PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC is a drilling oil and gas wells employer in COTULLA, TX. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 3 violations and $21,000 in penalties. 1 workplace fatality investigation on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.
PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC
8.2 MI WEST OF COTULLA, COTULLA, TX, 78014
Parent: Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC (62 locations)
213111 — Top companies in Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
EIN: 752899878
172 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC is one of 62 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC.
Federal enforcement records on PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC across all 62 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO. — BARSTOW, TX — 1 federal record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY, LLC — KILLDEER, ND — 1 federal record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC — MIDLAND, TX — 1 federal record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC — RIFLE, CO — 1 federal record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC — PECOS, TX — 1 federal record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC — MEEKER, CO — 1 federal record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC — SEMINOLE, TX — 1 federal record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY, LLC — QUINTON, OK — 1 federal record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC — PENWELL, TX — 1 federal record
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC — LEEDY, OK — 1 federal record
Other employers in Drilling Oil and Gas Wells within TX
- ENSIGN US SOUTHERN, LLC — BIG LAKE — 2 federal records
- ARD WELL SERVICE, LLC — BATSON — 2 federal records
- ROBINSON DRILLING OF TEXAS, LTD. — CRANE — 1 federal record
- HELMERICH & PAYNE — MIDLAND — 1 federal record
- HEART LAND DRILLING, INC. — SEMINOLE — 1 federal record
- QUAIL WELL SERVICE — MERKEL — 1 federal record
- DEEN DRILLING COMPANY INC. — VERNON — 1 federal record
- CACTUS DRILLING COMPANY, L.L.C. — PECOS — 1 federal record
- NRG RESERVES, INC. — ROSENBERG — 1 federal record
- ACACIA DRILLING CO. L.P. — WICKETT — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the drilling oil and gas wells industry in TX, PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC ranks in the 81th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 2,979 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 96th percentile of the same peer group.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.3 for the drilling oil and gas wells sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1. PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.63, which is below the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 15 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC's OSHA violation history?
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $21,000 in total penalties.
- How does PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC operates in the drilling oil and gas wells industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.63 compared to an industry average of 1.
- Has PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC of COTULLA, TX from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC resolves to the parent rollup Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC, which operates 62 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLC include 1 fatality investigation.
This profile may be incomplete if PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO., LLCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.