EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-47453) pertaining to the 1997 Incentive Plan of Dril-Quip, Inc. of
our report dated February 21, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Dril-Quip, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1999.

                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Houston, Texas
March 23, 2000