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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-197413
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200723
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200723

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39270
		FILM NUMBER:		201042672

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10713 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY NORTH
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77064
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2817657100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10713 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY NORTH
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77064

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PATTERSON ENERGY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940228
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A/A</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No.&nbsp;1) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Patterson-UTI</FONT> Energy, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">75-2504748</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>10713 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N, Suite 800</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>77064</B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Global Select Market</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act and is
effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9745; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class
of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
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<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>N/A</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> (if applicable) </P>
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&#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;) hereby amends its registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A,</FONT> which the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B><I>SEC</I></B>&#148;) on
April&nbsp;23, 2020, as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities To Be Registered. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company and Continental Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company (the &#147;<B><I>Rights Agent</I></B>&#148;) entered into an amendment,
effective as of July&nbsp;22, 2020 (the &#147;<B><I>Amendment</I></B>&#148;), to the Stockholder Rights Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;22, 2020 (the &#147;<B><I>Rights Agreement</I></B>&#148;), by and between the Company and the Rights Agent.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Amendment revises the definition of &#147;Acquiring Person&#148; in the Rights Agreement to exclude Excluded Persons. The Amendment
defines &#147;Excluded Persons&#148; as BlackRock, Inc. (collectively with the investment funds and accounts for which it acts or may act as manager and/or investment advisor, &#147;<B><I>BlackRock</I></B>&#148;) and The Vanguard Group, Inc.
(together with the investment funds and accounts for which it acts or may act as manager and/or investment advisor, &#147;<B><I>Vanguard</I></B>&#148;). The Board of Directors of the Company may determine, in its sole discretion, that BlackRock or
Vanguard is no longer an &#147;Excluded Person&#148; if any of the representations, warranties, conditions or provisions in letter agreements between the Company and BlackRock or Vanguard, respectively, are breached or cease to true, correct and
complete in all material respects. Under each letter agreement, BlackRock and Vanguard represent, respectively, among other things, that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Such investor will not acquire 20% or more of the then-outstanding common stock of the Company (the
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">No single fund of such investor holds or will hold an economic interest (taking into account the ownership rules
of Section&nbsp;382 of the Internal Revenue Code) of 4.9% or more of the Common Stock, other than as disclosed to the Company; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Such investor will only acquire beneficial ownership of Common Stock in the ordinary course of business and not
with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing control of the Company. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the Rights Agreement was
previously filed with the SEC as <U>Exhibit 4.1</U> to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on April&nbsp;23, 2020. A copy of the Amendment has been filed with the SEC as <U>Exhibit 4.1</U> to
the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on July&nbsp;23, 2020. The foregoing description of the Rights Agreement and the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the full text of the Rights Agreement and Amendment, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Stockholder Rights Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;22, 2020, by and between <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Patterson-UTI</FONT> Energy, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, as rights agent (filed
April&nbsp;23, 2020 as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Amendment to Stockholder Rights Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;22, 2020, by and between <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Patterson-UTI</FONT> Energy, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, as rights
agent (filed July&nbsp;23, 2020 as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: July&nbsp;23, 2020</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ C. Andrew Smith</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: C. Andrew Smith</TD></TR>
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