exv23w1

Exhibit 23.1


KPMG LLP
Chartered Accountants	Telephone	(403) 691-8000
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors of Precision Drilling Corporation

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-159965) of Precision Drilling Corporation of our reports dated March 10, 2010 with respect to:

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the consolidated balance sheets of Precision Drilling Trust (the “Trust”) as at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of earnings and retained earnings (deficit), comprehensive income (loss), and cash flow for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009; and

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the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009

which reports appear in the Annual Report on Form 40-F of the Trust for the year ended December 31, 2009.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the above mentioned Registration Statement of our report dated April 7, 2010 with respect to balance sheet of 1521500 Alberta Ltd. as at April 7, 2010.

Chartered Accountants

Calgary, Canada
June 17, 2010

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