BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$906.5M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
With 121 versatile drilling rigs, Grey Wolf is a market leader in the regions that hold the nation's most significant onshore natural gas reserves. Our fleet has a deep-drilling bias with more than 98% of our rigs capable of withstanding high temperature and high pressure at depths exceeding 10,000 feet. With superior equipment and highly skilled crews Grey Wolf leads with technology and expertise to provide land drilling services to customers who face challenging projects, including deep, horizontal and directional wells.
Number of Employees 2,800
Contact Information
10370 Richmond Ave Ste 600
Houston, Texas 77042-4136
(713) 435-6100
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Drilling Oil and Gas Wells: 213111
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Grey Wolf, Inc., Precision Drilling Trust, Public Storage, ATA, Inc. and PetSmart, Inc
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Grey Wolf, Inc. (NYSE: GW), Precision Drilling Trust (NYSE: PDS), Public...
Precision Drilling Trust and Grey Wolf, Inc. Announce Joint Presentation At The Lehman Brothers 2008 CEO Energy / Power Conference, New York
CALGARY, Alberta & HOUSTON -- Precision Drilling Trust ("Precision", TSX: PD.UN, NYSE: PDS) and Grey Wolf, Inc. ("Grey Wolf", AMEX: GW) announced today that Kevin A. Neveu, Chief Executive Officer of Precision Drilling Corporation and Mr. Thomas P. Richards, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Grey Wolf are scheduled...
Precision Drilling Trust and Grey Wolf, Inc. Announce Joint Presentation at the Lehman Brothers 2008 CEO Energy / Power Conference, New York
Precision Drilling Trust ("Precision"), (TSX: PD.UN) (NYSE: PDS) and Grey Wolf, Inc. ("Grey Wolf") (AMEX: GW) announced today that Kevin A. Neveu, Chief Executive Officer of Precision Drilling Corporation and Mr. Thomas P. Richards, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Grey Wolf are scheduled to provide a joint presentation...
Precision Drilling Trust and Grey Wolf, Inc. Announce Definitive Merger Agreement
CALGARY, Alberta & HOUSTON -- Precision Drilling Trust ("Precision") (TSX:PD.UN) (NYSE:PDS) and Grey Wolf, Inc. ("Grey Wolf") (AMEX:GW) today announced that their Board of Trustees and Board of Directors, respectively, unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Precision will acquire Grey Wolf. The combination of Precision and...
Precision Drilling Trust and Grey Wolf, Inc. Announce Definitive Merger Agreement
Precision Drilling Trust ("Precision") (TSX: PD.UN) (NYSE: PDS) and Grey Wolf, Inc. ("Grey Wolf") (AMEX: GW) today announced that their Board of Trustees and Board of Directors, respectively, unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Precision will acquire Grey Wolf. The combination of Precision and Grey Wolf...
Grey Wolf, Inc. Announces Receipt of Third Unsolicited Proposal from Precision Drilling Trust
HOUSTON -- Grey Wolf, Inc. (AMEX:GW) announced today that on June 24, 2008, it received a letter from the board of trustees of Precision Drilling Trust (NYSE:PDS and TSX:PD.UN) (the "Trust"), making a third unsolicited proposal to acquire Grey Wolf. The Trust's third proposal is to acquire all of Grey...
Grey Wolf, Inc. Announces Receipt of and Response to Second Unsolicited Proposal from Precision Drilling Trust
HOUSTON -- Grey Wolf, Inc. (AMEX:GW) announced today that on June 14, 2008 it received a letter from the board of trustees of Precision Drilling Trust (NYSE:PDS and TSX:PD.UN) (the "Trust") making a second unsolicited proposal to acquire Grey Wolf. The Trust's second proposal is to acquire all of the...
Grey Wolf, Inc. Cancels Scheduled Annual Meeting of Shareholders
HOUSTON -- Grey Wolf, Inc. ("Grey Wolf" or the "Company") (AMEX:GW), announced that, as a result of its pending merger with Basic Energy Services, Inc. ("Basic Energy Services") and in anticipation of a special meeting of stockholders relating to the merger, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, previously scheduled for May...
