Last updated: 3 March 2022 at 7:10pm EST

S. James Nelson Net Worth




The estimated Net Worth of S James Nelson is at least $893 Thousand dollars as of 11 November 2015. Mr. Nelson owns over 9,000 units of W & T Offshore Inc stock worth over $145,766 and over the last 20 years he sold WTI stock worth over $532,730. In addition, he makes $214,500 as Independent Director at W & T Offshore Inc.

Mr. Nelson WTI stock SEC Form 4 insiders trading

S has made over 10 trades of the W & T Offshore Inc stock since 2004, according to the Form 4 filled with the SEC. Most recently he bought 9,000 units of WTI stock worth $33,300 on 11 November 2015.

The largest trade he's ever made was buying 9,000 units of W & T Offshore Inc stock on 11 November 2015 worth over $33,300. On average, S trades about 541 units every 51 days since 2004. As of 11 November 2015 he still owns at least 73,993 units of W & T Offshore Inc stock.

You can see the complete history of Mr. Nelson stock trades at the bottom of the page.





S. James Nelson biography

S. James Nelson Jr., CPA serves as Independent Director of the Company. He has served on the Board since January 2006. He is currently Chair of the Audit Committee. In 2016, he was appointed to replace Mr. Krohn as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In 2004, Mr. Nelson retired after 15 years of service from Cal Dive International, Inc. (now named Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.), a marine contractor and operator of offshore oil and natural gas properties and production facilities, where he was a founding shareholder, Chief Financial Officer from 1990 to 2000, Vice Chairman from 2000 to2004 and a director from 1990 to 2004. From 1985 to 1988, Mr. Nelson was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Diversified Energies, Inc. and from 1980 to 1985 was the Chief Financial Officer of Apache Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and production company. From 1966 to 1980, Mr. Nelson was employed with Arthur Andersen & Co., where he became a partner in 1976. Mr. Nelson received a B.S. in Accounting from Holy Cross College and holds a M.B.A. from Harvard University. He is also a certified public accountant. Additionally, since 2004, Mr. Nelson has served on the boards of directors and audit committees of Oil States International, Inc., a diversified oilfield service company, and ION Geophysical, a seismic services provider. From 2005 until the company’s sale in 2008, he was also a member of the board of directors and compensation and audit committees of Quintana Maritime LTD, a provider of dry bulk shipping services based in Athens, Greece, and from 2010 to 2012, he served as a member of the board of directors and audit and compensation committees of Genesis Energy, LP, a midstream master limited partnership. Mr. Nelson has an extensive background in public accounting both from his time as a partner at Arthur Andersen & Co. and his time as Chief Financial Officer at various companies.

What is the salary of S Nelson?

As the Independent Director of W & T Offshore Inc, the total compensation of S Nelson at W & T Offshore Inc is $214,500. There are 11 executives at W & T Offshore Inc getting paid more, with Tracy Krohn having the highest compensation of $5,341,860.



How old is S Nelson?

S Nelson is 78, he's been the Independent Director of W & T Offshore Inc since 2006. There are no older and 13 younger executives at W & T Offshore Inc.

What's S Nelson's mailing address?

S's mailing address filed with the SEC is 4203 YOAKUM BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON, TX, 77006.

Insiders trading at W & T Offshore Inc

Over the last 20 years, insiders at W & T Offshore Inc have traded over $685,385 worth of W & T Offshore Inc stock and bought 5,071,490 units worth $13,757,891 . The most active insiders traders include Tracy W Krohn, Stephen L Schroeder, and John D Gibbons. On average, W & T Offshore Inc executives and independent directors trade stock every 29 days with the average trade being worth of $159,578. The most recent stock trade was executed by Sameer Parasnis on 3 July 2024, trading 22,685 units of WTI stock currently worth $44,689.



What does W & T Offshore Inc do?

we are an independent oil and natural gas acquisition, exploitation and exploration company. we are focused primarily in the gulf of mexico area, where we have developed significant technical expertise and where the high production rates associated with hydrocarbon deposits have historically provided us the best opportunity to achieve a rapid payback on our invested capital. we own working interests in approximately 77 fields in federal and state waters, and have interests in leases covering approximately 0.9 million acres. our proved reserves at december 31, 2009 were 371 bcfe, with a pre-tax pv-10 of $890.0 million (including plug and abandonment cost). of those, 76% were proved developed reserves and 45% were natural gas reserves. we are headquartered in houston, texas and trade on the nyse under the symbol "wti"​. for more information, please visit our website at www.wtoffshore.com



What does W & T Offshore Inc's logo look like?

W & T Offshore Inc logo

Complete history of Mr. Nelson stock trades at Genesis L.P, ION Geophysical Corp, Oil States International, and W & T Offshore Inc

Date
#
Company
Insider
Trans.
Transaction
Shares Price per share Total value Shares after Source
11 Nov 2015 S James Nelson
Director
Buy 9,000 $3.70 $33,300
11 Nov 2015
73,993
11 Nov 2015 S James Nelson
Director
Buy 9,000 $3.70 $33,300
11 Nov 2015
73,993
16 May 2014 S James Nelson
Director
Buy 2,500 $14.79 $36,975
16 May 2014
53,685
15 Aug 2013 S James Nelson
Director
Buy 2,500 $15.33 $38,325
15 Aug 2013
47,422
22 Jun 2012 S James Nelson
Director
Buy 400 $13.58 $5,432
22 Jun 2012
39,432
16 May 2012 S James Nelson
Director
Buy 2,300 $15.33 $35,259
16 May 2012
39,032
21 Nov 2011 S James Nelson
Director
Buy 2,000 $18.28 $36,560
21 Nov 2011
33,073
11 Sep 2013 S James Nelson
Director
Sale 5,500 $96.86 $532,730
11 Sep 2013
26,595
22 Jun 2012 S James Nelson
Director
Option 5,000 $15.36 $76,800
22 Jun 2012
30,860
12 Nov 2004 S James Nelson
Director
Buy 4,000 $7.91 $31,640
12 Nov 2004
4,000


W & T Offshore Inc executives and stock owners

W & T Offshore Inc executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: