Schlumberger -- the world's largest oilfield services company -- is building a large office and manufacturing facility in far west Oklahoma City for it's PathFinder division.

PathFinder makes tools which are used to steer horizontal wells, an increasingly common strategy in oilfields.

When contacted, Schlumberger corporate communications issued the following statement: "No details on this facility are being released at the moment."

However, the location of at the southwest corner of NW 10th and Sara Road is already being cleared and we have obtained construction plans shown below. A building permit application was filed in June for $17 million for a combination of offices and manufacturing facilities. Building permits do not include the cost of land or furniture, fixtures and equipment, which can often double the total cost of a project.

The facility will sit on 40 acres with 22 acres being dedicated for this facility. The plans show a "future drive" to link to the remaining acreage to the east, presumably for expansion at a later date.

The plans also show approximately 200 parking spaces (with expansion of parking also shown) and 200 lockers; based on the size of the facility it will likely employ approximately 150 with the capacity for significantly more. Presently, Schlumberger has a small amount of employees in Oklahoma City at two different locations.

Oklahoma City continues to see substantial construction and employment around oilfield services. There are many smaller companies located in this same general area and the new Baker Hughes Campus was recently announced at Broadway Extension and the Kilpatrick Turnpike.

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PathFinder Facility in Katy, Texas (front building and parking lot very similar to first phase of OKC plans):