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Atwood Oceanics

American energy company

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. was an offshore drilling contractor headquartered in Houston, Texas. In October 2017, the company was acquired by Ensco plc. The company owned and operated 4 ultra-deepwater drillships, 2 ultra-deepwater semisubmersibles (can drill in water up to 12,000' deep), 2 deepwater semisubmersibles, and 5 high-specification jackup rigs.³ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1968Founded¹

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TickerATW on NYSE¹
Industrypetroleum industry¹
HeadquartersHouston¹
Websitewww.atwoodoceanics.com
Incorporated inTX⁴
Business address15011 Katy Freeway,, Suite 800, Houston, Tx 77094⁴
Filer categoryLarge Accelerated⁴

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Atwood Oceanics, Inc. was an offshore drilling contractor headquartered in Houston, Texas. In October 2017, the company was acquired by Ensco plc.³

What it owns

What Atwood Oceanics reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Property and equipment, before depreciation	$4.8B⁶ Sep 30, 2016	$4.8B⁶ Sep 30, 2015	+0.7%
Accumulated depreciation	$720.3M⁶ Sep 30, 2016	$643.8M⁶ Sep 30, 2015	+11.9%
Property and equipment, net	$4.1B⁶ Sep 30, 2016	$4.2B⁶ Sep 30, 2015	−1.1%

Investments

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Cash and cash equivalents	$145.4M⁶ Sep 30, 2016	$114.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2015	+27.6%

Inventory

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Inventory, total	$109.9M⁶ Sep 30, 2016	$138.0M⁶ Sep 30, 2015	−20.3%

The story

The company was founded in 1968 by John Atwood.

The company began operation by 1970. In 1972, the company became a public company.

In October 2017, the company was acquired by Ensco plc (now Valaris Limited).

From Wikipedia’s article on Atwood Oceanics, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁵

Leadership

Who has led Atwood Oceanics, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

President

Chief financial officer

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Chief executive officerJohn R. Irwin Dec 4, 2009 to Dec 4, 2009⁷
Chief executive officerRobert J. Saltiel Dec 16, 2009 to Oct 10, 2017⁸
PresidentRobert J. Saltiel Dec 16, 2009 to Oct 10, 2017⁸
PresidentJohn R. Irwin Mar 27, 2006 to Dec 4, 2009⁹
Chief financial officerMark W. Smith Jun 5, 2015 to Oct 10, 2017¹⁰
Chief financial officerMey Lovell Mark-Anthony Aug 20, 2010 to May 27, 2015¹¹

Board members and other officers (25)

VP, Client RelationsMark K. Monroe Feb 25, 2015 to Oct 10, 2017¹²
Vice President and TreasurerEvelyn Adele Nordin Jun 18, 2015 to Oct 10, 2017¹³
Vice Pres, Human ResourcesStuart D. Allen Apr 8, 2014 to Oct 10, 2017¹⁴
VP, Health Safety & Environ.John K. Gidley Jun 20, 2014 to Oct 10, 2017¹⁵
VP, Marketing & Bus. Dev.Geoffrey C. Wagner Oct 2, 2012 to Dec 12, 2016¹⁶
Vice President, OperationsArthur McGinnis Polhamus Feb 2, 2011 to Oct 10, 2017¹⁷
VP, Corporate ServicesMark W. Smith Aug 26, 2011 to Jan 12, 2015¹⁸
Vice President - ControllerMichael Alan Campbell Oct 13, 2009 to May 1, 2014¹⁹
Vice President - AdministrativRandal Floyd Presley Dec 4, 2009 to Dec 18, 2009²⁰
Vice President - OperationsRonald Lee Hall Apr 1, 2008 to Dec 13, 2010²¹
Vice President - EngineeringAlan Quintero Apr 11, 2007 to Dec 3, 2010²²
Vice President - OperationsDarryl Robert Smith Apr 11, 2007 to Feb 22, 2008²³
Senior Vice PresidentGlen P. Kelley Mar 27, 2006 to Dec 4, 2012²⁴
Senior Vice PresidentJames M. Holland Mar 27, 2006 to Jan 12, 2011²⁵
Board memberJeff Miller Mar 21, 2013 to Oct 10, 2017²⁶
Board memberPhil D. Wedemeyer Oct 31, 2011 to Oct 10, 2017²⁷
Board memberRobert J. Saltiel Mar 2, 2010 to Mar 2, 2010²⁸
Board memberJack E. Golden Sep 3, 2009 to Oct 10, 2017²⁹
Board memberDeborah A. Beck Mar 3, 2006 to Feb 17, 2017³⁰
Board memberGeorge S. Dotson Mar 3, 2006 to Oct 10, 2017³¹
Board memberHans Helmerich Mar 3, 2006 to Oct 10, 2017³²
Board memberWilliam J. Morrissey Mar 3, 2006 to Mar 31, 2008³³
Board memberJohn R. Irwin Mar 27, 2006 to Dec 4, 2009⁹
Board memberJames R. Montague Jun 9, 2006 to Oct 10, 2017³⁴
General counselWalter A. Baker Feb 14, 2011 to Oct 10, 2017³⁵

