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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                   GABLE GOTWALS MOCK SCHWABE KIHLE GABERINO
                          a professional corporation
                        Attorneys and Counselors at Law
 
                       100 WEST FIFTH STREET, SUITE 1000
                          TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74103-4219
 
                           TELEPHONE (918) 585-8141
                              FAX (918) 588-7873
                                 
                              August 6, 1997     
 
  We hereby consent to the filing of our opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement ("Registration Statement") on Form S-4 of WAI, Inc. and
to the reference to this firm under the caption "Experts" in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement. In giving
such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of such
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended
 
                                          Very truly yours.
 
                                          GABLE GOTWALS MOCK SCHWABE KIHLE
                                           GABERINO
 
                                                   /s/ Donald A. Kihle
                                          By: _________________________________
                                                     Donald A. Kihle
