SEC Form 4

FORM 4
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(Print or Type Responses) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*   Madden                     Michael                      E. (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
  625 East Kaliste Saloom Road (Street)   Lafayette     Louisiana     70508 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
  Stone Energy Corporation  (SGY) 3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
     Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

    ###-##-#### 4. Statement for
    (Month/Year)
    April, 2002
5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
                      Director                       10% Owner           X         Officer                         Other (specify below) (give title below)
Officer/Other Description           Vice President - Engineering 7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X   Individual Filing       Joint/Group Filing

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security     (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date     (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction     Code     and     Voluntary     Code     (Instr. 8) Code  |  V	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)         Amount      |         (A)/(D)         |         Price	5. Amount of Securities     Beneficially Owned at     End of Month     (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form:     Direct (D) or     Indirect (I)     (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of      Indirect      Beneficial      Ownership     (Instr. 4)
Common Stock		|	|                             |	100	D
		|	|                             |

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

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Form 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security     (Instr. 3)	2. Conver-     sion or     Exercise     Price of     Deri-     vative     Security	3. Transaction     Date     (Month/     Day/     Year)	4. Transaction     Code     and     Voluntary (V)     Code     (Instr.8) Code | V	5. Number of Derivative     Securities Acquired (A)      or Disposed of (D)     (Instr. 3,4 and 5)   (A)      |      (D)	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and     Expiration Date(ED)     (Month/Day/Year)   (DE)     |     (ED)	7. Title and Amount of     Underlying Securities      (Instr. 3 and 4)   Title     |     Amount or                               Number of Shares	8. Price     of     Derivative     Security     (Instr.5)	9. Number of     Derivative     Securities     Beneficially     Owned     at End of     Month     (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)	11. Nature of       Indirect       Beneficial       Ownership       (Instr.4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$39.17	04/01/02	A  |	10,000     |	(1)     |   04/01/12	Common Stock    |   10,000		10,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$38.785	09/10/01	|	|	(1)     |   09/10/11	Common Stock    |     2,500		2,500	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$58.15625	05/18/00	|	|	(1)     |   05/18/10	Common Stock    |   10,000		10,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$35.53125	12/16/99	|	|	(1)     |   12/16/09	Common Stock    |   10,000		10,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$26.00	08/07/97	|	|	(1)     |   08/07/07	Common Stock    |   10,000		10,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.3125	08/20/96	|	|	(1)     |   08/20/06	Common Stock    |     5,000		5,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$12.375	08/02/93	|	|	(1)     |   08/02/03	Common Stock    |   10,000		10,000	D

Explanation of Responses :
(1)	Option to buy exercisable in annual increments of 20% beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
        See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
            See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. By: /s/ Michael E. Madden                     April 30, 2002
________________________________         ________________________
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date
     Name:  Michael E. Madden



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