Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
James William Brad
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TODCO [THE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
V.P. - Marketing
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2000 W. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY S., SUITE 800		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/11/2007
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77042		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 07/11/2007   A(1)   2,400 A $ 0 (1) 16,905 D  
Common Stock 07/11/2007   F   3,572 D $ 48.46 13,333 D  
Common Stock 07/11/2007   D(2)   13,333 D (2) 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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
Stock Option $ 35.37 07/11/2007   D     6,000   (3) 02/26/2017 Common Stock 6,000 (3) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
James William Brad
2000 W. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY S.
SUITE 800
HOUSTON, TX 77042		       V.P. - Marketing  

Signatures

 /s/ Michael P. Donaldson, Attorney-in-Fact for W. Brad James   07/13/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to the terms of the award letters and the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, effective as of March 18, 2007 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Hercules Offshore, Inc. ("Hercules"), THE Hercules Offshore Drilling Company LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hercules, and the Issuer, each deferred performance unit was converted into .5 shares of the Issuer's common stock.
(2) Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of Issuer common stock was disposed of for approximately $48.46 in cash, 1.4616 shares of Hercules common stock or a combination of both, in each case having an implied value of approximately $48.46 based upon the average closing sales price for Hercules common stock during the ten consecutive trading day period ending on the fifth calendar day before the closing of the merger.
(3) Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, this option was assumed by Hercules and replaced with an option to purchase shares of Hercules common stock with corresponding adjustments to the number of shares and exercise price based upon the merger exchange ratio of 1.4616.

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