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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of UTI Energy Corp.
for the registration of 72,528 shares of Common Stock of UTI Energy Corp. and
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights attached to the Common Stock, and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 11, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of UTI Energy
Corp. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December
31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                             ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Houston, Texas
December 28, 2000