Energy, Oil & Gas Issue 234 September 2026 | Page 44

J & W Services ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
been in the oil and gas service business for three generations now and it’ s a career I’ ve always been drawn to – I’ m lucky to be from Midland, and I’ m making the most of the opportunities I’ ve been given by working hard and continuing the J & W legacy,” Connor continues.
Disciplined growth
J & W offers several product and service departments, including the design and manufacture of drilling wellhead systems and penetrators, zipper manifold applications, ESP surface connectors and production trees – commonly known as Christmas trees- alongside frac valve rental and blowout preventer( BOP) rental.“ J & W provides highly engineered wellhead equipment across the full lifecycle of the well. We deliberately target all three phases- drilling, completions, and production
- and that diversity gives us stability when one phase softens. Our vertically integrated model lets us control design, quality, lead time, and cost from spud to production, which is what separates us from our peers.” This careful balance of all three aspects is a deliberate strategy rather than a byproduct of growth, and a decision that avoids overexposure to any single phase of oilfield activity while protecting it from the cyclical swings that define the Permian Basin.
Following J & W’ s initial acquisition by the Beck family on the cusp of the millennium, the company has made two further strategic investments in more recent times – namely, PFT Systems and Connectors, and Divine Wireline Solutions; acquisitions which Connor says have complemented the organic growth already achieved.“ Integrating the design
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