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EX-31.1 - RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - UNION DRILLING INCdex311.htm
EX-31.2 - RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - UNION DRILLING INCdex312.htm
EX-32.2 - SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - UNION DRILLING INCdex322.htm
EX-32.1 - SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - UNION DRILLING INCdex321.htm
10-K - FORM 10-K - UNION DRILLING INCd10k.htm

EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

 

(1) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-134741) pertaining to the Union Drilling, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Option Plan, 2005 Stock Option Plan and Stock Option Plan and Agreement of Christopher D. Strong, and

 

(2) Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-161996) of Union Drilling, Inc.;

of our reports dated March 4, 2011, with respect to the financial statements of Union Drilling, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Union Drilling, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Union Drilling, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Fort Worth, Texas

March 4, 2011