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Top 25 Directional drilling equipment companies based in Houston, United States

RevenueBase identified 128 directional drilling equipment companies headquartered in Houston, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 13,136 professional contacts across them, including 2,815 with verified work emails. Houston is the largest hub.

This list covers directional drilling equipment companies headquartered in Houston, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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128Companies
13,136Contacts tracked
2,815Verified emails
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The 25 largest directional drilling equipment companies based in Houston, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 128 directional drilling equipment companies based in Houston, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to directional drilling equipment companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+2,317 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Patterson-UTI is a leading provider of drilling and completion services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States and other select…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0002,215 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Oil States International, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,938 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For oil & gas exploration and production companies worldwide, Superior Energy Services is an oilfield products and services company with global reach, financial stability and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,135 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Stewart & Stevenson is a leading designer, manufacturer and provider of specialized equipment and aftermarket parts and service for the oil and gas and other industries that we…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Strong evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000635 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Worldwide Oilfield Machine (WOM) is a multinational equipment manufacturer specializing in solutions for drilling, testing, production and intervention operations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500608 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Canrig® is a global supplier of rig technology used to enable safe, efficient and responsible drilling operations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000424 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1947, Varel Energy Solutions is one of the world’s largest independent manufacturers and suppliers of downhole drilling and completions products to the energy sector.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500301 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since our founding in 2006, NCS Multistage has grown to be a leading provider of engineered products and support services for oil and natural gas wells around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500284 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 2003, Premium Oilfield Technologies has been supplying high quality products to the oil and gas industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500270 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Strength.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200166 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Deepsea Technologies, Inc.(DTI) Engineers and Manufactures a wide range of products and equipment used in subsea oil & gas field development projects.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+162 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“From its founding in 1960, Grant Prideco has become the world's technology leader for drill pipe and drill stem accessories.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200138 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 1989 WWT International (WWT) has been developing unique products to help operators reach farther in drilling, completion and intervention worldwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200128 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PV Fluid Products is a dynamic, privately owned company that specializes in the design, manufacture, supply and support of progressing cavity power sections used in downhole…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200123 contacts →

Partial evidence

“LEADERSHIP, EXPERIENCE, QUALITY, AND VALUE BICO DRILLING TOOLS, INC.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500117 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Blackhawk Specialty Tools provides oil and gas operators with engineered solutions that improve performance and efficiency.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Abaco Drilling Technologies (formerly Basintek) is a leading technology-driven manufacturer of power sections for Oil & Gas drilling and thru-tubing operations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Strong evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-50103 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Newsco is a global Directional Drilling and MWD service company, recognized internationally for our quality tools, committed service and for providing customized innovative…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20087 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Reliable.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20079 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Drillmec is an international leader in design, manufacturing, and distribution of drilling and workover rigs for onshore and offshore applications, as well as a wide range of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20077 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Southwest Oilfield Products Inc, is a premier oil and gas equipment manufacturer providing innovative mud and well pump solutions to the world's leading oil & gas exploration and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Strong evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50071 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Ryan Directional Services, a Nabors company, is a leading provider of Directional Drilling and Measurement While Drilling services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20067 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We deliver our customers consistent high performance through optimal manufacturing processes and outstanding customer service.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Strong evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20058 contacts →

Strong evidence

“TerraVici Drilling Solutions provides rotary steerable directional drilling services throughout North America.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5057 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“D-Tech Rotary Steerable, the #1 independent provider of rotary steerable tools, combines a fit-for-purpose design with multiple technical advancements-such as real-time telemetry…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Directional drilling equipment companies based in Houston, United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
21.4%Verified-email coverage
102.6Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
100.0%Largest-city concentration · Houston
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
25
11-50
53
51-200
32
201-500
9
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
5
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Houston, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Houston, over 128 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among directional drilling equipment companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Houston, United States whose own description of what they do matches “directional drilling equipment companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names directional drilling equipment companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among directional drilling equipment companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Houston are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,815 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Directional drilling equipment companies by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names directional drilling equipment companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many directional drilling equipment companies are there based in Houston, United States?

RevenueBase identified 128 directional drilling equipment companies headquartered in Houston, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Patterson-Uti, headquartered in Houston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most directional drilling equipment companies?

Houston leads with 128 headquartered companies, followed by Conroe (28) and Midland (26).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,815 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 128 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.