UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2006
PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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| Delaware
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0-22664
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75-2504748 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 4510 Lamesa Highway |
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| Snyder, Texas
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79549 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (325) 574-6300
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not Applicable
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of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) wishes to disclose its press release dated November
1, 2006, furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, relating to the Company’s financial results for the
quarter ended September 30, 2006.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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The following exhibit is furnished herewith: |
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99.1 Press Release dated November 1, 2006, relating to the financial results of
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. |
The information in this report is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall not otherwise be
subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.