Exhibit 23.3


NSA
Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.














            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS
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We  hereby   consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  you  Form  SB-2
Registration statement of Gulfport Energy Corporation (Gulfport), of our reserve
report  dated  March  11,  2004,  of the estimates of the net proved oil and gas
reserves  of  Gulfport  and their present values, as of January 1, 2004, and all
references  to  our  firm  therein.

                                         NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

                                         By:/s/Frederic D. Sewell
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                                            Frederic D. Sewell
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



Dallas, Texas
May 6, 2004