SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                               (Amendment No. 6)

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

                            Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  144577 10 3
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                             Douglas A. P. Hamilton
                    1114 Avenue of the Americas, 31st Floor
                            New York, New York 10036
                                 (212) 389-2712
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            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)

                               September 16, 2003
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            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  that is the subject of this  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule  because  of  240.13d-1(e),  240.13d-1(f)  or  240.13d-1(g),  check the
following box [].

Note:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties
to whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page should be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

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CUSIP No. 144577 10 3
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1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Douglas A. P. Hamilton

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2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                   (a) [ ]
                                                                        (b) [X]

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3   SEC USE ONLY


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4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

    00

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5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
    ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                      [ ]

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6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States of America

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                7   SOLE VOTING POWER

                    851,472 Shares (92,006 of which are issuable upon the
                    exercise of a warrant and 20,000 of which are issuable upon
                    the exercise of certain options)

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                8   SHARED VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF
   SHARES           0 Shares
BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY      ----------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH        9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 REPORTING
  PERSON            851,472 Shares (92,006 of which are issuable upon the
   WITH             exercise of a warrant and 20,000 of which are issuable upon
                    the exercise of certain options)

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                10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    0 Shares

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11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    851,472 Shares

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12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*  [X]


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13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11

    5.9%

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14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

    IN

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INTRODUCTORY NOTE.

               This  Amendment  No. 6 to  Schedule  13D is being filed on behalf
Douglas A. P. Hamilton ("Mr.  Hamilton") to supplement  certain  information set
forth in the Schedule 13D relating to securities  of Carrizo Oil & Gas,  Inc., a
Texas  corporation (the  "Company"),  originally filed by Mr. Hamilton on August
21, 1997 and amended by Amendment No. 1 dated September 3, 1997, Amendment No. 2
dated November 18, 1997,  Amendment No. 3 dated January 8, 1998, Amendment No. 4
dated  December  15, 1999 and  Amendment  No. 5 dated  February  20, 2002 (as so
amended, the "Original Statement"),  with respect to the Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company. Unless otherwise indicated,
each  capitalized  term  used but not  defined  herein  shall  have the  meaning
assigned to such term in the Original Statement.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

               Mr. Hamilton's  beneficial  ownership  includes 200,000 shares of
Common Stock that he originally  contributed  to the Douglas A.P.  Hamilton 1997
Trust, a grantor retained annuity trust (the "GRAT"). These shares were returned
to Mr. Hamilton on October 14, 1998,  when the GRAT terminated  according to its
terms.
               On March 14, 2002, Mr.  Hamilton  donated 23,000 shares of Common
Stock as a charitable gift. On April 9, 2002, Mr. Hamilton donated 629 shares of
Common Stock as a charitable gift. On April 30, 2002, Mr. Hamilton donated 2,000
shares of Common Stock as a charitable  gift. On September 9, 2002, Mr. Hamilton
donated 3,500 shares of Common Stock as a charitable gift.

               On June 11, 2003,  Mr.  Hamilton  donated  1,600 shares of Common
Stock as a charitable  gift. On June 24, 2003, Mr. Hamilton donated 4,000 shares
of Common Stock as a charitable  gift. On July 30, 2003,  Mr.  Hamilton  donated
4,500 shares of Common Stock as a charitable gift.

               In August 2003,  824 shares of Common Stock formerly owned by one
of the Trusts (as defined in Item 5. below) were transferred to Mr. Hamilton.

               On September 16, 2003, Mr. Hamilton sold 149,500 shares of Common
Stock on the Nasdaq  Stock  Market for an  aggregate  sales price of  $1,019,036
($6.83 per share including commissions;  $6.80 per share excluding commissions).
On  September  16,  2003,  Mr.  Hamilton  sold 500 shares of Common Stock on the
Nasdaq Stock Market for an aggregate  sales price of $2,250.36  ($6.84 per share
including commissions; $6.80 per share excluding commissions).

               On October  10,  2003,  Mr.  Hamilton  sold on the  Nasdaq  Stock
Market:  4,400 shares of Common  Stock for an  aggregate  sales price of $31,460
($7.15 per share including commissions;  $7.11 per share excluding commissions);
8,500 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate  sales price of $60,860 ($7.16 per
share  including  commissions;  $7.12 per share  excluding  commissions);  7,802
shares of Common Stock for an  aggregate  sales price of  $56,564.50  ($7.25 per
share  including  commissions;  $7.21 per share  excluding  commissions);  1,000
shares of Common Stock for an aggregate  sales price of $7,180  ($7.18 per share
including commissions;  $7.14 per share excluding commissions);  1,400 shares of
Common Stock for an


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aggregate sales price of $10,066 ($7.19 per share including  commissions;  $7.20
per share excluding commissions); 26,320 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate
sales price of $189,504 ($7.20 per share including commissions;  $7.16 per share
excluding commissions);  900 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate sales price
of $6,453  ($7.17 per share  including  commissions;  $7.13 per share  excluding
commissions);  and 15 shares of Common  Stock for an  aggregate  sales  price of
$109.20  ($7.28  per share  including  commissions;  $7.24  per share  excluding
commissions).

               Mr.  Hamilton may seek to dispose of additional  shares of Common
Stock.  Mr. Hamilton may also seek to take any action of a type described in the
Original  Statement  with respect to the Common  Stock.  The number of shares or
other securities subject to such transactions, if any, will be subject to, among
other things, market conditions as they exist from time to time as well as other
factors described in the Original Statement.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

               As of  November  17,  2003,  Mr.  Hamilton  beneficially  owns an
aggregate  of  851,472  shares  of  Common  Stock  (approximately  5.9%  of  the
14,485,557  shares deemed to be outstanding as of September 30, 2003 (consisting
of 14,373,551  shares of Common Stock,  92,006 warrants to purchase Common Stock
and 20,000 options that are exercisable  within 60 days)). Mr. Hamilton is among
the beneficiaries of a charitable remainder trust that is the limited partner of
DAPHAM  Partnership L.P. (the  "Partnership"),  which  beneficially owns 395,960
shares of Common Stock. Mr. Hamilton  disclaims the beneficial  ownership of the
Common Stock held by the Partnership. Certain trusts established for the benefit
of Mr.  Hamilton's  children (the "Trusts")  beneficially  own 138,648 shares of
Common Stock. Such ownership does not include any beneficial  ownership that may
be  attributed  to Mr.  Hamilton  as a result  of his  being a party to  certain
Shareholders Agreements described in the Original Statement.

               After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of his  knowledge  and
belief,  the  undersigned  certifies  that  the  information  set  forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:  December 4, 2003.

                                                /s/ Douglas A.P. Hamilton
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                                                Douglas A. P. Hamilton

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