We are committed to delivering outstanding value to our customers, employees and communities where we live and work.
Since our founding in 1938, Frank’s International has emerged as a recognized industry-leading global provider of highly-engineered tubular running services, tubular fabrication, and specialty well construction and well intervention solutions with a focus on complex and technically demanding wells. Under today’s leadership, Frank’s continues to build on the legacy of the Mosing family and their commitments to innovation, safety and service quality.

1938
Frank Mosing opens Frank’s Casing Crew operating out of his home on Moss Street in Lafayette, La.

1958
Frank’s designs and manufactures its first rental tool – the electric stabbing board, designed by Donald Mosing

1981
Frank’s International is formed with Keith Mosing as president and chief executive officer, as an affiliated company of Frank’s Casing Crew

2007
Frank’s achieves an industry record 16-in. casing string run in Wyoming and a 26-in. threaded connection string using the DDS™ product on a cavern well in Louisiana

2008
The Company acquires Pilot Drilling Control and adds the HI Tool™ harmonic isolation tool, drill pipe flow back tools including the Hornet™ and SuperHornet™, cuttings bed impeller (CBI™) tool and drill string torque reducer (DSTR™) tool to inventory

2009
Frank’s designs and manufactures its award-winning Jet String™ Elevator and the industry’s first 1,250-ton drill pipe tools

2010
Frank’s designs and manufactures its extended range casing handling tools and EXTENDED RANGE™ single joint elevator

2011
Donald Mosing receives the World Oil Lifetime Achievement Award. Frank’s EXTENDED RANGE™ tools receive Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Achievement award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

2011
Frank’s achieves an industry record 30-in. threaded connection string using the DDS™ product in Louisiana

2013
Frank’s International launches initial public offering. Frank’s Casing Crew & Rental Tools, LLC, Frank’s Tong Service, LLC, and Frank’s Westates Services, LLC, among other entities, merge as Frank’s International, LLC

2015
Frank’s achieves industry record for running a landing string with a combined hook load of 2,435,000 pounds

2016
Frank’s SBS 1250-BM buoyancy module spider assists in achieving a 250,000-lb. reduction in total weight

2017
Frank’s Combination Drillpipe/Casing Spider & Elevator awarded the Woefel Best Mechanical Engineering Award and featured as part of the LAGGOE New Technology Showcase

2017
Blackhawk SKYHOOK™ device awarded New Product of the Year in the Safety Barriers Category from Occupational Health & Safety magazine.

2019
Frank's Collar Load Support System for Stands (CLS-S) is named a winner of the Hart Energy E&P Special Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation.