EXHIBIT 32.2


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of Parker Drilling
Company (the "Company") hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:

     1.  The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
         September 30, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements
         of section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1934; and

     2.  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of
         the Company.


Dated:  November 8, 2004


/s/ James W. Whalen
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James W. Whalen
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate
disclosure statement.