EXHIBIT 32

                                 CERTIFICATION
   PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (SUBSECTIONS (A)
      AND (B) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE)

     Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of
the undersigned officers of Unit Corporation a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), does hereby certify, to such officer's knowledge, that:

     The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 (the
"Form 10-Q") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained
in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company as of June 30, 2003 and
December 31, 2002 and for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2003
and 2002.


Dated: August 14, 2003

By:/s/ John G. Nikkel
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John G. Nikkel
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


Dated: August 14, 2003

By: /s/ Larry D. Pinkston
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Larry D. Pinkston
President and Chief Financial Officer
(PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER)

     The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350,
chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of
the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.

     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.