HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (PTEN) on Wednesday reported a loss of $19.6 million in its…HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (PTEN) on Wednesday reported a loss of $19.6 million in its second quarter. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to less than 1 cent on a per-share basis. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 3 cents per share. The provider of onshore contract drilling services posted revenue of $1.23 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. _____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research.