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86-579: The America Tower is a 590 ft (180m) tall skyscraper. It was completed in 1983 and has 43 floors. It is the 21st tallest building in the city. It serves as the headquarters of Baker Hughes . It served as the former headquarters of Continental Airlines ; it now houses AIG American General and BDO USA, LLP . The other buildings include the Life Building, the Wortham Tower, the Woodson Tower (a.k.a.

172-473: A plantation in the area. The city now known as Baytown was originally three separate towns. The first of these was Goose Creek, named for the bayou of the same name where Canada geese wintered and whose name is still reflected in the area's Goose Creek school district , whose establishment dates back to before 1850. With the discovery of the Goose Creek Oil Field , the rival communities of Pelly in

258-530: A private equity firm . In September 2020, Sterling Auxiliaries & Artek Surfin Chemicals acquired Baker Hughes' Sand Springs chemical manufacturing facility. In November 2020, Baker Hughes acquired Compact Carbon Capture, a company developing solvent-based carbon capture patents. Goose Creek, Texas Baytown is a city in the U.S. state of Texas , within Harris and Chambers counties. Located in

344-547: A common main borehole . In 1971, the company acquired Milchem , a provider of drilling fluids , for approximately $ 20 million in stock. In 1931, Max B. Miller devised a drilling mud using a white clay as a weighting material. To market the new mud, he formed The Milwhite Company in Texas. In the mid-1930s, the company mined barites in conjunction with the Magnet Cove Barium Corporation (later called Magcobar). After

430-416: A division of Aker ASA . In February 2006, Baker Hughes acquired Nova Technology Corporation, a supplier of permanent monitoring, chemical injection systems, and multiline services for deepwater and subsea oil and gas well applications, for $ 70 million in cash and assumed debt. In October 2010, Baker Hughes acquired JOA Oil & Gas BV. JOA developed JewelSuite, a reservoir modelling software. In 1990,

516-430: A dozen installations. On June 18, 2012, the strike was called off after the parties agreed to a new collective agreement. In January 2019, Baker Hughes pledged to reduce carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 50% by 2030, and 100% by 2050 from a 2012 baseline. In June 2021, Baker Hughes signed a memorandum of understanding with Borg CO 2 to develop carbon capture, liquefaction, and transportation technologies on

602-400: A drilling fluid additive to free stuck pipe that is still sold today. Reuben C. Baker (1872–1957) was a farm boy who never advanced in school beyond the third grade. He followed his brother Aaron Alphonso Baker into the oil business. In 1895, he got a job in a California oilfield driving a horse team to haul oil for drillers. One year later, he became a drilling contractor. In July 1907, he

688-472: A hiatus during World War II, the company resumed grinding operations using barite from a mine in Missouri and conducted mud sales through independent distributors. After 1956, Milwhite Mud Sales Company built its own sales network. In 1963, the company acquired Aquaness, and in 1964 the combination became Milchem . In 1972, the company acquired Exploration Logging Company (EXLOG), a leader in mud logging . EXLOG

774-550: A high-banked dirt oval race track that hosts races each year from March through October. The Baytown Sun serves as the city and urban area's newspaper. Houston television, newspaper, and radio outlets also provide coverage of Baytown as part of the Greater Houston metropolitan area . Baytown has a council–manager form of government. Jason Reynolds currently serves as the Baytown City Manager. Brandon Capetillo

860-407: A median income of $ 38,039 versus $ 25,012 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,641. About 13.0% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $ 133,900 in 2019 and the median monthly cost with a mortgage was $ 1,360. The median cost without

946-533: A mortgage was $ 422. Baytown had a median gross rent of $ 938. In 2010 the American Community Survey determined the median owner-occupied housing unit value at $ 101,700. As of 2010, the property crime rate in the community was 4.6% compared to 5.45% for Harris County as a whole. The violent crime rate was 0.5% compared to 1.03% for Harris County. Christianity is the most prevalent religion in Baytown and

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1032-528: A number of Jewish families who founded a synagogue, K’nesseth Israel, in 1930. Steel manufacturing in Baytown began in 1970 when United States Steel opened the Texas Works near the city. The plant was officially closed in July 1986, due to a poor economic climate and the decline of American steel in the 1980s. The mill was later purchased by Jindal Steel and now operates as JSW Steel USA, Inc . The city of Baytown

1118-554: A result of the 1980s oil glut , in 1987, Baker International merged with Hughes Tool Company in a $ 728 million stock transaction to form Baker Hughes Incorporated. The merger required Baker to enter into a consent decree to divest Reed Tool Company, Reed's facility in Singapore, and its Baker Lift division. Hughes attempted to terminate the agreement after Baker entered into the consent decree; however, Baker sued Hughes for $ 1 billion and Hughes shareholders voted overwhelmingly to complete

