EX-99.5 6 o39807exv99w5.htm EXHIBIT 99.5

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Exhibit 99.5

		KPMG LLP
		Chartered Accountants		Telephone		(403) 691-8000
		2700-205 5th Avenue SW		Fax		(403) 691-8008
		Calgary AB T2P 4B9		Internet		www.kpmg.ca

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors of Precision Drilling Corporation
as Administrator of Precision Drilling Trust

We consent to the inclusion in this annual report on Form 40-F of:

•		our auditors’ report dated March 20, 2008 on the consolidated balance sheets of Precision Drilling Trust (“the Trust”) as at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated statements of earnings and retained earnings (deficit) and cash flow for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007; and
•		our Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated March 20, 2008 on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007

each of which is contained in this annual report on Form 40-F of the Trust for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Chartered Accountants
Calgary, Canada
March 28, 2008

KPMG LLP, a Canadian owned limited liability partnership, is the Canadian
member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss association