EXHIBIT 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated February 16, 2000, included in this Form 10-K,
into Callon Petroleum Company's previously filed Registration Statements on
Forms S-8 (File Nos.33-90410, 333-29537 and 333-29529).


                                             Arthur Andersen LLP


March 24, 2000
New Orleans, Louisiana