Andy Hendricks has over 30 years of experience in the global oil and gas industry and has been the President and CEO of Patterson-UTI Energy since 2012.

Prior to Patterson-UTI, Mr. Hendricks worked in a number of positions at Schlumberger for 24 years, where he last served as a drilling division President, having lived and worked around the world in both offshore and onshore regions.

As CEO at Patterson-UTI, he has focused on transformation through investments in people and technology, growth through strategic acquisitions, improving diversity in recruiting & leadership and also enhancing the company’s sustainability position.  He has been an advocate for leveraging technologies such as automation and data analytics to push industry boundaries.

Mr. Hendricks attended Texas A&M University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering, and then began his career working on an offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico for Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company (currently Noble Drilling). 

Mr. Hendricks is the current and also a past Chair of the Executive Committee for the International Association of Drilling Contractors, IADC Contractor of the Year in 2021, a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, an energy contributor on CNBC and has testified on energy matters with the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in Washington D.C.