Grey Wolf, Inc. and Basic Energy Services, Inc. Agree to Combine in "Merger of Equals" Transaction
HOUSTON -- Merger Highlights:[TABLE OMITTED] Grey Wolf, Inc. ("Grey Wolf") (AMEX:GW) and Basic Energy Services, Inc. ("Basic Energy Services") (NYSE:BAS) today announced that their Boards of Directors have approved a definitive agreement to combine the two businesses in a "merger of equals". Based upon closing prices for each...
Zacks Buy List Highlights: Cal Dive International, The Goldman Sachs Group, Coventry Health Care and Grey Wolf, Inc
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases another list of stocks that are currently members of the coveted Zacks #1 Ranked list. The #1 Ranked Strong Buy stocks highlighted today include the following companies: Cal Dive International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDIS) and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS). Further, Zacks announced #2 Rankings Buy on...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Thomas P. Richards | CEO |
| David W Wehlmann | Cfo |
| J.D. Ricks | Vice President |
| Jay Minmier | Vice President |
| Ray Smith | Vice President |
| Burley Lett | Operations Manager |
| Rudy Lopez | Project Manager |
| Donald J. Guedry | Treasurer |
| Frank M. Brown | Director |
| Stephen Stamas | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| William A. Lang | Chairman of The Board |
| David J. Crowley | Board of Directors |
| Frank R. Brown | Board of Directors |
| Kent D. Cauley | Board of Directors |
| Robert J. Proffit | Board of Directors |
| Steven A. Wenster | Board of Directors |
| William R. Ziegler | Vice Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | President | Current |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Cfo | Current |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Grey Wolf Holdings Company | CFO | Former |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Controller | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Operations Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Project Manager | Current |
Lang , William A. President and Chief Executive Officer : Prior to joining Somerset , Mr. Lang was President and Chief Executive Officer of Coast Energy Group (CEG) and Executive Vice President of CornerStone Propane GP, Inc. Mr. Lang was formerly President and COO of EnergyUSA TPC (a NiSource, Inc. affiliate), where he was responsible for managing TPC's MHP affiliate, the largest operator and developer of salt cavern gas storage, and TPC's asset management activities in natural gas. Prior to EnergyUSA, Mr. Lang served as Managing Director of Southern Company Energy Marketing, a joint venture of Vastar Resources Inc. (80% affiliate of ARCO and Southern Company). Mr. Lang served as Senior Vice President at Vastar Resources, Inc., where he managed all commercial activities covering natural gas, electricity, crude oil and natural gas liquids. Prior to the formation of Vastar by ARCO, Mr. Lang was President of ARCO Natural Gas Marketing, Inc. Mr. Lang began his natural gas career with Tenneco Gas in early 1986 as director of Marketing and Transportation Services. He participated in much of the transition of Tenneco Gas during the Order 436/500/636 era. Mr. Lang has served as a member of the Finance Committee and the Nominating Committee of, and as a Board Liaison to the Gas Supply Marketing Section Committee of, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern Gas Association. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Gas Industry Standards Board and the Board of Directors of the New England Gas Association. He served as the chairman of the Steering Committee of the Natural Gas Supply Association. Mr. Lang is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin , with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. Mr. Lang was recently appointed to a three year term on the University of Texas Engineering Foundation Advisory Council by the President of the University. Ziegler , William R. Chairman: Mr. Ziegler is of counsel to the law firm of Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLP, New York , New York . Mr. Ziegler was formerly a partner of Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLP, of Parson & Brown LLP and of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan and a predecessor law firm Whitman & Ransom, all New York law firms. He has practiced corporate, banking and securities law since 1968. He is Chairman of the Board (non-executive) of Vesta Corp., a stored value technology company, and of Firebird Holdings Limited, a logistics and contract warehousing business with operations in Eastern Europe, Russia and the United Kingdom, the Chairman of the Board (non-executive) and a director of Geokinetics, Inc., a seismic and geophysical company traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, a director of Flotek Industries Inc., an oil services equipment supplier traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, and a director and Vice Chairman of Grey Wolf, Inc. of Houston, Texas, an AMEX-listed oil and gas drilling company with operations on the U.S. Gulf Coast. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Board (non-executive) of Union Drilling, Inc., an oil and gas drilling company with operations in the Appalachian Basin and the Rocky Mountains . Mr. Ziegler is a graduate of Amherst College and received a law degree from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Columbia University .
