Form 4 ASSING FERNANDO RAFAEL For: Oct 14 (10K)

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ASSING FERNANDO RAFAEL

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3993 W. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY N., SUITE 100

(Street)

HOUSTON

77043

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TESCO CORP [TESO]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, Mrkt & Bus. Dev.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/14/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	10/14/2009		A⁽¹⁾		180	A	$ 9.2 ⁽²⁾	275 ⁽³⁾	D

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares were acquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated Employee Stock Savings Plan (the Plan). On October 14, 2009, the Company ordered the issuance of shares to the Plan Administrator. The share purchase price was calculated in accordance with the Plan, and funds withheld from the Reporting Person's September 2009 salary payments plus a benefit amount contributed by the Company as set forth in the Plan, funded the purchase of the shares. The whole shares are held in the Reporting Person's name in the Plan and the Reporting Person has dispositive and voting control over the shares. Any remaining amount from the contribution or benefit that was not sufficient to purchase a whole share remains on account with the Plan Administrator and will be added to the following month's amount.

2. The share price was calculated in accordance with the Plan terms at US $9.20. Based on the noon rate of exchange of the Bank of Canada on the date of calculation, the converted price is C$ 9.46864.

3. Shares of the Company's Common Stock held in Reporting Person's name in the Plan and purchased directly from the Company in accordance with the Plan.

	James A. Lank, Attorney-in-Fact	10/16/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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