Inspection Oilfield Services

What Inspection Oilfield Services does

Inspection Oilfield Services (IOS), operating through IOS/PCI, LLC and Precision Pipe Rentals, LLC, is a US-based private oilfield services company headquartered in Houston (Channelview), Texas, providing non-destructive testing, inspection, refurbishment, threading, and storage services for tubular products used in oil and gas drilling, production, and distribution. The company's service portfolio spans mobile and fixed-plant inspection of casing, tubing, drill pipe, and bottom-hole assemblies, using electromagnetic inspection (EMI), ultrasonic testing (UT), magnetic particle, dye penetrant, special end-area (SEA), drifting, and visual methods. It also offers pipe refurbishing (cleaning, coating, refacing, hardbanding, straightening) for used drill pipe up to 10 inches in diameter, API and proprietary-licensed CNC threading for pipe from 2 3/8 to 13 5/8 inches, and pipe storage across more than 750 acres in at least eight states with BNSF and Union Pacific rail-spur access.

The proprietary platform underpinning all field and plant activity is the TITAN Tablet Inspection System, which digitally logs inspection results at any location, provides 24/7 secure customer access to reports and invoices, supports PDF/XLS export and custom reporting, and includes built-in damage-trend analysis. Services are delivered through a 24/7 mobile inspection fleet and at fixed plants in Channelview TX, Leming TX, Morgantown WV, Casper WY, and additional storage locations in Kimball NE, Watford City ND, Midland TX, Youngsville LA, El Reno OK, and Woodward OK. IOS certified inspectors follow OSHA guidelines and Hazmat PPE standards, and the company's primary customers are oil and gas operators and drilling contractors (with secondary segments in pipe manufacturers/distributors, machine shops, and rental tool companies).

The business model is professional services revenue: pricing is quote-based per project or service agreement and not publicly disclosed, with revenue generated through inspection engagements, refurbishing and refurbishment work, CNC threading and accessory fabrication contracts, storage and inventory management (operated under Precision Pipe Rentals, LLC), and on-site mobile service calls. GTM is enterprise field sales with mobile service crews reaching oil and gas operators, drilling contractors, and distributors across major US basins; no reseller, distributor, or API product surface is used. The company has 501-1000 employees and reports 30+ years of industry experience, with its only documented external capital event being a 2012 financing from Patriot Capital.

Name

Inspection Oilfield Services

Legal name

IOS/PCI, LLC and Precision Pipe Rentals, LLC

Website

https://iosinspection.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Inspection Oilfield Services is a US-based private oilfield services company providing non-destructive testing, inspection, refurbishment, CNC threading, and storage of tubular products for oil and gas operators, drilling contractors, manufacturers, and rental tool companies across more than ten facilities and 750+ acres of capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oilfield Tubular Inspection & Management Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Mining (213), Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Inspection, Integrity & Testing Services (NDT, Well Integrity, Corrosion, QA/QC) (EUALABAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Well Construction & Completion Services (Cementing, Casing, Tubular Running) (EUALABAC)

Keywords

• Tubular inspection services
• Non-destructive testing
• Oilfield pipe refurbishing
• CNC pipe threading
• Tubular storage management

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Inspection Services: Non-destructive testing and inspection services for tubular products including drill pipe, casing, tubing, and BHA tools. Services include EMI, ultrasonic testing, visual inspection, and specialized end-area inspection. Delivered at fixed locations and via mobile crews 24/7.
2. Pipe Refurbishing and Repair: Comprehensive pipe refurbishing including cleaning, coating, refacing, hardbanding, and straightening services for used drill pipe up to 10 inches in diameter. Mobile and in-plant services available.
3. CNC Threading Services: API and proprietary licensed CNC threading services for new and used pipe from 2 3/8 inches to 13 5/8 inches. Includes premium threading, accessory fabrication, beveling, bucking, and hydrotesting.
4. Pipe Storage Services: Storage services for tubular assets at multiple plant locations across the US. Includes inventory management, tally services, and BNSF/UP rail spur access for logistics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Inspection Oilfield Services provides non-destructive testing, inspection, refurbishment, CNC threading, and storage services for oilfield tubular products including drill pipe, casing, tubing, and BHA tools. Services are delivered through fixed plant locations and a 24/7 mobile service fleet, with inspection results captured via the proprietary TITAN Tablet Inspection System.

