What Quail Tools does

Quail Tools is an oilfield services company that rents drilling, completion, and workover equipment to oil and gas operators. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New Iberia, Louisiana, the company specializes in tubular goods and related drilling equipment, serving both land and offshore operators across U.S. and international markets. Its core offering centers on equipment rental rather than ownership transfer, providing operators with access to tubular inventory and drilling tools on a rental basis — a model that aligns capital costs with operator drilling activity and project duration.

The business operates as an asset-heavy rental provider, with its tubular inventory scale cited as a material differentiator: the 2025 acquisition by Superior Energy Services nearly doubled the buyer's combined tubular fleet, indicating Quail Tools held a sizeable share of the rental market it served. The company historically operated as a subsidiary of Nabors Industries (NYSE: NBR) and was divested to Superior Energy Services on August 20, 2025, for $625 million in total consideration ($375 million cash plus a $250 million seller note, prepaid in October 2025).

Quail Tools employed between 251 and 500 people at the time of acquisition. No standalone revenue, customer concentration data, or detailed product catalog was disclosed. The company's website is quailtools.com. As of the acquisition close, Quail Tools ceased operating as an independent entity and was integrated into Superior Energy Services' broader oilfield services portfolio.

Name

Quail Tools

Website

https://quailtools.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Quail Tools rents drilling, completion, and workover equipment, primarily tubular goods, to oil and gas operators across U.S. and international land and offshore markets. Founded 1978, headquartered in New Iberia, Louisiana.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oilfield Equipment Rental & Tubular Goods

NAICS

Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132), Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing (33313)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082)

akta.pro primary industry

Drill Tools, Bits & Downhole Equipment (IMAHAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wear Parts & Consumables (GET, Liners, Drill Bits, Grinding Media) (IMAKANAH)

Keywords

• Oilfield equipment rental
• Tubular goods supply
• Drilling tools rental
• Workover equipment services
• Completion equipment leasing

Headquarters

HQ city

New Iberia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Quail Tools rents drilling, completion, and workover equipment, with a primary focus on tubular goods, to oil and gas drilling operators. The company supplies equipment for land and offshore drilling operations, leveraging a substantial tubular inventory that nearly doubled its new parent Superior Energy Services' inventory at the time of acquisition in August 2025.

Product overview

Quail Tools was an oilfield services subsidiary of Nabors Industries specializing in tubular goods and equipment for drilling operations. The company was sold to Superior Energy Services in August 2025. The sources do not provide detailed product listings, feature descriptions, or service offerings beyond references to tubular inventory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Superior Energy ServicesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 August 2025Superior Energy Services acquired Quail Tools from Nabors Industries for $625 million (cash consideration of $375 million plus $250 million seller note). The acquisition nearly doubled Superior's tubular inventory and expanded its global reach in U.S. and international land and offshore markets. The seller note was subsequently prepaid in full in October 2025.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Basic Energy Services: A U.S. land-based oilfield services company focused on wellsite services, rental tools, and tubular services. Basic Energy directly competes with Quail Tools in supplying drilling and completion equipment to U.S. land drilling operators.
• Patterson-UTI Energy: A leading U.S. land drilling contractor and oilfield services provider with significant pressure pumping and directional drilling capabilities. Patterson-UTI's drilling services and tool rental businesses overlap with Quail's tubular and drilling tool offerings.
• Precision Drilling: One of the largest drilling rig and oilfield services contractors in North America, with a growing rental and downhole tooling footprint. Precision Drilling competes with Quail for drilling tools and tubular supply to U.S. and Canadian operators.
• Superior Energy Services: Now the parent company of Quail Tools following the August 2025 acquisition, Superior Energy Services is a U.S. oilfield services and rental equipment provider with overlapping tubular running, drilling tools, and completion services — directly comparable in product mix and customer base.
• Weatherford International: A major oilfield services and equipment provider with a substantial drilling, evaluation, and tubular running services business. Weatherford competes head-to-head with Quail in supplying drilling tools and tubular equipment to oil and gas operators worldwide.
• Select Energy Services: A U.S.-focused oilfield services company providing water solutions, wellsite services, and equipment rentals. Select Energy's equipment rental and wellsite support segments are comparable to Quail's drilling and completion equipment offerings to U.S. operators.

Broad incumbents

• Nabors Industries: Former parent of Quail Tools prior to the 2025 divestiture, Nabors Industries operates one of the largest land drilling rig fleets globally and offers a broad portfolio of drilling, performance, and oilfield services — directly overlapping in tubular supply and drilling tool rental to U.S. and international operators.
• Schlumberger (SLB): The largest global oilfield services provider, with extensive drilling, completions, and equipment rental capabilities. SLB's drilling tools and well construction segments address the same operator customers and drilling workflows as Quail Tools.
• Baker Hughes: A global energy technology and oilfield services company with a broad drilling, evaluation, and production solutions portfolio. Baker Hughes' drilling services and equipment offerings are comparable to Quail's drilling and completion tool rental business.
• Halliburton: One of the world's largest oilfield services companies, offering drilling tools, tubular running services, and a full suite of upstream services. Halliburton's drilling tools and integrated solutions overlap with Quail's equipment rental offering, although at a much broader scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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