EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS


     We consent to the references to our reserve report as of February 1, 2002,
and to the use of our name in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of TransTexas Gas
Corporation for the year ended January 31, 2002 in the form and context in which
they appear.

                                 NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

                                 By:   /s/ DANNY D. SIMMONS
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                                           Danny D. Simmons
                                       Executive Vice President

Houston, Texas
May 1, 2002



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