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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20051012101235
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-05-056276
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051003
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051012
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20051012

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			W&T OFFSHORE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001288403
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				721121985
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EIGHT GREENWAY PLZ
		STREET 2:		STE 1330
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Landry Stephen A
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001341193

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32414
		FILM NUMBER:		051134052

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-626-8525

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EIGHT GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 1330
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046
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    <periodOfReport>2005-10-03</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001288403</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>W&amp;T OFFSHORE INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>WTI</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Landry Stephen A</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>EIGHT GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 1330</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77046</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Senior VP-CFO</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4692</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>9251</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares are subject to certain restrictions and may not be freely sold.  The shares are also subject to certain terms contained in the employment agreement with Stephen A. Landry and the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan.  All restrictions with respect to 3,084 shares of such restricted stock shall lapse on December 31, 2006.  All restrictions with respect 3,084 additional shares of such restricted stock shall lapse on December 31, 2007.  All restrictions with respect to the remaining 3,083 shares of restricted stock shall lapse on December 31, 2008.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Price W. Wilson, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-10-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<PRE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, I hereby appoint
Price W. Wilson and Donna Huete,
or either of them, to act as my agent
and attorney-in-fact for the purpose
of completing, executing and
filing on my behalf with the
Securities and Exchange Commission,
the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or
any other exchange or self regulatory body,
any Form 3 "Initial Statement of Beneficial
Ownership of Securities", Form 4
"Statement of Changes in Beneficial
Ownership of Securities",Form 5
"Annual Statement of Beneficial
Ownership of Securities," or any other
similar form to report securities
ownership that may, in the opinion of
any of them be necessary, with
respect to any transaction
in securities of W&T Offshore, Inc.

Nothing herein shall relieve me of
the responsibility for the accuracy of
the information and representations
contained in any Form 3, Form 4, Form 5,
or other similar form completed,
executed and filed pursuant to this power of attorney.


This power of attorney shall supersede all
similar prior powers of attorney
and will remain effective as to
the agents and attorneys-in-fact referred to
above until I revoke or amend it by written
notice to such persons or until
the undersigned is no longer required to
file Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, or
other similar form completed, executed
and filed pursuant to this power of attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed on this 28th day of September 2005.

/s/ Stephen A. Landry
______________________
Stephen A. Landry


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