Canary, LLC is an oilfield services company with headquarters in
Denver, Colorado
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
. The company became the sixth largest wellhead company in the United States when Frontier Energy Group, LLC acquired Canary Wellhead Equipment Inc.
["CEO Dan Eberhart discusses newly formed Canary LLC."]
Oil and Gas Financial Journal. Jan. 21, 2013
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History
Canary, LLC changed its name from
Frontier Energy Group
Frontier Energy Group, LLC was an oil field well drilling & production service company based in Denver with offices in the various unconventional oil shale plays in the Western United States. The company provided in wellhead and slickline servic ...
, LLC in January 2013.
[ The rebranding occurred when Denver, Colorado-based Frontier Energy acquired Oklahoma City-based Canary Wellhead Equipment Inc. Canary Wellhead was founded in 1984 by Lynn Blevins and Jim Chappell, who both joined Canary, LLC as vice presidents.][Monies, Paul]
"Denver company buys Oklahoma City's Canary Wellhead Equipment."
Jan. 16, 2013
The company was formed in 2009 when CEO Dan K. Eberhart purchased Frontier Energy Group, LLC after quitting a job at a Houston-based oilfield services company.[Proctor, Cathy]
"Oilfield services expanding to keep pace with drilling."
Denver Business Journal. Feb. 1, 2013 Over the next three years, Eberhart acquired additional oilfield service companies, spending about $100 million before acquiring Canary Wellhead Equipment in 2013.[Lefebvre, Ben]
"Frontier Energy Buys Canary Wellhead."
The Wall Street Journal. Jan. 14, 2013 These acquisitions were Kodiak Testing Company in 2009; Cable Inc., Western Wellhead Grand Junction, and Hanson Hot Oil in 2010; Luft Machine and Supply Co. in 2011; and Spicer Wireline Inc. in 2012.[
When the company acquired Hanson Hot Oil in 2010, it became the largest hot oil company in the ]Williston Basin
The Williston Basin is a large intracratonic sedimentary basin in eastern Montana, western North Dakota, South Dakota, southern Saskatchewan, and south-western Manitoba that is known for its rich deposits of petroleum and potash. The basin is a ...
of North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...
.[Caldwell, Dave]
"Wild Frontier."
Minot Daily News. Nov. 29, 2010 The two companies operated as Frontier Hot Oil out of Watford City, North Dakota
Watford City (Hidatsa: abaʔaruʔush), founded in 1914, is a city in and the county seat of McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 6,207 at the 2020 census, making it the thirteenth largest city in North Dakota. Becaus ...
.["Frontier Wellhead acquires Hanson Hot Oil."]
The Sidney Herald. Nov. 16, 2010
In 2014, the company acquired American Wellhead, which operates in the Permian Basin.
As Canary, LLC, the company has 26 locations in the United States and operates in the Bakken and Utica Shale
The Utica Shale is a stratigraphical unit of Upper Ordovician age in the Appalachian Basin. It
underlies much of the northeastern United States and adjacent parts of Canada.
It takes the name from the city of Utica, New York, as it was first de ...
plays and Mississippi Lime Field.[ It has over $100 million in revenue and is the 6th largest wellhead company in the United States.][
In 2014, Canary was listed as number 1503 on the Inc. 5000 and was the tenth fastest growing private company in Denver.][Henry, Zoe]
“The 10 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Denver."
Sept. 30, 2014
References
Oilfield services companies
Energy companies established in 2009
Engineering companies of the United States