Article: PONDER WILL ACQUIRE FISHING TOOLS INC. FOR $7.5 MILLION IN CASH AND STOCK

Article: Ponder to acquire Fishing Tools.(Ponder Industries Inc. to acquire Fishing Tools Inc.)
The Oil Daily;  November 4, 1997 ;     106 words ......signed an agreement to buy the outstanding stock of Fishing Tools Inc. for $6.5 million in cash and $1 million in Ponder common stock. Fishing Tools is a full-service fishing and rental tool company that has been in business since 1954. The company...The acquisition is expected to ...

Article: Ponder to Acquire Fishing Tools, Inc.
PR Newswire;  November 3, 1997 ;     483 words ......outstanding stock of Fishing Tools, Inc. for $6.5 million...Ponder common stock. Fishing Tools, Inc. is a full service fishing and rental tool company, which has...Executive Officer said, Fishing Tools, Inc.'s presence...field service and rental ...

Article: Ponder goes fishing.(Ponder Industries Inc. to complete acquisition of Fishing Tools Inc.)
The Oil Daily;  January 20, 1998 ;     127 words ......allow it to complete its acquisition of Fishing Tools Inc., a full-service and rental tool company with a significant offshore presence...an international oil field service and rental tool company, said the deal will strengthen its...

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: 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. These...

Article: Enterra, Weatherford set plans to acquire companies in rental tool field maneuvers.
The Oil Daily;  April 19, 1994 ;     494 words ......the world leaders in the oil field rental tool business. Enterra Corp. announced Monday...Houston, the world's leading oil field rental tool company, Friday disclosed it bought the oil field rental tool assets and business of Odfjell Drilling...

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: 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)
National Driller;  October 1, 2003 ;     108 words ...Fishing tools are like insurance policies, no one wants to think about using them...need it fixed right away. This is the reason why we stock heat treated fishing tools specifically made to pick up most common drill rod sizes. [ILLUSTRATION...

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...

Article: Oil States Completes Additional Acquisitions.
PR Newswire;  January 5, 2004 ;     319 words ......acquisition of several related rental tool companies. The companies, based...position in the thru-tubing and rental tool markets in South Texas, create a cohesive geographic footprint for rental tool services in the Gulf Coast and...

Article: PONDER INDUSTRIES WILL BUY PANTHER OIL TOOLS (U.K.) LTD. FOR $6 MILLION
Hart's Petroleum Finance Week;  February 19, 1996 ;     153 words ......6 million. Panther is a 15-year-old supplier of oil field fishing tools with annual revenues of $3 million, and strong operating...opportunities. It will allow us to expand our patented line of fishing tools, strengthening our position in the oil service industry...

Article: Coastal City to Hold Int'l Fishing Tools Fair
Xinhua News Agency;  November 7, 2000 ;     81 words ...Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, will hold an international fair of fishing tools from November 9 to 12. Some 100 fishing-tool companies from over 40 countries and regions, including France, Britain, the United...

Article: Tool rentals spike Harvey-based Superior Energy Services' revenue
New Orleans CityBusiness;  June 18, 2007 ;     378 words ......went public 11 years ago. He said the rental tool business is ripe for expansion. "The rental tool business is great for everyone and it...crane and a guy with a clipboard." With rental tool expansions in the North Sea, West Africa...

Article: FEDERAL TAX LIENS
The Journal Record;  May 13, 1995 ;     577 words ......Service Suppl, $281. 2350 _ Cody Rental Tool, $886. 2350 _ Michael L. Vollard Enterprise, $886. 2356 _ Cody Rental Tool, $944. 2356 _ Michael L. Wollard...Detail Shop Inc, $4,982. 2328 _ Cody Rental Tool, $5,680. 2329 _ Cody Rental Tool...