Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) reported quarterly earnings of $0.00 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.04) by 100 percent. This is a 100 percent increase over losses of $(0.13) per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.227 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.145 billion by 7.15 percent. This is a 0.63 percent increase over sales of $1.219 billion the same period last year.