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, 2000. We hereby further
consent to the use of  information  contained in our  reports,  as of January 1,
1999, 2000 and 2001 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  Statement  No.  033-61850),   Form  S-8  (Registration
Statement No. 333-30055),  Form S-8 (Registration Statement No. 333-58273),  and
Form S-8 (Registration Statement No. 333-35352).




                                             Very truly yours,

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


Denver, Colorado,
    March 21, 2001.