EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 Nos. 333-47453 and 333-68976) pertaining to the 1997 Incentive Plan of
Dril-Quip, Inc. (as amended March 16, 2001) of our report dated February 28,
2003, 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, 2002.

                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Houston, Texas
March 25, 2003