UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                               FEBRUARY 17, 2006

                       Commission File Number: 001-14534


                            PRECISION DRILLING TRUST
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                          4200, 150 - 6TH AVENUE S.W.
                                CALGARY, ALBERTA
                                CANADA T2P 3Y7
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


      Indicate  by  check  mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
                         Form 20-F___  Form 40-F    X

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paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).

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of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to
security holders.

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paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

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of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the
registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally
organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has
not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a
material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
Commission filing on EDGAR.

      Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  registrant   by   furnishing  the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934.
                               Yes        No   X

      If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):  8 2 -     N/A




Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



Dated: February 17, 2006

                               PRECISION DRILLING TRUST
                               By its Administrator PRECISION DRILLING
                               CORPORATION


                               By:     "Darren Ruhr"
                               Name:   Darren Ruhr
                               Title:  Vice President, Corporate Services and
                               Corporate Secretary









Exhibit           Title

      1           PRESS RELEASE - PRECISION DRILLING TRUST ANNOUNCES
                  FEBRUARY 2006 CASH DISTRIBUTION





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                                  NEWS RELEASE


                            PRECISION DRILLING TRUST
                   ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY 2006 CASH DISTRIBUTION

CALGARY,  February  17,  2006 - Precision Drilling Trust ("Precision") announces
today that the cash distribution  for  the  month  of February 2006 will be Cdn$
0.27 per trust unit of Precision.  The distribution will be payable on March 15,
2006 to unitholders of record on February 28, 2006.  The ex-distribution date is
February 24, 2006.  A payment of Cdn$ 0.27 per unit will also be made to holders
of Class B limited partnership units of Precision Drilling  Limited  Partnership
using the same record date and payment date.

Precision   Drilling   Trust   is   Canada's   largest  energy  services  trust.
Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, it is the leading provider of energy services
to the Canadian oil and gas industry. Precision  provides  customers with access
to an extensive fleet of contract drilling rigs, service rigs,  camps,  snubbing
units  and  rental  equipment backed by a comprehensive mix of technical support
services and skilled, experienced personnel.

PRECISION IS LISTED ON  THE  TORONTO  STOCK  EXCHANGE  UNDER  THE TRADING SYMBOL
"PD.UN" AND IN U.S. DOLLARS "PD.U" AND ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE  UNDER THE
TRADING SYMBOL "PDS".

FOR  FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT DOUG STRONG, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER  OF
PRECISION  DRILLING  CORPORATION,  ADMINISTRATOR  OF  THE TRUST, 4200, 150 - 6TH
AVENUE S.W., CALGARY, ALBERTA T2P 3Y7, TELEPHONE (403)  716-4500, FAX (403) 264-
0251; WEBSITE: WWW.PRECISIONDRILLING.COM.






4200, 150 - 6th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3Y7
Telephone: 403.716.4500
Facsimile:  403.264.0251
www.precisiondrilling.com