Oilfield Instrumentation and Advanced Building Services Open Second Service Facility in Eagle Ford Region

HOUSTON, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oilfield Instrumentation (OI), which provides real-time drilling instrumentation and engineering laboratories, and sister company Advanced Building Services (ABS), a provider of custom well-site accommodations, announced the January 15 opening of its second service center in the Eagle Ford shale fields.

The Tilden center follows the westward expansion of drilling activities in the Eagle Ford play and complements the companies' existing center in Victoria, Texas.

The Tilden location of OI will offer 24/7 outfitting and servicing for real-time drilling instrumentation, satellite communication, and rental equipment by trained technicians, as well as delivery and transfer.

From this site, ABS will provide steel, skid-mounted rig-site accommodations, and on-call delivery, power-up/down, post-job retrieval and maintenance, and water hauling. The companies have dedicated five 18-wheelers to this site for equipment transportation, supporting their goals of consistently providing the quickest industry response times.

The OI-ABS service center will occupy 10,000 square feet on a five-acre parcel of land, allowing the companies to provide storage, maintenance and refurbishment services.

"Oilfield Instrumentation and Advanced Building Services are community-oriented employers," said Peyton Reddick, president of Oilfield Instrumentation. "We have made outright purchases of real estate, equipment inventory and housing in the area in line with our commitment to be a best-in-class organization dedicated to the highest standards of operation."

The companies also bring employment opportunities to the area for instrumentation service technicians, CDL truck drivers, and accommodations service technicians. Interested applicants should contact OI Human Resources Director Tom Walker through Oilfield Instrumentation's website, www.oiusa.com, or ABS's site, www.oilfieldbuildings.com.

About Advanced Building Services
Houston, Texas-based Advanced Building Services (ABS) is the preferred provider of oil and service companies for custom-designed well-site accommodations. ABS designs, builds, delivers and powers up durable, comfortable well-site accommodations in the fastest known turnaround time in the industry, and then provides turnkey service and logistics throughout each project. www.oilfieldbuildings.com

About Oilfield Instrumentation
Oilfield Instrumentation provides real-time drilling instrumentation, gas detection, and customizable harsh environment buildings to the oil and gas industry. Launched in 1988, the company services offshore and land-based drilling ventures in the US and abroad, with service centers in 10 U.S. cities and ongoing projects in Australia and Africa. OI technicians are Petroleum Education Council-certified. OI and Advanced Building Services participate in ISNetworld safety management program and are privately owned and managed. http://www.oiusa.com

SOURCE Oilfield Instrumentation