Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: January 31, 2005
Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Moses Charles James Jr
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/11/2010		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OIL STATES INTERNATIONAL, INC [OIS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 4620		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, Offshore Products
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 20,979 (1)
D
 

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-02)
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Option (right to purchase) 02/24/2009(2) 02/24/2011 Common Stock 2,812 $ 21.08 D  
Common Stock option (right to purchase) 02/15/2010(3) 02/15/2012 Common Stock 8,000 $ 34.86 D  
Common Stock Option (right to purchase) 02/16/2011(4) 02/16/2013 Common Stock 6,000 $ 28.98 D  
Common Stock Option (right to purchase) 02/18/2012(5) 02/18/2014 Common Stock 6,000 $ 36.53 D  
Common Stock Option (right to purchase) 02/19/2013(6) 02/19/2015 Common Stock 15,000 $ 16.65 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Moses Charles James Jr
333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 4620
HOUSTON, TX 77002		       Sr. VP, Offshore Products  

Signatures

Charles James Moses, Jr. 01/11/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Includes 1,684 phantom shares included in the Company's deferred compensation plan and 1,028 fully vested shares awarded on 2/24/2005, 1000 shares shares awarded on 2/15/2006 that vested 25% per year beginning 2/15/2007, 3,000 shares awarded on 2/16/2007 that vested 25% per year beginning 2/16/2008, 5,000 shares awarded on 2/18/2008 that vested 25% per year beginning 2/18/2009 and 9,267 shares owned as a result of stock option exercises and open market purchases.
(2) Option award of 2/24/2005 fully vested on 2/24/2009.
(3) Option award of 2/15/2006 with remaining 2,500 options vesting on 2/15/2010.
(4) Option award of 2/16/2007 with remaining options vesting on 2/16/2010 (1,500 options) and 2/16/2011 (1,500 options).
(5) Option award of 2/18/2008 with remaining options vesting on 2/18/2010 (1,500 options), 2/18/2011 (1,500 options), and 2/18/2012 (1,500 options).
(6) Option award of 2/19/2009 which vests in four equal annual installments beginning 2/19/2010.

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.