Product overview

Inspection Oilfield Services (IOS) is an oilfield services company offering a portfolio of integrated tubular inspection, refurbishment, and management services for the oil and gas industry. The core product is the proprietary TITAN Tablet Inspection System, which serves as the central platform for logging inspection results, generating reports, and analyzing data. This platform is complemented by a suite of service offerings including: Mobile Inspection Services (24/7 inspection crews), Drill Pipe Inspection (EMI, UT, magnetic particle, dye penetrant testing), Casing and Tubing services, CNC Threading Services (API and proprietary licensed for 2 3/8" to 13 5/8" pipe), Hardbanding Services, Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) inspection, ID/OD Tubular Cleaning Services, Pipe Refurbishing Services (straightening, refacing, cleaning, coating), Pipe Storage Services (750+ acres across 8 locations), and Clean Visual & Drift (CVD) inspections. Services are available both in-plant and via mobile units operating 24/7. The company follows OSHA guidelines and Hazmat PPE standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TITAN Tablet Inspection System: Proprietary inspection system that logs critical inspection results from any location, providing 24/7 secure access to inspection reports, invoices, and documentation.

Products and services

• TITAN Tablet Inspection System Proprietary tablet-based inspection platform that logs critical inspection results from any location and provides customers with 24/7 secure access to inspection reports, invoices, and supporting documentation including pictures. Includes flexible billing, downloadable PDF/XLS reports, custom reporting, and a built-in data analysis tool for reviewing inspection results and damage trends. Used by oil and gas operators, drilling contractors, and distributors.
• Pipe Storage Services Storage services for tubular assets across multiple US plant locations (Kimball NE, Watford City ND, Leming TX, Channelview TX, Midland TX, Youngsville LA, El Reno OK, Woodward OK) totaling 750+ acres. Includes inventory management, tally of inbound/outbound pipe shipments, unbundling and categorizing customer pipe, visual receiving inspection, and BNSF/UP rail spur access for logistics.
• Mobile Inspection Services 24/7 mobile inspection crews, vehicles, and equipment performing on-site inspection of casing, tubing, drill pipe, and drill tools. Services include API Full-Length Drifting, Electromagnetic Inspection (EMI), Hardbanding, Liquid Penetrant Inspection, Magnetic Particle Inspection, Special End Area (SEA) Inspection, Straightening, and Thread Cleaning.
• ID / OD Tubular Cleaning Services Cleaning services for used drill pipe up to 10 inches in diameter, removing loose internal coating, scale, and debris from the ID or OD of casing and tubing. Includes optional internal corrosion inhibitor coating. Methods include OD Brush, ID Rattle, and ID Hydro Blast.
• Casing and Tubing Services Inspection and refurbishment services for casing, production tubing, frac tubing, and workover strings. Includes API Full Length Drifting, bevel/de-dent/straightening, bundling, coupling bucking, decontamination coating, dye penetrant, electromagnetic inspection, full-length ultrasonic inspection, hydrostatic testing, magnetic particle inspection, scale/paraffin removal, special end area inspection, thread gauging, ultrasonic shear-wave inspection, weld line ultrasonic inspection, and ID/OD cleaning.
• CNC Threading Services API and proprietary licensed CNC threading services for new and used pipe from 2 3/8" up to 13 5/8" diameter. Includes premium threading, accessory fabrication (marker joints, landing joints, pups, crossovers), beveling, bucking on hangers, reaming, cleaning, frac string repair, hydrotesting, perforating, saltwater decontamination, and storage with BNSF/UP rail spur access.
• Hardbanding Services Hardbanding services to protect and extend the life of drill pipe and drill tools, available for 2 3/8" to 8" tubulars using most wires in the market. Mobile units complete work at customer sites. Includes plasma cutout and in-house or portable equipment options for drill collars and drill pipe.
• Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) Inspection 24/7 on-site Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) inspections providing cleaning, inspection, and minor field repairs to reduce costly trucking bills. Services include Category 2 and Category 3-5 inspections, and sandpaper refacing.
• Drill Pipe Inspection Professional inspection services for BHA tools, drill pipe, heavyweight drill pipe (HWDP), and tubing. IOS-certified inspectors examine tubular body and connections for imperfections and wall loss using EMI equipment. Methods include Full-Length EMI, Full-Length Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Special End-Area (SEA), Drifting, Hardness Testing, Magnetic Particle, Dye Penetrant, Visual Inspection, Magnetic Hot Spot Testing, and Thread Gauging.
• Pipe Refurbishing Services Comprehensive pipe refurbishing services for oil and gas operators, drilling contractors, machine shops, pipe manufacturers, distributors, and rental tool companies. Services include mobile 24/7 crews with refacing equipment, cleaning/reconditioning/coating for used drill pipe up to 10 inches diameter, threading, repair, storage, straightening, refacing, and hardbanding.
• Clean, Visual & Drift (CVD) Inspection CVD inspections performed at rig sites and storage yards using fully equipped trucks and trailers. Uses API certified drifts and documents reports via the TITAN Tablet System with ability to email results. Handles tubulars from 2 3/8" to 20" with certified IOS inspectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves time and money on costly trucking bills through on-site BHA cleaning, inspection, and minor field repairs
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hunting PLC: Hunting PLC is one of the closest direct peers to IOS, operating a global Tubular Inspection & Integrity Services business (TI Services) that performs EMI, ultrasonic, and visual inspection of drill pipe, casing, and tubing. Both companies serve E&P operators and drilling contractors with similar NDT methodologies, API-licensed threading, and refurbishment workflows, making Hunting the most analogous publicly traded peer in tubular integrity.

