Segment Reporting Level 1 (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

SEGMENT REPORTING

We operate our business in three reportable segments:  (1) Reservoir Description, (2) Production Enhancement and (3) Reservoir Management.  These business segments provide different services and utilize different technologies.

• Reservoir Description: Encompasses the characterization of petroleum reservoir rock, fluid and gas samples. We provide analytical and field services to characterize properties of crude oil and petroleum products to the oil and gas industry.

• Production Enhancement: Includes products and services relating to reservoir well completions, perforations, stimulations and production. We provide integrated services to evaluate the effectiveness of well completions and to develop solutions aimed at increasing the effectiveness of enhanced oil recovery projects.

• Reservoir Management: Combines and integrates information from reservoir description and production enhancement services to increase production and improve recovery of oil and gas from our clients' reservoirs.

Results for these business segments are presented below.  We use the same accounting policies to prepare our business segment results as are used to prepare our Consolidated Financial Statements.  We evaluate performance based on income or loss before income tax, interest and other non-operating income (expense). All interest and other non-operating income (expense) is attributable to the Corporate & Other area and is not allocated to specific business segments. Summarized financial information concerning our segments is shown in the following table (in thousands):

(Unaudited)	Reservoir Description		Production Enhancement		Reservoir Management		Corporate & Other 1			Consolidated
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenues from unaffiliated customers	$	126,462	$	99,547	$	20,997	$	—		$	247,006
Inter-segment revenues	760		615		785		(2,160		)	—
Segment operating income (loss)	38,076		29,564		7,113		(2,627		)	72,126
Total assets (at end of period)	279,823		246,837		24,756		71,257			622,673
Capital expenditures	3,667		2,426		29		1,475			7,597
Depreciation and amortization	3,445		902		175		555			5,077
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
Revenues from unaffiliated customers	$	118,758	$	88,787	$	18,240	$	—		$	225,785
Inter-segment revenues	447		357		595		(1,399		)	—
Segment operating income (loss)	26,629		24,500		7,307		(633		)	57,803
Total assets (at end of period)	272,298		208,114		19,146		52,675			552,233
Capital expenditures	4,079		2,499		284		743			7,605
Depreciation and amortization	3,517		1,578		169		541			5,805
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenues from unaffiliated customers	$	242,568	$	196,280	$	42,349	$	—		$	481,197
Inter-segment revenues	1,296		1,083		804		(3,183		)	—
Segment operating income (loss)	70,491		63,095		15,028		(2,582		)	146,032
Total assets	279,823		246,837		24,756		71,257			622,673
Capital expenditures	6,146		4,268		440		4,040			14,894
Depreciation and amortization	6,992		2,500		342		1,126			10,960
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
Revenues from unaffiliated customers	$	226,379	$	170,885	$	35,254	$	—		$	432,518
Inter-segment revenues	816		665		954		(2,435		)	—
Segment operating income (loss)	53,067		47,762		13,971		(498		)	114,302
Total assets	272,298		208,114		19,146		52,675			552,233
Capital expenditures	7,382		3,303		391		908			11,984
Depreciation and amortization	6,999		3,217		349		1,071			11,636

(1) "Corporate & Other" represents those items that are not directly related to a particular segment and eliminations.