Exhibit 23.2








                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

We do  hereby  consent  to the use of our name in "Item  2.  Properties"  of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Stone Energy  Corporation  (the "Company") for the
year  ended  December  31,  1999 (the "Form  10-K"),  and the  incorporation  by
reference of the Form 10-K into the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 33-67332), and the incorporation by reference of the Form 10-K
into  the  Company's  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-3  (Registration  No.
33-72236).




                                                ATWATER CONSULTANTS, LTD.

                                                By:   /s/ O.R. Carter
                                                   ---------------------------
                                                          O.R. Carter
                                               Co-Chairman, Board of Directors

New Orleans, Louisiana
March 15, 2000