Arctic Oil & Gas Directory: Dowland-Bach expands to serve Texas, global markets

Dowland-Bach Corp., a subsidiary of Koniag Development Corp., said June 12 that it has opened offices in Houston and Midland, Texas, to serve the growing needs of the petroleum industry.

Dowland-Bach’s expansion into Texas provides a base from which the 37-year-old engineering and manufacturing company will service the worldwide energy industry with its customized, high-quality wellhead control solutions.

“Establishing operations in Texas enables Dowland-Bach to produce long-term benefits for our non-Alaska-based customers,” said Lynn Johnson, co-founder and president of Dowland-Bach. “It will ultimately serve to strengthen our offering to the worldwide upstream oil and gas industry.”

The new Texas locations serve as sales and support locations for Dowland-Bach’s suite of reliable wellhead safety systems, integrated control panels, chemical injection solutions and automation engineering services. The Midland office will serve the booming Permian basin and other onshore domestic activity, while the Houston location will focus on large-scale projects and international and offshore markets.

To lead its Houston operations, Dowland-Bach has hired Pat Trickett, a 22-year oilfield veteran, as its global sales manager. Geoff Wheeler will continue to serve as vice president, based in Midland.