1204-414: A seismic data processing company; Seismic Resources, a provider of nonexclusive seismic surveys; and ParaMagnetic Logging, a well-logging research company. In the fourth quarter of 1997, the company acquired Heartland Kingfisher, a Canadian well-logging company. On August 10, 1998, Baker Hughes acquired Western Atlas for $ 5.5 billion in stock plus the assumption of $ 700 million in debt. The acquisition

1290-427: A small portion of western Chambers County. The three local high schools are Robert E. Lee (opened in 1928), Ross S. Sterling (opened in 1966), and Goose Creek Memorial High School (opened in 2008). Stallworth Stadium is the home for varsity football and soccer for GCCISD as well as for the annual Bayou Bowl . The stadium seats approximately 16,000 fans, making it one of the largest high school sports venues in

1376-604: A tax office at 701 West Baker Boulevard. East Harris County and West Chambers County are served by Lee College , a two-year community college. Baytown is served by the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District . Based in Baytown, the district has 14 elementary schools (grades K–5), 5 junior highs (grades 6–8), 3 high schools (grades 9–12), a career center, and two alternative centers for education. The district serves all of Baytown, Highlands, outlying areas of East Harris County, and

1462-522: A waste-to-energy plant in Sarpsborg . In 1989, the company acquired Bird Machine Company for $ 47.5 million, Vetco Services for $ 37 million, and EDECO Petroleum Services for $ 12.1 million. In 1990, the company acquired Eastman Christensen, a leader in directional drilling systems and diamond bit technology, for $ 600 million. It also acquired the instrumentation units of Tracor Holdings for $ 93.7 million in cash and Chemlink for $ 136 million in cash. In 1990,

1548-517: Is Mayor while council members are Laura Alvarado, Sarah Graham, Ken Griffith, James Franco, Jacob Powell, and Mike Lester. The City of Baytown operates the Sterling Municipal Library, which has a collection of 300,000 items. The original Goose Creek Library opened in 1925; the first county library in Texas, it was funded by the private donations of Humble Oil and Refining Company president Ross S. Sterling . The current Sterling Library

1634-532: Is also in the Downtown Arts District, and houses the Art League of Baytown. The Art League was organized in 1954 and incorporated as a Texas non-profit corporation in 1963. The gallery features works of art created by local artists. There is also a variety of gifts available for purchase such as paintings, pottery, jewelry, stained glass, photos, cards and other unique art. In the Downtown Arts District are

1720-462: Is classified as temperate grassland and marshes . The municipalities have been built on reclaimed marshes, swamps , and prairies , which are all still visible in undeveloped parts of the Galveston Bay area. Baytown is bordered by water on three sides. Along the south and west is Galveston Bay. On the east is Cedar Bayou . The city is roughly bordered along the north by Interstate 10 . Portions of

1806-699: Is home to a plethora of different arts and cultures programs such as the Baytown Little Theater, Lee College Performing Arts Center, Art Gallery of Baytown, and the Baytown Public Art Program. The Baytown Little Theater is a community theater in Baytown run entirely by volunteers. The theater has been in operation for more than 55 years and is one of the longest continuously running community theaters in Texas. The theater typically produces six shows each year from September to August, with each show giving seven performances. The Baytown Little Theater

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1892-433: Is known for their summer musical. Past performances include The Wizard of Oz and Disney's Little Mermaid. The Lee College Performing Arts Center hosts a number of theater performances, symphony performances, and art exhibits year around. The Baytown Symphony Orchestra, in residence at Lee College Performing Arts Center, performs several concerts throughout the year for the enjoyment of the public. The Art Gallery of Baytown

1978-591: Is located at the mouth of the San Jacinto River on Galveston Bay , 26 miles (42 km) by road east of Houston . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 36.5 square miles (94.6 km ), of which 35.4 square miles (91.8 km ) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km ), 2.92%, is covered by water. Baytown is located on the Gulf coastal plain , and its vegetation

2064-640: Is ranked among the most ozone-polluted cities in the United States. The industries located along the ship channel and the bay are a major cause of the pollution. Hurricanes are a substantial concern during the fall season. Though Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula provide some shielding, Baytown still faces more danger than Houston and other inland communities, particularly because of storm surge, as well as severe land subsidence in some low-lying areas of town due to excess pumping of groundwater in

2150-512: Is the largest in the United States. The Covestro (former Bayer MaterialScience) Baytown Industrial Park is the largest of Covestro's U.S. chemical processing sites producing a variety of petrochemical products. The Cedar Bayou plant , in operation since 1963, is Chevron Phillips Chemical's largest manufacturing site in the United States. It is a newer and growing industrial district which is quickly acquiring new tenants such as Jindal Steel and Power Limited and Samson Controls . In addition to

