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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement our report dated March 2, 2001
included in PetroQuest Energy Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000, and our report dated January 23, 2001, included in PetroQuest Energy,
Inc.'s Form 8-K/A-2 covering our audit of the statements of oil and gas
revenue and direct operating and production expenses of PetroQuest Energy,
Inc.'s interest in certain oil and gas producing properties for the
nine-months ended September 30, 2000 and the year ended December 31, 1999,
and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement.



                                               /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


New Orleans, Louisiana,
July 27, 2001