Parker is the second-largest drilling contractor in the transition zones of the Gulf of Mexico

PARKER DRILLING Company provides drilling services on land and offshore, including drilling rigs, project management and rental tools to the energy industry.

Parker's expertise extends to every region of the world - from the US Gulf of Mexico to the jungles of Papua New Guinea and the mountains, seas and deserts in between.
Parker's land fleet of 38 rigs operates in 13 countries. The company's offshore fleet of 25 rigs consists of barge rigs in the Caspian Sea, Nigeria, Mexico and the US Gulf of Mexico.
Through project management expertise, Parker operates rigs owned by third parties and provides additional services such as engineering, logistics, health, safety, and environmental programmes, human resources, quality programmes, preventive maintenance and alliance management.
Parker subsidiary Quail Tools is a leading provider of specialised rental equipment for drilling and work-over operations, with four US locations in the Gulf coast, West Texas and Rocky Mountains.
For more than 70 years and in 51 countries, Parker has pioneered the opening of new markets to exploration and development. With a presence in key oil and gas regions throughout the world, Parker offers its customers a wide range of rigs for all types of exploration activities.
Its land drilling segment consists of 38 rigs in major international oil and gas markets. Parker is also a leading provider of offshore drilling and work-over services. The company has 25 barge rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, Nigeria and the Caspian Sea. It is the second-largest drilling contractor in the transition zones of the Gulf of Mexico.
An active part of Parker's operations is managing drilling rigs owned by third parties, often oil and gas companies, that prefer to own the rig equipment, but require additional resources to operate the rig. Parker delivers innovative, efficient solutions to customers through management of critical functions including health, safety and environmental programmes, engineering, human resources, technical training, purchasing, logistics, quality programmes, preventive maintenance and alliance management.
Quail Tools is a specialised oil tool rental company, providing equipment used in well drilling, production and work-over applications. Quail offers a full line of drill pipe, drill collars, tubing, high- and low-pressure blowout preventers, choke manifolds, casing scrapers, junk and cement mills. The company serves major and independent energy companies in the Gulf of Mexico, Texas and on the Rocky Mountains.