2236-650: The 2020 U.S. census , Baytown had a population of 83,701, and it had an estimated population of 84,324 in 2022. White American settlers first arrived in the now-Baytown area in 1822. One of its earliest settlers was Nathaniel Lynch, who set up a ferry crossing at the junction of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou. The still-operating ferry service is known as the Lynchburg Ferry . Other early settlers of Baytown included William Scott, one of Stephen F. Austin 's Old Three Hundred , and Ashbel Smith , who owned

2322-418: The 2020 United States census , there were 83,701 people, 26,592 households, and 18,169 families residing in the city. In 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 31.8% non-Hispanic white , 17.2% Black or African American , 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native , 1.8% Asian , 0.1% from some other race, and 2.0% from two or more races . Approximately 47.0% of

2408-553: The Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area , it lies on the northern side of the Galveston Bay complex near the outlets of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou . It is the sixth-largest city within this metropolitan area and seventh largest community (including The Woodlands CDP ). Major highways serving the city include State Highway 99 , State Highway 146 and Interstate 10 . At

2494-595: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston ’s St. Joseph Regional Catholic School. Harris County Transit provides public transportation. The Baytown Park and Ride lot is located on the western side of San Jacinto Mall . Harris County Transit also offers a bus line that runs along Decker Drive, Garth Road, North Main Street, Baker Road, and Rollingbrook Drive connecting most of Baytown's major shopping areas with Lee College. Greyhound Bus Lines operates

2580-511: The 1920s. In 1942, driven in part by the shortage of steel during World War II , the company introduced the Model D Packer, which enabled multiple completions in the same well. In 1943, the company earned the Army-Navy E Flag for its wartime manufacturing contributions. In early 1956, during one of the most successful periods in the company's history, Baker retired as President of Baker Oil Tools and

2666-587: The 1960s (see Brownwood subdivision ) by area refineries and municipalities. Hurricanes Carla (1961), Alicia (1983), Ike (2008), and Harvey (2017) were the four most damaging hurricanes to affect Baytown. The 2020 United States Census determined Baytown had a population of 83,701, up from 71,802 people at the 2010 United States Census . In 2010, its population density was 2,025.7 inhabitants per square mile (782.1/km ). There were 26,203 housing units at an average density of 802.4 per square mile (309.8/km ) in 2010, and 28,802 housing units in 2019. As of

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2752-542: The 1980s, its headquarters were in the America Tower. In September 1997, Continental announced that it would move its headquarters to Continental Center I . Continental had occupied approximately 250,000 square feet (23,000 m) in space in the America Tower before its lease expired in July 1998. In 1998 Andersen Consulting, now Accenture , announced that it would consolidate its existing Downtown Houston and suburban workforces into 153,000 square feet (14,200 m) in

2838-636: The America Tower, with more than 1,100 employees based in the space. Lynn Cook of the Houston Business Journal described this as "an astonishing number for the size of Andersen Consulting's lease." In 1999, realty firm Cushman & Wakefield moved its Houston office into the America Tower from the Wells Fargo Tower of Four Oaks Place in Uptown Houston . As of 1999 the building was 99% leased. American General Life Companies has offices in

2924-743: The America Tower. American General Life Insurance Company is headquartered in the Life Building. Ebro Foods North America Riviana & New World Pasta is in the Riviana Building. The Consulate-General of Norway in Houston was in Suite 1185 in the Riviana Building. It has since relocated in another building in Neartown. Baker Hughes Baker Hughes Company is a global energy technology company co-headquartered in Houston , Texas and London, UK. As one of

3010-475: The Baker Hughes AutoTrak rotary closed loop system. Genesis ZX PDCs followed with new Zenith cutters. In April 1992, Baker Hughes acquired Teleco Oilfield Services, a provider of directional measurement-while-drilling technology, from Sonat for $ 200 million cash, preferred stock and royalty from future sales of Teleco's "triple combo" sensors. Teleco Oilfield Services was founded in 1972 and introduced

3096-539: The Baker Hughes portfolio. Baker Hughes traces its roots to the 1987 merger of Hughes Tool Company and Baker Oil Tool Company and the company has subsequently grown via acquisitions. The Hughes Tool Company was founded in 1908 by business partners Walter Benona Sharp and Howard R. Hughes, Sr. , father of Howard Hughes , Jr. That year, Hughes, Sr. and Sharp developed the first two-cone drill bit , designed to enable rotary drilling in harder, deeper formations than

