CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14 OR 15d-14 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
  1.
    
    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Precision Drilling Corporation;2.
    
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
to the period covered by this report;3.
    
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of Precision Drilling Corporation as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;4.
    
    Precision Drilling Corporations other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for Precision Drilling
Corporation and have:
 (a)
    
    Designed such disclosure controls and
procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to
Precision Drilling Corporation,
including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within
those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being
prepared;(b)
    
    Designed such internal control over
financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;(c)
    
    Evaluated the effectiveness of Precision
Drilling Corporations disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in
this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures, as of the end of the
period covered by this report based on
such evaluation; and(d)
    
    Disclosed in this report any change in
the Precision Drilling Corporations
internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the
period covered by the annual report that
has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect,
the Precision Drilling Corporations
internal control over financial
reporting; and
 5.
    
    Precision Drilling Corporations other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
Precision Drilling Corporations auditors and the audit committee of Precision Drilling
Corporations board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):




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(a)
    
    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the Precision Drilling
Corporations ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and(b)
    
    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in Precision Drilling
Corporations internal control over financial reporting.