Exhibit 23.3








                  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"),  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).
                                           Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.



                                           By:  /s/ Aaron Cawley
                                                -------------------------
                                                    Aaron Cawley, P.E.
                                                 Executive Vice President



Fort Worth, Texas
March 15, 2000