2013 10K Exhibit 23.1

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-181554) and Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-48286, 333-110569, 333-153180, 333-160415, 333-177077 and 333-188722) of Pioneer Energy Services Corp. (formerly Pioneer Drilling Company) of our reports dated February 13, 2014, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Pioneer Energy Services Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, which reports appear in the December 31, 2013 annual report on Form 10-K of Pioneer Energy Services Corp.