EXHIBIT 23.2

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

         The  undersigned  hereby  consents to the references to our firm in the
form and context in which they  appear in the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of St.
Mary Land and  Exploration  Company for the year ended  December  31,  1999.  We
hereby further consent to the use of information contained in our reports, as of
January 1, 1998,  1999 and 2000 setting forth the estimates of revenues from St.
Mary Land & Exploration  Company's oil and gas reserves.  We further  consent to
the  incorporation  by  reference  thereof  into  St.  Mary  Land &  Exploration
Company's Form S-8  (Registration  No.  33-61850),  Form S-8  (Registration  No.
333-30055), and Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-58273).

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        /s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
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                                        RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.

Denver, Colorado,
March 10, 2000.