EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (the "Company")
of our report dated February 3, 2003 relating to the financial statements and
financial statement schedule of the Company, which appears in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent
to the references to us under the headings "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.

                                              /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
July 21, 2003