Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS
As independent petroleum engineers and geologists, we consent to the reference to our firm in the W&T Offshore, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 and to the incorporation by reference in this Form 10-Q to our estimate of reserves and to the use of our report on reserves and the incorporation of the report on reserves as of September 30, 2005 included in the W&T Offshore, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.
| NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ FREDERIC D. SEWELL | |
| Frederic D. Sewell | ||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dallas, Texas
August 14, 2006