EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this  Registration  Statement of our report,  dated February 21,
2002,  included  in Stone  Energy  Corporation's  Form  10-K for the year  ended
December 31, 2001, and to all references to our Firm included or incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3.

                                              /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
April 17, 2002