Exhibit 23.3

                 CONSENT OF PERSON NAMED TO BECOME A DIRECTOR


     Pursuant to Rule 438 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), I hereby consent to the use of my name and any references to me as a
person nominated to become a director of Dril-Quip, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), in the Prospectus constituting a part of the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 which has been filed by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Act.

     Dated: August 4, 1997

                                                    /s/ James M. Alexander
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