By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
Three local employees partnered in August to purchase the Hays assets of wireline oilfield operation formerly owned by Pioneer Energy Services.
Combined the partners of the new Midwest Wireline LLC, Tim Martin, James Rome and Dan Schmidt, have more than 50 years of experience in the industry.
Pioneer was an international company, but Midwest Wireline is completely locally owned by the three partners. They focus on the Midwest with most of their business in Kansas.
"It is our desire to continue to provide the same quality service in logging and perforating and customer service that you have become accustomed to, with the only difference being that we are now a locally owned business," the partners said in a news release.
Martin said he hoped the local ties will help the Midwest Wireline garner more business.
The business services both open hole and cased hole oil well operations.
The company offers a variety of services, including logging, perforating, mechanical services and retrieving pipe from wells.
Wireline logging is obtaining of geological or oil-related information from inside the well.
Although Pioneer laid off about five employees at the beginning of the pandemic when oil prices dropped, Midwest Wireline retained the remaining five employees on the payroll.
Schmidt said the partners hope to rehire employees as the market improves.
Martin said he believed the oil markets will continue to rebound and more drilling will eventually resume.
The business's 24-hour business phone number and personal employee cell numbers will remain the same. Their physical address also remains the same, 1846 250th Ave., Building D, Hays.
You can contact Midwest Wireline at 785-625-3858 or follow them on Facebook.