Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Acree Karen S.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/06/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
W&T OFFSHORE INC [WTI]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

NINE GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 300

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77046

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	41,650	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	8,602	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	13,673	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	17,191	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Acree Karen S. NINE GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 300 HOUSTON, TX 77046			See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Thomas F. Getten, as attorney-in-fact		08/08/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The vesting of the restricted stock units is subject to a service and performance condition through October 31, 2014 and a service condition thereafter until December 15, 2014. If these conditions are met, then the restricted stock units will vest on December 15, 2014. The number of restricted stock units eligible for vesting is subject to adjustment to reflect the achievement of performance goals by the reporting person during the applicable performance period.
(2)	The vesting of the restricted stock units is subject to service and performance conditions during calendar years 2013, 2014, and a portion of 2015, and a service condition thereafter until December 15, 2015. If these conditions are met, then the restricted stock units will vest on December 15, 2015. The number of restricted stock units eligible for vesting is subject to adjustment to reflect the achievement of performance goals by the reporting person during the applicable performance period.
(3)	The vesting of the restricted stock units is subject to service and performance conditions during calendar year 2014 and a service condition thereafter until December 15, 2016. If these conditions are met, then the restricted stock units will vest on December 15, 2016. The number of restricted stock units eligible for vesting is subject to adjustment to reflect the achievement of performance goals by the reporting person during the applicable performance period.
(4)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of WTI stock or its cash equivalent, as determined at the time of settlement by WTI.
Remarks: Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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