BOS:
BOS Solutions, a Calgary, Alberta-based company, is planning to rent a building across from Cloverdale in Mandan once construction is complete. It will have 6,600 square feet of shop space and 2,200 square feet of office space.The company conditions drilling fluid for reuse and offers storage options to reduce environmental impact.Interteck
A Mandan location was the choice of Intertek’s sole North Dakota employee. Intertek, an oil testing company, left it up to North Dakota native Rick Willoughby to pick a town for its Bakken shop, said Jeffrey Kaylor, a company vice president.
Intertek’s 1,800-square-foot shop on 40th Avenue Southeast is where Willoughby comes to ship out samples he has gathered from well sites to Intertek’s labs in other states.Datalog
Datalog offers geological evaluations of wells being drilled in the Bakken. As pipe is sent down a well, Datalog’s equipment gathers data for geologists to determine how to make the well most productive. Larson said Datalog employs eight people in North Dakota.
Bismarck-Mandan has the airport, the government seat and more infrastructure, making parts easier to ship, and it is easier to find property here, Leroux and Pilsner said.
The full stories were kind of insulting to towns like Williston and Dickinson, indicating they would never want their families to live in towns like Williston or Dickinson. But whatever, I don't think Williston or Dickinson have to worry too much about Bismarck-Mandan becoming competition. We all know where the real oil service companies are located. Real oil service companies for the most part, need to be in the field where everything is taking place. A few (like Datalog) can be anywhere in the United States to check log files and data. So Datalog being in Bismarck-Mandan? They could have just as well set up shop in Fargo or Grand Forks. I also hear stories that the "good" workers like engineers are located in Bismarck or Minot. In actuality, there are many engineering firms who have opend up shop and expanded in Williston and Dickinson. Oh well, everyone wants a piece of the pie I guess.
ReplyDeleteThat was my thought, also: oil service companies need to be where their customers are.
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