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The Motley Fool May 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Good Nabors Bigger customers and longer contracts make Nabors a more interesting play in land-drilling activity. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool March 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Here's Hoping Patterson Keeps Pumping The land drilling market is still strong, but this is a risky play on the space. This is not a widows-and-orphans stock.
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The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Toby Shute	Unit Corp. Measures Up Investors, here are three reasons why this company can weather land-drilling weakness. Although you could likely find a better entry price at some future moment of extreme pessimism, the shares are still pretty cheap today.
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The Motley Fool February 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	TODCO and the Sentiment Steamroller Every time natural gas prices trade lower, oil drillers gets kicked in the teeth. With this market environment, it looks like TODCO is going to face summary execution for its fourth-quarter earnings. Investors, take note.
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