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| North Coast Gas Transmission, LLC | Current | |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Union Drilling, Inc. | Vice Chairman of The Board | Current |
| EnergyUSA-TPC | President | Former |
| EnergyUSA-TPC | COO | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | B.S. In Chemical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Coo & Executive Vice President | Former |
| Ensco Inc. | Director of Marketing | Former |
David W. Wehlmann joined the Company in July 1996 as Vice President and Controller. He was promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary in February 1998 and Executive Vice President in March 2003. From November 1994 until he joined the Company, Mr. Wehlmann was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of EnerVest Management Company, L.C., a privately-held oil and gas property acquisition and management company. Mr. Wehlmann was Controller of Convest Energy Corporation, a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company, from April 1991 until November 1994. Mr. Wehlmann is a member of the Listed Company Council of the American Stock Exchange and is a certified public accountant.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Treasurer | Current |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Treasurer & Vice President | Former |
Frank M. Brown has been a director of the Company since May 2000. From January 2006, Mr. Brown has been a private consultant in the Alaskan oil and gas industry. From September 2000, Mr. Brown has served as President of Fairweather International, Inc. He served as Senior Vice President of ARCO Alaska, Inc. from 1994 until his retirement in 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Brown was President of ARCO Long Beach Company from 1992 to 1994 and served as President of THUMS Long Beach Company ( THUMS ) from 1990 to 1992. Mr. Brown was employed for 29 years by ARCO and related companies, all of which were engaged in the exploration and production of oil and gas. He served as Co-Chairman of the Alaska Highway Natural Gas Policy Council from 2001-2002.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Vice President and Controller | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Senior Vice President Human Resources | Former |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Vice President, Human Resourc | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The American Assembly | Chairman | Current |
| The Nasher Foundation | Chairman | Current |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Hercules Offshore, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Seabulk International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Greenwall Foundation | Chair | Former |
| Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| The Rockefeller University | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Harvard University | PhD | Former |
| Harvard College | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
William R. Ziegler is of counsel to Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLP. He has practiced corporate, banking and securities law since 1968. Mr. Ziegler holds directorships in several corporations, including Sarvis Incorporated, Grey Wolf, Inc., Equinox Capital, Geokinetics Inc., Flotek, Inc. Somerset Energy Co., Vesta Corp. and La Crosse Milling Company. He specializes in financial, transactional and regulatory matters, including mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, commercial and industrial financing transactions, workouts and debt restructurings, and securities offerings. During his career, he has served as a principal outside counsel to Fleet Bank (New York Region), Mutual Benefit Life (Capital Markets Group), Empire Insurance Group, Macmillan, Inc., The United Corporation, Canadian International Power Company Ltd. and the Grumman Corporation Employee Investment Plan, which held the controlling block of that company's stock. Mr. Ziegler has served as regular counsel to property casualty and life insurance companies and has participated in the demutualization of a New York State insurer. He also represents public and private energy companies and energy service companies as their general counsel and in a variety of transactional and securities matters. He serves as Chairman of Vesta Corp. and Geokinetics and Vice Chairman of Grey Wolf, Inc. In the course of his practice, Mr. Ziegler has had in-depth experience with mergers and acquisitions of public and private corporations. He has advised corporate fiduciaries which were subject to hostile takeovers and in a variety of other circumstances, including proxy contests, insolvencies and corporate reorganizations. He has represented first-time issuers of publicly traded debt and equity securities and corporations which have issued such securities to finance capital expansion and in connection with acquisitions and reorganizations. Mr. Ziegler is admitted to practice in New York and before the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke Llp | Partner | Current |
| Sarvis, Inc | Current | |
| Carrier Services, Inc | Chairman | Current |
| Vesta Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Flotek Industries, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Geokinetics, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC | Partner | Former |
| Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke Llp | Counsel | Former |
| Empire Insurance Group | Former | |
| La Crosse Milling Company | Former | |
| Capital Markets Group, Inc | Former | |
| Vesta Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Grey Wolf, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Columbia Business School | MBA in Business | Former |
| Columbia University | MBA | Former |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LLB degree | Former |
| Amherst College | BA degree in Economics | Former |
| University of Virginia School of Law | degree in LLB Law | Former |
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