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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.a


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report, dated February 6, 1998, included in Southwest Gas Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, incorporated by
reference in this Form 8-K into ONEOK, Inc.'s previously filed Registration File
No.'s 333-41265, 333-41267, 333-41263, 333-41269, 333-44915, 333-57433, and
333-62279.



Las Vegas, Nevada
January 19, 1999

