Exhibit 99.5

Consent to be Named as a Director Nominee

In connection with the filing by ROC Energy Acquisition Corp. of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), I hereby consent, pursuant to Rule 438 of the Securities Act, to being named in the Registration Statement and any and all amendments and supplements thereto as a nominee to the board of directors of Drilling Tools International Corporation following the consummation of the business combination. I also consent to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to such Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.

Dated: February 13, 2023

Name: C. Richard Vermillion

/s/ C. Richard Vermillion

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