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Volume II | Issue III | 2014

IN THIS ISSUE
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JC Fodale Energy Services
has quickly become a
powerhouse in the Eagle
Ford Shale, providing
services and expertise to
top players in the industry.
Its name recognition
speaks to customer
service, safety, and quality
of service. But when JC
Fodale rst ventured into
the Eagle Ford Shale in
2010, the company
was surprised by how
quickly the shale play
and its own business
would develop.
As a growing energy services business out of
Shreveport, La., it targeted opportunities to
expand into other shale plays. Jerry Fodale,
President of JC Fodale, recalled seeing the
potential there. Scott Tessmar, the companys
Vice President of the Texas Division, and one
other employee were also overwhelmed by the
opportunity in front of them.
We started out with just the three of us working
on an experimental job to see if the Eagle Ford
would be a place for us to work, Fodale recalled.
No way did we know what was coming. We just
happened to be in the area with a good product,
and we leveraged it by being good salesmen and
providing a good service at a good price on time.
Following that initial containment job, JC Fodale
began providing dozens of services for vendors
throughout the Eagle Ford and expansion took
off from there. Today the company employs 700
people in the Eagle Ford alone, with their main
Texas operation based in Dilley, and additional
locations in Kenedy, Giddings, and Alice.
Amidst the development of the Eagle Ford and the
companys own resulting growth and success in the
region, JC Fodale has remained focused on the core
values that have always been the foundation of its
business service, safety culture, and community.
JC Fodales service model has earned the respect
of customers throughout the industry, allowing it to
focus on ties and customers. While containment
was the largest initial component of JC Fodales
business, the company has worked hard to remain
in the forefront of the industry, offering services for
nearly every well-related process.
We work on the drilling side, the completions side
and the production side, said Fodale, from frst
spud all the way to frst sale and beyond.
Today, those services include containment
berms, a complete downhole division, including
wireline and slickline, acid tanks, frac tanks, gas
busters, frac water heaters, safety trailers, mixing
chemicals, laydown and environmental cleanup.
They also have a full feet of trucks, offer an array
of trucking services including transportation of all
equipment, hot oil trucks, vacuum trucks, bobtail
trucks and winch trucks.
But perhaps even more important than the type of
services offered is the way that JC Fodale serves
its customers. JC Fodale employees understand
the importance of the words right now to a client,
and their ability to react to that need for immediacy
has set the company apart in the industry.
Our recipe is to know what a customers needs
are, and then to provide that service to them in a
just-in-time fashion, Fodale explained.
Because work in the Eagle Ford is a round-the-
clock business, the JC Fodale team has to be
prepared to respond to a customers call at a
moments notice. Fodale likens their service
model to that of the fre department with their
equipment always loaded up and ready to go.
If someone calls, the truck has been pre-
inspected, loaded and ready to go, and we can
just jump in the truck and go, agreed Tessmar.
We can be anywhere in the Eagle Ford within an
hour to two hours maximum.
This level of service requires diligent organization,
relying on top-notch logistics planners, detailed
scheduling, and employees that are ready to
jump into action immediately. Most importantly,
it depends on employees who are prepared to
run a safe operation from that initial call to the
completion of the job.
JC Fodales emphasis on safety permeates the
companys corporate culture. From the time
Christine Fodale, CEO of JC Fodale, founded the
company in 2007, the safety of the employees,
the job site, and the environment in which the
company operates has been considered a top
priority. From the highest levels of management at
corporate headquarters to the newest feld hand,
every employee knows that safety is all-important.
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Safety has turned into more of a
culture and a lifestyle, rather than
something we just do, said Tessmar.
Whenever a new employee joins the company, they enter a 90-day
mentorship program to become fully immersed in the JC Fodale
culture, where safety practices become second nature before they
are in the feld. The Eagle Ford safety department alone employs
22 people, constantly working to ensure safety and regulatory
compliance. Additionally, three executive team members work fulltime
to track regulations, making sure that JC Fodale is always up to date
on the latest safety and environmental measures.
Instead of just reacting to regulations after they are in place, we are
responding to the changes as they happen, said Fodale. Were way
ahead of the curve, and we like to be trendsetters where safety is
concerned.
In addition to service and safety culture, JC Fodale values community
as a top priority. The company believes that its employees are its
greatest asset, and fosters a family environment where people can be
successful at work and still prioritize time with their own families and
communities. To support this environment, JC Fodale emphasizes
great relationships at all levels of the business, and gives back in the
community in ways that matter to its employees.
The team that weve built is, I think, unprecedented, said Fodale.
Even though we have over 1000 employees nationwide, we still
know everybodys name, we still know about everybodys kids, and
thats one thing we never want to lose touch with.
Attitude is everything at JC Fodale. When bringing on new
employees, the company looks for talent and experience, but also
for team players who are willing to learn. By investing in people with
a can-do attitude, JC Fodale has flled their ranks with employees
who have learned the business from the ground up, creating success
for themselves within the company. Many workers, including the 10
original Eagle Ford employees, began their careers as feld hands and
now serve in vital positions as managers, foremen and supervisors.
Eddie Chavez was one of our frst fve employees for the Eagle Ford
and is now a General Manager for the whole Eagle Ford, Fodale
shared. He started as a hand and now he runs the entire Eagle Ford
for JC Fodale. And we have tons of great stories like that.
In recognition of everything its employees do to make the company
successful, JC Fodale supports its people and their families however
it can. The company offers practical solutions to help keep workers
safe, from available employee housing on all yards that eliminate a
long commute, to a shuttle service to take workers back home to
their families after work.
We want to make sure that our employees get to work, work safe,
and get home safe to their families, said Fodale. Thats the most
important thing.
Over 90 percent of JC Fodales Eagle Ford employees are from
South Texas, so supporting the local community is a vital part of
the business. From environmental responsibility to sponsoring local
causes, the company actively supports the community.
Not only do we work there, but we live there, go to church there, and
our kids play football and baseball there, Fodale said. We are a part
of the community.
JC Fodale gets involved with the causes and organizations that are
important to its employees, from supporting participants in the annual
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, to sponsoring local school events
and fundraisers. JC Fodale partners with law enforcement in Frio
County to support safer communities for families and businesses alike.
The company donated a 2013 Ford Raptor to the Dilley police force to
assist them in their goals to keep the community safe. Another cause
dear to the hearts of the JC Fodale team is the South Texas Childrens
Home, where employees have volunteered their time and talents
by hosting cookouts, providing a much-needed supply of laundry
detergent, and inviting children without families over the Christmas
holidays to attend Spurs games in the company suite.
Giving back is one of the biggest
parts of our business, said Fodale.
When we employ 700 people, we
impact more than just those 700.
We think about sons, daughters
and cousins. However we can,
we want to make a diference in a
school, community or charitable
organization.
Built on a solid foundation of service, safety culture, and community,
JC Fodale is excited for what the next several years bring. In addition
to their operations in the Eagle Ford Shale, the company has active
locations in 10 states, with more than 1000 total employees. As JC
Fodale looks to the future, it will continue to rely on these core values
to set the tone for new business throughout the country.
I am proud of our people, our attitude, and our commitment to
excellence, said Fodale. If were going to keep growing, well work
together, do a great job and have fun doing it.
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