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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001299933-14-001234
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140808
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20140811
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140811

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000889900
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381]
		IRS NUMBER:				752504748
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22664
		FILM NUMBER:		141028885

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4510 LAMESA HWY
		STREET 2:		P O DRAWER 1416
		CITY:			SNYDER
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			79549
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9155731104

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		STREET 1:		P O DRAWER 1416
		CITY:			SNYDER
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			79550

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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PATTERSON ENERGY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940228
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(d)	On August 8, 2014, Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Tiffany J. Thom to the Company&#x2019;s Board of Directors. Ms. Thom has more than 20 years of operational and financial experience within the energy industry.  Most recently, she held the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer for EPL Oil & Gas, Inc., which was a New York stock exchange listed company prior to its recent sale.  Prior to that, Ms. Thom held various senior positions in financial and corporate management, and she has had extensive experience as both a manager of E&P reserves and as a reservoir engineer.  Ms. Thom received a Master of Business Administration degree from Tulane University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Illinois.  <br><br>The addition of Ms. Thom expands the Company&#x2019;s Board of Directors to eight members. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Thom and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Thom was selected as a director.<br><br>In connection with her appointment as a member of the Board of Directors, Ms. Thom was granted 3,000 shares of restricted stock and options to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock of the Company, all of which shall vest on August 8, 2015. The Company has also entered into an indemnification agreement (the "Indemnification Agreement") with Ms. Thom. Under the Indemnification Agreement, in exchange for her service to the Company, the Company has agreed to, among other things, indemnify her against liabilities that may arise by reason of her status or service as a director (subject to certain exceptions) and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against her as to which she could be indemnified. This Indemnification Agreement is substantially similar to the indemnification agreements that have been entered into with each of the other executive officers and directors of the Company. The foregoing description of the Indemnification Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the Indemnification Agreement, a copy of which was filed on April 28, 2004 as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company&#x2019;s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2003 (SEC File No. 000-22664) and is incorporated herein by reference.<br><br>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Contact: Mike Drickamer
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Director, Investor Relations
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><FONT style="font-size: 16pt"><B>Patterson-UTI Announces Appointment of Tiffany J. Thom to its Board of Directors</B></FONT>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 16pt; text-indent: 4%"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"><B>HOUSTON &#150; August&nbsp;11, 2014 &#150; PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ: PTEN) </B>today announced
that Tiffany J. (&#147;TJ&#148;) Thom, has been appointed to the Company&#146;s Board of Directors. With Ms.
Thom&#146;s appointment, the Patterson-UTI Board has been expanded to eight members.
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%">Ms.&nbsp;Thom has more than 20&nbsp;years of operational and financial experience within the energy
industry. Most recently, she held the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer for EPL Oil & Gas, Inc., which was a New York stock exchange listed company before its
recent sale. Prior to that, Ms.&nbsp;Thom held various senior positions in financial and corporate
management, and she has had extensive experience as both a manager of E&P reserves and as a
reservoir engineer. Ms.&nbsp;Thom received a Master of Business Administration degree from Tulane
University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Illinois.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4%">Mark S. Siegel, Patterson-UTI&#146;s Chairman, stated, &#147;We are pleased to welcome TJ to our board.
She knows our industry well, and I believe her financial and operational experience and expertise
will be an invaluable asset to our Board.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>About Patterson-UTI</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt">Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. subsidiaries provide onshore contract drilling and pressure pumping
services to exploration and production companies in North America. Patterson-UTI Drilling Company
LLC and its subsidiaries have more than 275 marketable land-based drilling rigs and operate
primarily in oil and natural gas producing regions in the continental United States, Alaska, and
western and northern Canada. Universal Pressure Pumping, Inc. and Universal Well Services, Inc.
provide pressure pumping services primarily in Texas and the Appalachian region.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt">Location information about the Company&#146;s drilling rigs and their individual inventories is
available through the Company&#146;s website at <U>www.patenergy.com</U>.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt"><I>Statements made in this press release which state the Company&#146;s or management&#146;s intentions,
beliefs, expectations or predictions for the future are forward-looking statements. It is important
to note that actual results could differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking
statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are
not limited to, volatility in customer spending and in oil and natural gas prices, which could
adversely affect demand for our services and their associated effect on rates, utilization, margins
and planned capital expenditures; global economic conditions; excess availability of land drilling
rigs and pressure pumping equipment, including as a result of reactivation or construction;
equipment specialization and new technologies; adverse industry conditions; adverse credit and
equity market conditions; difficulty in building and deploying new equipment; difficulty in
integrating acquisitions; shortages, delays in delivery and interruptions of supply of equipment,
supplies and materials; weather; loss of key customers; liabilities from operations; ability to
effectively identify and enter new markets; governmental regulation; ability to realize backlog;
and ability to retain management and field personnel. Additional information concerning factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements
is contained from time to time in the Company&#146;s SEC filings, which may be obtained by contacting
the Company or the SEC. These filings are also available through the Company&#146;s web site at
http://www.patenergy.com or through the SEC&#146;s Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval
System (EDGAR)&nbsp;at http://www.sec.gov. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement.</I>



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