Exhibit

We do hereby consent to the use of our name in "Item 2. Properties" of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Stone Energy Corporation (the "Company") for the year ended December 31, 2015, to references to our firm in the Form 10-K, and to the incorporation by reference thereof into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the Stone Energy Corporation 2009 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated December 17, 2015) (the “Registration Statement”), in the context in which they appear.



		By:	/s/ Danny D. Simmons
			Danny D. Simmons, P.E.
			President and Chief Operating Officer