EXHIBIT 23.3

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS


     We hereby  consent to the use of our name in the  "Experts"  section of the
Prospectus that forms a part of Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on
Form  S-3  (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, 2001 ("Form
10-K") into the Registration Statement, which Form 10-K makes reference to us in
"Item 2. Properties."


                                           CAWLEY, GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES, INC.


                                        By:/s/Kenneth J. Mueller
                                           -------------------------------------
                                      Name:   Kenneth J. Mueller
                                     Title:   Vice President


Fort Worth, Texas
May 31, 2002