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PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC is a crude petroleum extraction  employer in ORLA, TX. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 2 violations and $10,000 in penalties. 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 COMPANY LLC

12.15 MILES NW DIRECTION FROM ORLA PATTERSON RIG 817, ORLA, TX, 79770

Parent: Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC (62 locations)

211120 Top companies in Crude Petroleum Extraction 

EIN: 752899878

172 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
2 violations
$10,000 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
0.5
Industry Avg DART
0.4
Self-Reported DART
0.6
Self-Reported TRIR
0.6
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
2
Total Penalties
$10,000
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
2 years
Last Activity
2yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.5/yr
Violation Rate
1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
50% serious$5,000 avg per violation$10,000 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$10,000 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+0.1
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+0.2
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

82%
Worse than most peers
vs 429 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
90%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Part of a larger organization

PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY 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 COMPANY 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

Other employers in Crude Petroleum Extraction  within TX

Industry context

Within the crude petroleum extraction  industry in TX, PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC ranks in the 82th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 429 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 90th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.5 for the crude petroleum extraction  sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.4. PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.63, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC's OSHA violation history?
PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $10,000 in total penalties.
How does PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC operates in the crude petroleum extraction  industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.5. PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.63 compared to an industry average of 0.4.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY LLC of ORLA, 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 COMPANY LLC resolves to the parent rollup Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC, which operates 62 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY 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.