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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Gariepy James A.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/18/2011
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DRIL-QUIP INC [DRQ]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
13550 HEMPSTEAD HIGHWAY
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77040
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)

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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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 10/27/2016 Common Stock 10,000 $ 38.97 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 10/26/2017 Common Stock 10,000 $ 54.13 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 10/28/2018 Common Stock 10,000 $ 20.98 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 10/28/2019 Common Stock 10,000 $ 48.77 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 10/28/2020 Common Stock 10,000 $ 66.93 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gariepy James A.
13550 HEMPSTEAD HIGHWAY
HOUSTON, TX 77040
      Senior Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ James A. Gariepy 07/18/2011
**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 options vested in four equal annual installments, the last of which vested on October 27, 2010.
(2) The options vest in four equal annual installments. The first three installments vested on October 26, 2008, October 26, 2009, and October 26, 2010, respectively. The last installment vests on October 26, 2011.
(3) The options vest in four equal annual installments. The first two installments vested on October 28, 2009 and October 28, 2010, respectively. The last two installments vest on October 28, 2011 and October 28, 2012, respectively.
(4) The options vest in four equal annual installments. The first installment vested on October 28, 2010. The last three installments vest on October 28, 2011, October 28, 2012, and October 28, 2013, respectively.
(5) The options vest in four equal annual installments on October 28, 2011, October 28, 2012, October 28, 2013, and October 28, 2014, respectively.

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