Superior Drilling Products, Inc. to Supply Baker Hughes With Strider Drill String Oscillation System

VERNAL, Utah, Jan. 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Superior Drilling Products, Inc. (NYSE MKT:SDPI) (“SDP” or the “Company”), a provider of drilling products for the oil, natural gas and mining services industries, announced today that it reached an agreement to supply the Company’s Strider Drill String Oscillation System ("Strider") and related services to Baker Hughes, a leading global supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems.  The Strider utilizes its unique patent-pending design to reduce drill string friction on horizontal wells, resulting in improved rates of penetration and cost savings.  Its revolutionary engineering provides a cost effective alternative to conventional downhole vibration tools.    

Troy Meier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SDP, commented, “This expanded relationship  with Baker Hughes is a testament of the capability of the Strider and provides us an excellent, established sales channel for getting the Strider to market and on more wells, faster.  This is a very exciting time for Superior Drilling as we prove out our technologies which enable operators to reduce costs and improve their oil and natural gas well drilling efficiencies.”

He concluded, “We have had extremely positive reaction by customers since the introduction of Strider in the second half of 2015.  We expect that rentals of the Strider and our Drill N Ream^® can continue to grow, even in this challenging market, as more service companies and operators realize the significant savings realized and efficiencies gained from the productivity enhancements these technologies offer."  

Tool shipments associated with the agreement are expected to begin during the first quarter of 2016.  The agreement has no set expiration date or minimum shipment requirement.  It will remain in force until it is canceled by either SDP or Baker Hughes, as stipulated in the agreement.

Conference Call

The Company will host a brief conference call at 9:00 am ET/8:00 am CT tomorrow, Friday, January 29, to provide investors and analysts the opportunity to ask questions about the agreement. 

The conference call can be accessed by calling (201) 689-8470. 

A replay of the call will be available for approximately one week.  To listen to the archived call, dial (858) 384-5517 and enter replay number 13629645.  A transcript of the call will be posted on the SDP website once available.

About Superior Drilling Products, Inc.
Superior Drilling Products, Inc. is an innovative, cutting-edge drilling tool technology company.  The Company manufactures, repairs, sells and rents drilling tools.  SDP manufactures and markets drill string tools, including the patented Drill-N-Ream™ well bore conditioning tool, for the oil, natural gas and mining services industries.  In addition, SDP is a manufacturer and refurbisher of PDC (polycrystalline diamond compact) drill bits for a leading oil field services company.  SDP operates a state-of-the-art drill tool machining facility manufacturing for its customer’s custom products and solutions for the drilling industry.  The Company’s strategy is to leverage its technological expertise in drill tool technology and innovative, precision machining to broaden its drill tool technology offerings for rent or sale, while establishing an effective sales and logistics infrastructure through which it can provide proprietary tools to exploration and production companies and drill rig operators. 

Additional information about the Company can be found at its website:  www.sdpi.com.

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For more information, contact investor relations:
Deborah K. Pawlowski / Garett K. Gough
Kei Advisors LLC
(716) 843-3908 / (716) 846-1352
dpawlowski@keiadvisors.com / ggough@keiadvisors.com