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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ATWOOD OCEANICS INC
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		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381]
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		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

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		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77094
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