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Oilfield & Oil and Gas Lightning Protection
Lightning protection, bonding, grounding, and surge protection for oil and gas sites, with a focus on the Permian Basin: tank batteries, pump jacks, field buildings, shops, and control rooms.
What's Included
What oilfield lightning protection includes
Every system is planned around your structure and local conditions, with the goal of following recognized industry standards such as NFPA 780.
Tank batteries
Bonding and grounding for tank batteries, with the approach matched to the tank construction and your company's standards.
Pump jacks & wellsite equipment
Grounding and bonding for pump jacks, wellheads, and the electrical and control equipment around them.
Field buildings & shops
Lightning protection systems for shops, offices, and metal buildings on the lease or in town.
Control rooms & automation
Surge protection for control rooms, automation, communications, and the power feeding them.
Why oilfield sites are exposed
Permian Basin sites sit on flat, open ground where tanks, pump jacks, and buildings are often the tallest things around. West Texas storms can also bring lightning with little rain. A strike or a nearby strike can damage equipment, controls, and communications and shut down production.
Working within your safety program
Oil and gas sites have their own safety rules, and many have areas classified for flammable vapors. We work inside your site's safety program: we follow your permit, access, and training requirements, and we coordinate with your HSE, engineering, and operations staff before any work starts. Hazardous-area classification and electrical equipment selection stay with your engineers and electricians, and we plan our work around theirs.
Grounding in West Texas ground
Dry sand and hard caliche make good grounding harder to reach in the Permian Basin than in wetter parts of Texas. Grounding layouts may need extra electrodes, ground rings, or other approaches, and they're designed for each site. Our goal is for systems to follow recognized industry standards such as NFPA 780, along with your company's own requirements.
How It Works
How oilfield lightning protection works
Clear communication and clean workmanship from the first call to the final walkthrough.
Free Estimate
We visit your property, review the structure and your concerns, and provide a clear, no-obligation quote.
Custom Design
We lay out air terminals, conductor paths, grounding, and surge protection specific to your building.
Professional Install
We install the system with care for your roof and a neat, low-profile appearance.
Inspection
We inspect the finished system and walk you through how it works.
FAQ
Oilfield Lightning Protection FAQ
Do steel tanks need lightning rods?
It depends on the tank, how it's built and grounded, and your company's standards. For some equipment, the main focus is bonding and grounding rather than air terminals. We'll look at your site and talk it through with your team.
Can you work on an active lease?
Yes, within your site's safety program. We follow your permit, access, and training requirements and coordinate timing with operations.
Do you handle hazardous-area electrical work?
Hazardous-area classification and electrical equipment selection stay with your engineers and licensed electricians. We coordinate our lightning protection, bonding, and grounding work with theirs.
Can you protect control rooms and automation?
Yes. Surge protection on power, communication, and control lines helps protect the equipment that keeps a site running, and it works best with solid grounding and bonding.
Service Areas
Oilfield Lightning Protection across Texas
Most of our oilfield work is in the Permian Basin around Midland and Odessa, and we serve oil and gas sites throughout our other Texas regions too.
- Dallas-Fort Worth oilfield lightning protection
- Houston oilfield lightning protection
- Austin oilfield lightning protection
- Midland-Odessa oilfield lightning protection
- Amarillo oilfield lightning protection
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- Lightning protection in Dallas
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- Lightning protection in Frisco
- Lightning protection in Katy
- Lightning protection in Sugar Land
- Lightning protection in The Woodlands
- Lightning protection in Round Rock
- Lightning protection in Dripping Springs
- Lightning protection in Midland
- Lightning protection in Odessa
- Lightning protection in Lubbock
- Lightning protection in Abilene
- Lightning protection in San Angelo
- Lightning protection in Big Spring
- Lightning protection in San Antonio
- Lightning protection in Corpus Christi
- Lightning protection in the Rio Grande Valley
- Lightning protection in Del Rio, Uvalde and Leakey
- Lightning protection in Wichita Falls
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Contact
Request a free estimate
Tell us a little about your property and we'll be in touch to schedule a visit.
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