PATTERSON ENERGY INC
S-3, EX-23.1, 2000-08-31
DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 24, 2000
relating to the financial statements, which appears in Patterson Energy, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.


                                       PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Dallas, Texas
August 29, 2000





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