Field services & equipment

Ulterra Drilling Technologies

Patterson-UTI drilling-products business designing, manufacturing, supplying, and supporting PDC drill bits and downhole drilling tools.

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Ulterra combines drill-bit manufacturing with application engineering, rentals, repair, and field support; buyers should distinguish bit design, above-bit tools, service location, and drilling application when comparing suppliers.

What Ulterra Drilling Technologies does

Ulterra Drilling Technologies designs, manufactures, supplies, and supports polycrystalline diamond compact drill bits and related downhole tools. It operates as part of Patterson-UTI's drilling-products business.

Its portfolio serves oil and gas drilling and includes application-specific PDC bit designs, cutters, and above-bit tools. Ulterra also supplies drilling products for geothermal and mining applications through manufacturing, repair, engineering, and service locations across multiple regions.

Capabilities

01Equipment manufacturing
02Drilling and well construction
03Engineering and design
04Field services

Where it fits

Works with
  • Oil and gas operators
  • Drilling contractors
  • Geothermal developers
  • Mining companies
Energy markets
  • Oil
  • Natural gas
  • Geothermal
  • Mining
Operating regions
  • North America
  • Latin America
  • Middle East
  • Asia-Pacific
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Sources and evidence

Company facts below are paraphrased from the linked sources. BTU Graph's classification and analysis are editorial; inclusion is not an endorsement or customer claim.

  1. 01
    Ulterra Products

    Ulterra's product catalogue supports current PDC drill-bit, cutter, downhole-tool, geothermal, and mining product lines.

    Company product catalogue · accessed Sep 4, 2026
  2. 02
    Patterson-UTI 2025 Form 10-K

    Patterson-UTI's current annual filing records Ulterra as an acquired business and describes the drilling-products segment as a provider of specialized drill-bit solutions.

    Independent regulatory filing · accessed Sep 4, 2026
  3. 03
    Patterson-UTI to Acquire Global Drill Bit Company

    World Oil independently described Ulterra's design, manufacture, sale, and rental of PDC drill bits and its operating footprint across the Americas, Middle East, and Asia.

    Independent industry reporting · accessed Sep 4, 2026