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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                           DEGOLYER AND MACNAUGHTON
                       4925 GREENVILLE AVENUE, SUITE 400
                               ONE ENERGY SQUARE
                              DALLAS, TEXAS 75206

                                 March 15, 2001


Sabine Royalty Trust
Bank of America, N.A.
Bank of America Plaza -- 17th Floor
901 Main Street
Dallas, Texas 75202

Gentlemen:

     We hereby consent to the inclusion of our letter report dated March 14,
2000, concerning the reserves and revenue, as of January 1, 2001, of certain
royalty interests owned by Sabine Royalty Trust in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, of the Sabine Royalty Trust
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also consent to
the references to our firm under "Properties--Reserves" in Item 2 and under
"Supplemental Oil and Gas Information (Unaudited)--Reserve Quantities" in
Item 8 of the Form 10-K.


                                           Very truly yours,

                                           /s/ DEGOLYER AND MACNAUGHTON

                                           DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON


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