Products and brands

offshore drilling

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Timeline

Dec 16, 2009New chief executive Robert J. Saltiel becomes CEO⁸
Dec 4, 2009New chief executive John R. Irwin becomes CEO⁷
1968Founded Founded¹

SEC filer profile

How Atwood Oceanics is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARATWOOD OCEANICS INC²
CIK0000008411
Employer ID (EIN)74-1611874²
Filer statusLarge accelerated²
Incorporated inTexas²
Fiscal year endsSeptember 30²
Industry code (SIC)1381 Drilling Oil & Gas Wells²
Business address15011 Katy Freeway,, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77094²
Phone2817497800²
Shares outstanding80,458,655 as of Jul 28, 2017³⁶
Public float$600.0M as of Mar 31, 2016⁶
On EDGAR sinceJan 14, 1994²
Filings1,271 in all: 8-K (461), 4 (410), SC 13G/A (81), 10-Q (72), SC 13G (31), DEF 14A (25), 10-K (23), 3 (21)²
All 44 form types
425 (21), UPLOAD (11), CORRESP (10), SC 13D/A (9), S-8 (7), S-8 POS (7), 424B5 (6), 8-K/A (6), PRE 14A (6), 4/A (5), ARS (5), S-3ASR (5), 5 (4), POS AM (4), 144 (3), DEFA14A (3), EFFECT (3), S-3 (3), S-3/A (3), 10-K/A (2), 10-Q/A (2), 25-NSE (2), 424B3 (2), 8-A12B (2), 8-A12B/A (2), CT ORDER (2), FWP (2), SC 13D (2), 15-12B (1), 424B2 (1), CERTNYS (1), DEFM14A (1), DEFR14A (1), POS EX (1), POSASR (1), PRER14A (1)
Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Nov 15, 2016
Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 3, 2017
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Jan 9, 2017
Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 6, 2017

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataAtwood Oceanics on Wikidata
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SEC EDGARAtwood Oceanics filings on SEC EDGAR
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WikipediaAtwood Oceanics on Wikipedia
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SEC EDGARAtwood Oceanics filings on SEC EDGAR
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WikipediaAtwood Oceanics on Wikipedia (revision used)
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SEC EDGARAtwood Oceanics 10-K for fiscal 2016
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SEC EDGARJohn R. Irwin, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARRobert J. Saltiel, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARJohn R. Irwin, President
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SEC EDGARMark W. Smith, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARMey Lovell Mark-Anthony, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARMark K. Monroe, VP, Client Relations
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SEC EDGAREvelyn Adele Nordin, Vice President and Treasurer
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SEC EDGARStuart D. Allen, Vice Pres, Human Resources
15
SEC EDGARJohn K. Gidley, VP, Health Safety & Environ.
16
SEC EDGARGeoffrey C. Wagner, VP, Marketing & Bus. Dev.
17
SEC EDGARArthur McGinnis Polhamus, Vice President, Operations
18
SEC EDGARMark W. Smith, VP, Corporate Services
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SEC EDGARMichael Alan Campbell, Vice President - Controller
20
SEC EDGARRandal Floyd Presley, Vice President - Administrativ
21
SEC EDGARRonald Lee Hall, Vice President - Operations
22
SEC EDGARAlan Quintero, Vice President - Engineering
23
SEC EDGARDarryl Robert Smith, Vice President - Operations
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SEC EDGARGlen P. Kelley, Senior Vice President
25
SEC EDGARJames M. Holland, Senior Vice President
26
SEC EDGARJeff Miller, Board member
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SEC EDGARPhil D. Wedemeyer, Board member
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SEC EDGARRobert J. Saltiel, Board member
29
SEC EDGARJack E. Golden, Board member
30
SEC EDGARDeborah A. Beck, Board member
31
SEC EDGARGeorge S. Dotson, Board member
32
SEC EDGARHans Helmerich, Board member
33
SEC EDGARWilliam J. Morrissey, Board member
34
SEC EDGARJames R. Montague, Board member
35
SEC EDGARWalter A. Baker, General counsel
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SEC EDGARAtwood Oceanics 10-Q filed Aug 3, 2017: shares outstanding