Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) 8-K Patterson-UTI Energy Completes Merger with Seventy Seven Energy

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on FormS-8 (Nos.333-166434,333-126016,333-152705,333-195410 and333-217414) and FormS-3 (No.333-215678) ofPatterson-UTI Energy, Inc. of our reports dated February 13, 2017 relating to the financial statements of Seventy Seven Energy Inc., which appear in this Current Report on Form8-K ofPatterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

April 21, 2017