About Us

Energy Fishing and Rental Services Inc. was established and incorporated on Jan. 6, 2005. The company officers alone have a combined total of over 84 years experience in the oil and gas industry, with 72 years of direct experience in fishing and downhole intervention.

Active company officers and experience:

Arthur Potter – President
As President and Co-Founder of Energy Fishing & Rental Services Inc. Arthur Potter has demonstrated his hard work ethics, attention to detail and high standards throughout his 41 years in the oil and gas industry. Potter’s experience includes 36 years of fishing and downhole intervention with experience both internationally and domestically. Among Potter’s many responsibilities within the company one of the most notable is assisting Dale Arceneaux with Technical Support.

Gene Rockett – Vice President/Secretary
Vice President and Secretary of Energy Fishing & Rental Services Inc., Gene Rockett has demonstrated his impressive skills throughout 43 years in the oil and gas industry, of which 36 years include fishing and downhole intervention. Rockett’s experience includes both work on offshore and on land drilling as well as innumerable fishing and tool jobs.

Energy Fishing & Rental Services Inc. currently employs 104 full time personnel, including 43 highly ex-perienced and versatile fishing tool supervisors with the expertise and knowledge of downhole inter-vention which are second to none in the industry.

Gary Wood, former president and one of the company’s originating partners, now semi-retired, contin-ues to serve the company as a key component and advisor to our sales sector. Lending his many years of fishing and downhole intervention experience and knowledge to the sustained growth and success of the company.

In addition to our full time fishing tools supervisors, Energy Fishing & Rental Services retains by written agreement, several contract fishing tool supervisors with countless years of fishing and intervention experience in cased and open hole scenarios which contributes to the company’s ability to meet any job requirements that may arise.

Domestic U.S. Operations

Alice, Texas - February 1, 2005
Kilgore, Texas – April 1, 2005
Houston, Texas – October 1, 2005
Houma, Louisiana – April 1, 2006
Bridgeport, Texas – July 1, 2007
Kilgore – Jar Division – July 1, 2008
Washington, PA – May 1, 2009
Dilley, Texas - December 7, 2010

International Operations

Drilex, S.A. DE C.V.
Hamburgo No. 213 Piso 12
Colonia Juarez
Mexico, D.F. C.P. 06600
Tel: (55) 52087148
Fax: (55) 52087861

Our service areas of operation include:

• Offshore – GOM Deep Water to OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) and Inland Bay
• Land – Drilling to Completion and Work-Over including Thru-Tubing Services