Exhibit 23.2

DEGOLYER AND MACNAUGHTON
5001 Spring Valley Road
Suite 800 East
Dallas, Texas 75244

March 11, 2011

Approach Resources Inc.
One Ridgmar Centre
6500 West Freeway, Suite 800
Fort Worth, Texas 76116

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We hereby consent to the use of the name DeGolyer and MacNaughton, to references to DeGolyer and MacNaughton as an independent petroleum engineering consulting firm, to the inclusion of references to our “Appraisal Report as of December 31, 2007 on Certain Properties owned by Approach Resources,” “Appraisal Report as of December 31, 2008 on Certain Properties owned by Approach Resources,” and our third party letter report dated February 5, 2010, containing our opinion on the proved reserves attributable to certain properties owned by Approach Resources Inc. as of December 31, 2009, and to our third party letter report dated February 2, 2011, containing our opinion on the proved reserves attributable to certain properties owned by Approach Resources Inc. as of December 31, 2010, under the headings “Part I — Item 2. Properties” and “Part I — Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Approach Resources Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the Annual Report). We further consent to the inclusion of our third party letter report dated February 2, 2011, containing our opinion on the proved reserves attributable to certain properties owned by Approach Resources Inc. as of December 31, 2010, as an exhibit in the Annual Report.

     We hereby further consent to the incorporation by reference of our name and such aforementioned information with respect to the oil and gas reserves of Approach Resources Inc. in Registration Statement (No. 333-164371) on Form S-3 and Registration Statement (No. 333-148951) on Form S-8 of Approach Resources Inc.