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Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of UTI
Energy Corp. for the registration of 2,300,000 shares of Common Stock of UTI
Energy Corp., options to purchase 156,000 shares of its common stock, 156,000
shares of its common stock issuable upon exercise of the options and preferred
stock purchase rights attached to the common stock, and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated February 11, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of UTI Energy Corp. included in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Ernst & Young LLP
Houston, Texas
October 6, 2000
