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

                                  MAY 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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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.

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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

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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):  82-  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: May 17, 2006
                                     PRECISION DRILLING TRUST
                                     BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR PRECISION DRILLING
                                     CORPORATION


                                     By:   /s/ Darren Ruhr
                                     Name: Darren Ruhr
                                     Title:Corporate Secretary









Exhibit     Title

1           PRESS RELEASE - PRECISION DRILLING TRUST CONFIRMS MAY 2006 CASH
            DISTRIBUTION



                                  NEWS RELEASE


                           PRECISION DRILLING TRUST
                      CONFIRMS MAY 2006 CASH DISTRIBUTION


Calgary, Alberta, Canada - May 17, 2006

Precision Drilling Trust ("Precision") confirms today that the cash distribution
for  the  month  of  May 2006 will be Cdn$0.31 per trust unit of Precision.  The
distribution will be payable  on  June  15, 2006 to unitholders of record on May
31, 2006.  The ex-distribution date is May  29, 2006.  A payment of Cdn$0.31 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,  Precision 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 PRECISION DRILLING TRUST, 4200,
150 - 6TH AVENUE S.W., CALGARY, ALBERTA T2P 3Y7, TELEPHONE  (403)  716-4500, FAX
(403) 264-0251; WEBSITE: WWW.PRECISIONDRILLING.COM.