- Total operational rigs 261 v 283 m/m
- The Company cautioned that numerous factors in addition to average drilling rigs operating can impact the Company's operating results and that a particular trend in the number of drilling rigs operating may or may not indicate a trend in or be indicative of the Company's financial performance.

Other headlines for [PTEN]

• PTEN 1/6/2009 06:46am
  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. Reports Drilling Activity for December 2008- Had an average of 213 drilling rigs operating, including 201 rigs in the U.S. and 12 rigs in Canada.
  
• PTEN 1/2/2009 10:51am
  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. CNBC Guest money manager makes positive comments- also makes positive comments on Unit Corp
  
• PTEN 12/12/2008 07:10am
  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. Goldman Sachs Cuts PTEN to Sell from Neutral
  
• PTEN 12/9/2008 06:34am
  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. Shares of PTEN, UNT initiated with a hold rating at a boutique firm
  
• PTEN 12/2/2008 06:47am
  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. Reports Nov Drilling Activity- Total operational rigs 261 v 283 m/m - The Company cautioned that numerous factors in addition to average drilling rigs operating can impact the Company's operating more...
  

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