January 13, 2006

Tulsa, Oklahoma . . . Unit Corporation (NYSE – UNT) announced today that it will participate at the Dahlman Rose & Company Mid and Small-Cap E&P Investors’ Conference which will be held January 18th in New York City and January 19th in Boston. The event is not being webcast; however, Unit’s presentation will be available on the Company’s website at www.unitcorp.com.

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Unit Corporation is a Tulsa-based, publicly held energy company engaged through its subsidiaries in oil and gas exploration, production, contract drilling and natural gas gathering and processing. Unit’s Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol UNT. For more information about Unit Corporation, visit its website at http://www.unitcorp.com.