FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Mark-Anthony Mey Lovell 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ATWOOD OCEANICS INC [ ATW ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP & CFO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

15835 PARK TEN PLACE DR. 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/9/2011
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77084
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   12/9/2011     A    10817   A   (1) 27821   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Nonqualified Stock Options   $41.60   12/9/2011     A      26628         (2) 12/9/2021   Common Stock   26628   $41.60   26628   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  These shares of common stock were granted as a Restricted Stock Award under the Atwood Oceanics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan. One-hundred percent (100%) of the restricted stock award vests at the end of three (3) years.
( 2)  These Nonqualified Stock Options were granted under the Atwood Oceanics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Twenty-five percent (25%) of such options become exercisable at the end of one year, two years, three years, and four years, respectively from the date of grant.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Mark-Anthony Mey Lovell
15835 PARK TEN PLACE DR.
HOUSTON, TX 77084

Sr. VP & CFO

Signatures
/s/ Mark Mey, Walter A. Baker By Power of Attorney 12/13/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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