Patterson-UTI Energy to Present on October 6, 2010 at the Johnson Rice Energy Conference

HOUSTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (Nasdaq: PTEN) today announced that it will make a presentation on October 6, 2010 at the Johnson Rice Energy Conference in New Orleans.  Representing the Company at the conference will be Douglas J. Wall, President and Chief Executive Officer and John E. Vollmer III, Chief Financial Officer.  

The presentation will be webcast live beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m. Central Time on October 6, 2010.  To access the webcast, go to www.patenergy.com approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.  Replay of the webcast will be available through October 20, 2010 at www.patenergy.com.  

About Patterson-UTI

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. subsidiaries primarily provide onshore contract drilling and pressure pumping services to exploration and production companies in North America.  Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC has approximately 350 marketable land-based drilling rigs that operate primarily in the oil and natural gas producing regions of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and western Canada.  Universal Well Services, Inc., Universal Pressure Pumping, Inc. and Universal Wireline, Inc. provide well services primarily in Texas and the Appalachian region.  

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