Article: Need a Fishing tool? The next time you're broke off in the hole call the fishing tool experts at Mills Machine Company.(Serving the Drilling Industry Since 1908)

Article: Internal and external fishing tools. (Drilling Accessories).
National Driller;  May 1, 2003 ;     72 words ...Fishing tools often are overlooked drilling accessories. Mills Machine Co. offers a wide variety of fishing tools with two basic types -- the taper tap for internal and the die collar overshot for external retrieving tools lost down the hole...lost tools (fish) for retrieval. Other ...

Article: Nearly a century of progress for Mills Machine.(2003 Manufacturer Spotlight)
National Driller;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......has been going right along the way. Mills Machine has been doing the right thing since...people and a history of innovation. Mills Machine Co. has had a variety of names in the...and Thompson Repair Shop and finally Mills Machine Co. At the end of the Civil War, Samuel...

Article: Ponder to acquire Fishing Tools.(Ponder Industries Inc. to acquire Fishing Tools Inc.)
The Oil Daily;  November 4, 1997 ;     106 words ......buy the outstanding stock of Fishing Tools Inc. for $6.5 million in cash...million in Ponder common stock. Fishing Tools is a full-service fishing and...expected to close by December. Fishing Tools' presence in Louisiana will...

Article: Local company honored for Export Achievement. (Newscope).(Mills Machine Co.)
National Driller;  December 1, 2002 ;     164 words ......Congressman Wes Watkins, who presented Mills Machine Co. with the U. S. Commercial Service...Small- and mid-sized companies like Mills Machine Co. comprise almost 97 percent of U...sales. At the ceremony, held at the Mills Machine Co. facility in Shawnee, Okla., Watkins...

Article: Ponder to Acquire Fishing Tools, Inc.
PR Newswire;  November 3, 1997 ;     483 words ......purchase the outstanding stock of Fishing Tools, Inc. for $6.5 million in cash...million in Ponder common stock. Fishing Tools, Inc. is a full service fishing...Chief Executive Officer said, Fishing Tools, Inc.'s presence in Louisiana...

Article: Celebrating nearly a century: the countdown has begun for Mills Machine Co.'s centennial celebration.(2007 Manufacturer's Spotlight)
National Driller;  September 1, 2007 ;     330 words ......changed the name of the company to Mills Machine Co. Around the same time, the...into Shawnee, and decided that Mills Machine had the technical skills to repair drilling rigs and bits. Mills Machine began to manufacture bits and...

Article: Fishing tools developing
China Daily;  May 9, 2003 ;     195 words ...WEIHAI: The manufacturing of fishing tools has become a sustainable industry in...Province. About 70 per cent of Chinese fishing tools and half of the country's total exports...the city's largest manufacturer of fishing tools. Dong said fishing-tool production...

Article: Mills Machine upgrades production capabilities, lowers cost and increases inventory. (2002 Manufacturer Spotlight).(Brief Article)
National Driller;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...For years, Mills Machine Co. has prided itself...production machinery Mills Machine is now able to offer...roller-type underreamers, fishing tools, drag- and roller-type...plugs, and elevators. Mills Machine Introduces the GEOCLAW...continual modifications, Mills ...

Article: PONDER WILL ACQUIRE FISHING TOOLS INC. FOR $7.5 MILLION IN CASH AND STOCK
Hart's Petroleum Finance Week;  November 10, 1997 ;     105 words ...Ponder Industries Inc. {PNDR} agreed last week to buy Fishing Tools Inc. for $6.5 million in cash and $1 million of the Houston...revenues of more than $6 million per year, Ponder says. "Fishing Tools Inc.'s presence in Louisiana will strengthen our operations...

Article: Mills Machine--manufacturing for more than 96 years.
National Driller;  September 1, 2004 ;     432 words ...Mills Machine Co. manufactures augers, drilling bits...of standard-duty hollow-stem augers, Mills Machine Co. manufactures heavy-duty augers...the casing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mills Machine's world-famous concrete bullet bit...

Article: Ponder Does More Fishing.
The Oil Daily;  April 2, 1998 ;     112 words ......Texas and the Texas Gulf Coast area. It recently bought Fishing Tools Inc., which operated mainly in the Louisiana land and offshore market. Ponder specializes in using fishing tools to unblock obstructions in oil and gas wells. It also rents...

Article: Reverse Circulation Underreamer. (Product Info).
National Driller;  January 1, 2002 ;     87 words ...To meet application needs, Mills Machine Co. offers a variety of customized...depths from 375 feet to 450 feet. Mills Machine designed a reverse circulation...body to open up beyond the casing. Mills Machine Co., CARD NO. 276

Article: Mills Machine Co. (Rock Construction Equipment And Tools).
Underground Construction;  May 1, 2003 ;     167 words ...Mills Machine has been custom manufacturing horizontal...HRR) drilling bits for over 20 years. Mills Machine makes two types of HRR bits a Free...bit segments with sealed bearings. Mills Machine offers new or economical reconditioned...

Article: Ponder Files for Bankruptcy.(Ponder Industries)
The Oil Daily;  June 21, 1999 ;     245 words ......bankruptcy protection. The company, which specializes in fishing tools and other rental equipment for drilling and workovers, has...apparently failed. In January 1998, the company acquired Fishing Tools Inc. for $6.5 million cash, plus $1 million in stock and...