8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

October 6, 2008
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

STONE ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	1-12074	72-1235413
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

625 E. Kaliste Saloom Road Lafayette, Louisiana	70508
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 237-0410

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e 4(c))

Section 7 — Regulation FD

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On October 6, 2008, we issued a press release announcing that we will be presenting at the IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium in San Francisco at 9:40 a.m. pacific time on Wednesday, October 8, 2008. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

     In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the foregoing information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated October 6, 2008, “Stone Energy Corporation Announces Upcoming Presentation at IPAA Symposium.”

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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Stone Energy Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	STONE ENERGY CORPORATION
Date: October 7, 2008	By:	/s/ J. Kent Pierret J. Kent Pierret
		Senior Vice President,
		Chief Accounting Officer
		and Treasurer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated October 6, 2008, “Stone Energy Corporation Announces Upcoming Presentation at IPAA Symposium.”

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

STONE ENERGY CORPORATION
Announces Upcoming Presentation at IPAA Symposium

LAFAYETTE, LA. October 6, 2008

     Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE: SGY) today announced that David H. Welch, the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kenneth H. Beer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium in San Francisco at 9:40 a.m. pacific time on Wednesday, October 8, 2008. The presentation material will be available in the “Event” section of the company’s website, www.stoneenergy.com, within 24 hours of the presentation.

     Stone Energy is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, and is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development and operation of oil and gas properties located primarily in the Gulf of Mexico. Stone is also active in the Appalachia region as well as selected areas in the Rocky Mountains. For additional information, contact Kenneth H. Beer, Chief Financial Officer, at 337-521-2210-phone, 337-237-0426-fax or via e-mail at CFO@StoneEnergy.com.