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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BCg0i+WP7j19Cd+SmxUYzzrij4uYC7+sjeeFCkarEyFQSreDk4A1khc0JzK+vU5k QsBPdMlf6k/eVo3JZyBWQg== 0001181431-05-005237.txt : 20050127 0001181431-05-005237.hdr.sgml : 20050127 20050127193609 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-05-005237 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050127 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050127 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050127 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: FREEL JEROME F CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001288371 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32414 FILM NUMBER: 05555380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: EIGHT GREENWAY PLAZA STE 1330 CITY: HOUTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 3 1 rrd65318.xml FORM 3 X0202 3 2005-01-27 0 0001288403 W&T OFFSHORE INC WTI 0001288371 FREEL JEROME F C/O W&T OFFSHORE, INC. EIGHT GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 1330 HOUSTON TX 77046 1 1 1 0 Corporate Secretary Common 7087271 D These securities are held in the name of Jerome F. Freel's wife, Ann K. Freel, and constitute community property. Price W. Wilson, Attorney-in-fact 2005-01-27 EX-24.1 2 rrd55050_62934.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd55050_62934.html

POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, I hereby appoint Price W. Wilson and Sara Wenande, 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", Form 144 "Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities",
Schedule 13D pursuant to Rule 13d-101 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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, Form 144, Schedule 13D, 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, Form 144, Schedule 13D 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 22nd day of January 2005.



									/s/ James L. Luikart
									_____________________

									James L. Luikart

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