1 EXHIBIT 23.2 [ATWATER CONSULTANTS, LTD. LETTERHEAD] CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS We hereby consent to the use of our name in the "Business" and "Experts" sections of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") of Stone Energy Corporation (the "Company"). We hereby further consent to the incorporation by reference of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 (the "Form 10-K") into the Registration Statement, which Form 10-K makes reference to us in "Item 2. Properties." /s/ O. R. CARTER ---------------------------------------- ATWATER CONSULTANTS, LTD. New Orleans, Louisiana October 22, 1997