Exhibit 23.1



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



     As independent public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the incorporation
by  reference  of our report in this Form 10-K into Stone  Energy  Corporation's
previously  filed  Registration  Statements  on  Forms  S-8  (Registration  Nos.
33-67332,  333-51968,   333-64448  and  333-87849)  and  S-3  (Registration  No.
333-79733).

                                                 ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

         New Orleans, Louisiana
         March 19, 2002