Driven By Success
Dating back to 1928 when we first started supplying Kuster® mechanical gauges to the industry, Probe was later established in 1994 as a technology company specializing in the design of downhole logging tools initially targeted at the North American market. Probe’s patented Radii® gained market acclaim and positioned the Company as the industry’s leading independent supplier and expert in cement bond and acoustic logging technology.
In 1994, the current Probe was established in Fort Worth, Texas by a group of ex-Gearhart engineers as a technology company specializing in the design of downhole logging tools initially targeted at the North American market.
Engineering excellence, innovation and customer focus run deep throughout Probe. In our efforts to remain aligned with our customers’ needs, we typically reinvest most of our profits in developing new products and sustaining engineering.
Our purpose is to offer an ever-expanding range of intelligent solutions. We achieve this by developing new products, and by continuously improving existing products, with the most reliable technology.
In 2008, Probe sought external growth capital investment to further support our commitment to expand our core cased hole logging business into complementary product lines and to enable international market entry.
Between 2009 and 2017, Probe entered an active inorganic growth period, acquiring various businesses in the USA, Europe and Canada.
Initially, Kuster®, Sentergy, AKS, Sensor Developments, and Hunter Well Science, all continued to trade with their original entity names. Since 2018, through a concerted focus on improving efficiencies and simplifying the way we do business with our customers, we have successfully integrated all businesses under one culture, one name, one company: Probe.
The making of excellence
Turnbridge Capital Partners
In mid 2017, Turnbridge partnered with Probe’s management team to enable a majority equity recapitalization and to accelerate the pursuit of identified internal and external growth initiatives, positioning the company as a leading technology supplier across a variety of important end markets.
Hunter Well Science Merger
Probe completes a strategic merger with Hunter Well Science, Limited in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
AKS Technologies is acquired by Probe
Kuster Acquisition
With new capital investment, Probe acquires Kuster Company and brings Kuster tools in to it’s ever growing product line.
Capital Investment & Growth
Probe seeks external growth capital investment to further support our commitment to expand our core cased hole logging business into complementary product lines and to enable international market entry.
Probe is Founded
Probe is established in Fort Worth, Texas by ex-Gearhart engineers, Dwight Bloomfield and Phil Phelps on August 1, 1994 as a technology company specializing in the design of downhole logging tools initially targeted at the North American market.
Kuster Introduces K10 series of Electronic Memory and SRO tools
In the 80’s Kuster developed the first downhole electronic memory gauge to be introduced in the market. Since that time, many advancements in Electronics have lead Kuster to develop and introduce K10 series of In the 80’s Kuster developed the first downhole electronic memory gauge to be introduced in the market. Since that time, many advancements in Electronics have lead Kuster to develop and introduce K10 series of Electronic Memory and SRO tools.
Kuster enters Geothermal
Since the 1970s, the Geothermal Industry has been a very important market for Kuster Company. Since Kuster Company reputation for designing high temperature Instruments, it was only natural that the Geothermal Industry used Kuster mechanical gauges to record Pressures and Temperature in the hostile Geothermal environments.
Kuster Company forms
HK Instruments incorporates to become V.E. Kuster Co. Inc.
Kuster is Founded
Ed Kuster began HK Instruments providing 3″ OD Single Shot survey system for directional oil drilling utilizing a spun copper float with bar magnets. The company developed and manufactured directional tools teaming up with John Eastman (later of Eastman Whipstock) who ran the tools in the field.
