POWER OF ATTORNEY
                    FOR EXECUTING FORMS 3, FORMS 4, FORMS 5,
                     FORM 144 AND SCHEDULE 13D AND 13G

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Shahid Ghauri with full power of
substitution as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

    1.  Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
        capacity as an officer or director or both of W&T Offshore, Inc. (the
        "Company") (a) any Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 (including amendments
        thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
        of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (b) Form 144 and (c) Schedule
        13D and Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) in accordance with
        Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Exchange Act, but only to the extent
        each form or schedule relates to the undersigned's beneficial ownership
        of securities of the Company;

    2.  Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
        that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form
        3, Form 4, Form 5, Form 144, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (including
        amendments thereto) and timely file such forms or schedules with the
        Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange or
        quotation system, self- regulatory association or any other authority,
        including without limitation the filing of a Form ID or any other
        documents necessary or appropriate to enable the undersigned to file the
        Forms 3, 4 and 5 electronically with the SEC; and

    3.  Take any other action in connection with the foregoing that, in the
        opinion of the attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
        interest of or legally required of the undersigned, it being understood
        that the documents executed by the attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
        undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in the form and
        shall contain the terms and conditions as the attorney-in-fact may
        approve in the attorney-in-fact's discretion.

    The undersigned hereby grants to the attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act requisite, necessary or proper to
be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that the attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers granted herein.

    The undersigned acknowledges that the attorney-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request and on the behalf of the undersigned, is not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with, or any liability for the failure to comply with, any
provision of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

    The undersigned agrees that the attorney-in-fact may rely entirely on
information furnished orally or in writing by or at the direction of the
undersigned to the attorney-in-fact.  The undersigned also agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the Company and the attorney-in-fact against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out of
or are based upon any untrue statements or omissions of necessary facts in the
information provided by or at the direction of the undersigned, or upon the lack
of timeliness in the delivery of information by or at the direction of the
undersigned, to the attorney-in fact for purposes of executing, acknowledging,
delivering or filing a Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, Form 144, Schedule 13D or
Schedule 13G (including any amendments, corrections, supplements or other
changes thereto) with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by the Company, and agrees to reimburse the Company and the
attorney-in-fact on demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
in connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action.

    This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, Form 144,
Schedule 13D and Schedule 13G (including any amendments, corrections,
supplements or other changes thereto) with respect to the undersigned's holdings
of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the attorney-in-fact.  This
Power of Attorney does not revokeany other power of attorney that the
undersigned has previously granted.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of the date written below.

/s/ David M. Bump
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Signature

David M. Bump
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Name

November 15, 2018
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Date