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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   BATES THOMAS R JR 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/26/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hercules Offshore, L.L.C. [HERO] (Last) (First) (Middle) 11 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 2950 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77046 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) Membership Interests 39,322 (1) I See Footnote (2)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BATES THOMAS R JR 11 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 2950 HOUSTON, TX 77046	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Steven A. Manz, attorney-in-fact		10/26/2005
**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)	To be converted into 13,762,700 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Hercules Offshore, Inc. in the conversion of the Company from a limited liability company to a corporation prior to the closing of the Company's initial public offering.
(2)	Consists of the membership interests owned by LR Hercules Holdings, LP. Mr. Bates is a member of LR2 GP, LLC, which controls the investment decisions of LR Hercules Holdings, LP. Mr. Bates disclaims ownership of the membership interests held by LR Hercules Holdings, LP except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Bates is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
  Remarks: Exhibit List Exhibit 24 Power of Attorney

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