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-4) of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (the
"Company") and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
February 16, 2001, included in the Company's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule of UTI Energy Corp. as of December
31, 2000 and for the year then ended (not presented separately therein), filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                              /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Houston, Texas
July 21, 2003