Broad incumbents

• Tenaris: Tenaris is one of the world's largest seamless pipe manufacturers and operates an integrated services business (Tenaris Services) offering pipe inspection, threading, repair, storage, and rig-site services to oil and gas operators globally. While significantly larger and vertically integrated into pipe production, Tenaris overlaps IOS directly in premium threading, inspection, and pipe management for OCTG customers.
• Vallourec: Vallourec is a major global tubular manufacturer with a services business (Vallourec Smartengo) covering inspection, threading, repair, storage, and digital pipe management. Comparable to IOS across premium threading, refurbishment, and inventory management, though anchored to its own pipe production rather than as an independent service provider.
• NOV (National Oilwell Varco): NOV is a leading global oilfield equipment and services provider with operations spanning drill string services, tubular running tools, inspection equipment, and aftermarket services. While much broader than IOS, NOV competes in drill string inspection, hardbanding equipment, and rig-site tubular services, and offers a comparable integrated services model at much greater scale.
• Weatherford International: Weatherford provides a broad portfolio of oilfield services including drilling, evaluation, and production services, with offerings in tubular running tools, casing and tubing accessories, and inspection-related services. Overlaps with IOS in tubular integrity and rig-site service workflows, though Weatherford operates at significantly larger global scale across many other OFS categories.
• Forum Energy Technologies: Forum Energy Technologies (FET) supplies products and services to the oilfield, including tubular running tools, drilling equipment, and downhole tools, with aftermarket services touching inspection and refurbishment. FET competes with IOS in select rig-site tubular service workflows and shares exposure to US land drilling activity.
• RPC Inc: RPC provides a range of oilfield services and equipment to independent and major oil and gas companies, including pressure pumping, coiled tubing, and tubular services. While RPC's tubular services segment is smaller than its pressure-pumping business, it overlaps with IOS in inspection and rig-site support, making RPC a US-listed comparable in the broader OFS space.
• Oil States International: Oil States International provides oilfield services and equipment including workover and drilling, completion, and production-related services, with offerings in tubular running tools and rig-site tubular management. It is comparable to IOS in tubular handling at the wellsite, though its product mix is broader and weighted toward offshore completions.

Emerging players

• Core Laboratories: Core Laboratories is a leading provider of proprietary and patented reservoir description and production enhancement services to the oil and gas industry, with capabilities in non-destructive testing and material analysis for tubular products. While Core Lab is primarily focused on reservoir diagnostics, its NDT and material testing capabilities overlap with IOS's inspection offerings in select industrial applications.

Others

• DistributionNOW: DistributionNOW is one of the largest distributors of energy and industrial products, including OCTG pipe, tubular products, and related supplies to oil and gas operators. It is adjacent to IOS rather than a direct competitor—DistributionNOW moves pipe through supply chains while IOS services the pipe itself—but the two share customer relationships in E&P tubular procurement and inventory management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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