Nature of Operations	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Nature of Operations	1. Nature of Operations Basic Energy Services, Inc. (“Basic” or the “Company”) provides a wide range of well site services to oil and natural gas drilling and producing companies, including completion and remedial services, fluid services and wellsite construction services, well servicing and contract drilling. These services are primarily provided by Basic’s fleet of equipment. Basic’s operations are concentrated in major United States onshore oil and natural gas producing regions located in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wyoming, North Dakota, Colorado, Utah and Montana. Basic’s reportable business segments are Completion and Remedial Services, Fluid Services, Well Servicing, and Contract Drilling. These segments were selected based on changes in management’s resource allocation and performance assessment in making decisions regarding the Company.

Nature of Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

1. Nature of Operations

Basic Energy Services, Inc. (“Basic” or the “Company”) provides a wide range of well site services to oil and natural gas drilling and producing companies, including completion and remedial services, fluid services and wellsite construction services, well servicing and contract drilling. These services are primarily provided by Basic’s fleet of equipment. Basic’s operations are concentrated in major United States onshore oil and natural gas producing regions located in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wyoming, North Dakota, Colorado, Utah and Montana.

Basic’s reportable business segments are Completion and Remedial Services, Fluid Services, Well Servicing, and Contract Drilling. These segments were selected based on changes in management’s resource allocation and performance assessment in making decisions regarding the Company.