UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 23, 2003

                                UNIT CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         Delaware                    1-9260                    73-1283193
 (State of Incorporation)       (Commission File             (IRS Employer
                                     Number)              Identification No.)

                             1000 Kensington Tower,
                                7130 South Lewis,
                              Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136

               (Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (918) 493-7700

                                (Not Applicable)
          (Former Name Or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)





ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (c) Exhibits.

         99.1  Press Release of Unit Corporation dated July 23, 2003

ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

     This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or
otherwise subject to the liability of that section or incorporated by reference
in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


     On July 23, 2003, Unit Corporation announced its results of operations and
financial condition for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. The press release
regarding this announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.



                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  July 23, 2003
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                                UNIT CORPORATION

                             By: /s/ John G. Nikkel
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                             John G. Nikkel
                             President




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Exhibit Index
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  Exhibit No.                           Description
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     99.1       Press Release, issued by Unit Corporation on July 23, 2003
                announcing the second quarter 2003 financial and operating
                results.






























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