EX-23.1 3 d410826dex231.htm EX-23.1

EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 13, 2017 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas

June 29, 2017