EXHIBIT 23.4

                   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 this  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 this
Registration  Statement,  which  Form  10-K  makes  reference  to us in "Item 2.
Properties."

                                           /s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY



Denver, Colorado
April 17, 2002