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, 2000 (the
         "Form 10-K"),  and to the incorporation by reference of our name, which
         appears in the Form 10-K, into the Company's Registration Statements on
         Forms  S-8   (Registration   Nos.   33-67332  and  333-51968)  and  S-3
         (Registration No. 333-79733).


                                                       ATWATER CONSULTANTS, LTD.



                                                    By:/s/  Mike Beifus
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                                                            Mike Beifus
                                                         Reservoir Engineer
         New Orleans, Louisiana
         March 20, 2001