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- Smith International, Inc.
- Country : United States
- City: Houston
- State: Texas - TX
- Address: 411 N. Sam Houston Pkwy., Ste. 600
- Zipcode: 77060
- Category: Fortune 500 Companies
- Description: Smith International helps oil and gas producers pump it up. The company makes premium drill bits, drilling fluids, and related products and, via its Smith Services unit, offers drilling-related services. Smith International's M-I unit sells fluids used to cool and lubricate drill bits and prevent pipes from clogging. M-I owns sites from which it mines some of the barite and bentonite used to make drilling fluids. Smith International's Wilson Supply business provides pipes and fittings, tools, and maintenance and janitorial supplies, primarily to oil and mining companies. The company's Smith Bits unit produces drill bits and other drilling equipment. The US accounts for about half of Smith International's sales.
- Products: Oil and Gas Equipment, Services
- Employees: 11,494