3182-647: The Baytown Fire Department, an all-professional department of approximately 140 sworn members. The Fire Department is led by Kenneth Dobson and is an ISO 1 rated agency. The United States Postal Service operates the Baytown Main Post Office at 601 West Baker Road and the Baytown Post Office "Station A" at 3508 Market Street. The "Station A" designation is a leftover from Baytown's pre-consolidation days. Prior to consolidation in 1948 each of

3268-581: The Baytown Soccer Complex, located north of Baytown at 9600 North Main Street in an unincorporated area. The complex has eight soccer fields; four are lighted and four are unlighted. Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) operates the Baytown Health Center in Baytown. The center opened on February 14, 1967. The designated public hospital is Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital in northeast Houston. Harris County operates

3354-582: The Celle engineering and manufacturing team introduced the Navi-Drill line of downhole drilling motors, which has led the drilling industry in performance and reliability for three decades. Other innovations developed in Celle include the industry's first steerable motor system, and the AutoTrak Rotary Closed Loop System, a pioneering directional drilling tool. In 1978, Christensen Diamond Products

3440-713: The Greater Houston area. The Latin Church 's Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston of the Catholic Church is the largest Christian body in the city, followed by Baptists of the Southern Baptist Convention and Texas Baptists , the Assemblies of God USA , and United Methodist Church . Other prominent religions include Judaism and Islam . The centerpieces of Baytown's economies are three industrial districts

3526-498: The Houston Ship Channel and surrounded on three sides by Burnet Bay, Crystal Bay, and Scott Bay, is both a recreation area and a wildlife sanctuary that is home to hundreds of bird species, mammals, reptiles, and aquatic species. Houston Raceway is a motorsports complex featuring National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) races and a weekly drag racing program. Established in 1988, the venue accommodates 40,000 fans and included

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3612-470: The Liberty Tower), and the Riviana Building. On July 1, 1983 Continental Airlines 's headquarters were located at the America Tower, and would remain there until relocation to Downtown Houston in 1998 and 1999. Stephen M. Wolf, the president of Continental said that the company moved its headquarters because Houston became the largest hub for Continental. During the existence of Texas Air Corporation in

3698-635: The U.S.), JSW Steel's plate and pipe manufacturing facilities, and Borusan Mannesmann 's $ 148 million steel pipe manufacturing facility. Other occupants include Exel , S&B Engineers , National Oilwell , GE Water , TMK-IPSCO , Century Asphalt , Samson Controls , and LS Energy Fabrication . As of 2006 , the largest taxpayers in the city were ExxonMobil Company, CenterPoint Energy, Verizon Southwest , Wal-Mart Stores , Inc., Continental Airlines , Inc., Valero Marketing & Supply , Car Son Bay LP, Memorial NW Pavilion Trust , Camden Property Trust , and LCY Elastomers LP. The Downtown Arts District

3784-568: The United States. Baker Hughes manufactures equipment which can also be used for industrial applications such as hydrogen production, geothermal energy resources and carbon capture utilization and storage, as part of the energy transition. The company divides its organization into the following segments: The company has acquired many legacy brands and businesses over the years, including Druck, Panametrics, Reuter-Stokes, Bently Nevada , and Nuovo Pignone in Italy. All of these entities now fall within

3870-483: The bay and the winds that it generates moderate the area's temperatures and ease the effects of the humidity, creating a more pleasant climate than inland communities like Houston. Winters in the area are temperate with typical January high of 61 °F (16 °C) and lows are near 42 °F (6 °C). Snowfall is rare. Annual rainfall averages are around or exceed 60 inches (150 cm). Excessive ozone levels can occur due to industrial activities; nearby Houston

3956-403: The city has created, all outside the city limits but within its extra-territorial jurisdiction . These districts primarily support petroleum and petrochemical processing. The anchors of the business community are ExxonMobil , Covestro , and Chevron Phillips . The ExxonMobil Baytown Complex, founded in 1919, is one of the world's largest industrial complexes. The Baytown Refinery located there

4042-614: The city to the east of Cedar Bayou lie in Chambers County . Flatness of the local terrain and proximity to the bay have made flooding a recurring problem for the area. Baytown and surrounding communities once relied on groundwater for its needs, but severe land subsidence has forced much the city to turn to ground-level water sources. The land beneath Baytown consists of layers of sand and clay to great depths. These layers were created by millennia of river-borne sediments which gradually incorporated plant and animal matter, creating

4128-480: The company also sold Totco division of its Exlog subsidiary to NOV Inc. for $ 41 million in cash and stock. In 1929, H. John Eastman introduced "controlled directional drilling " in Huntington Beach, California, using whipstocks and magnetic survey instruments to deflect the drill pipe from shore-based rigs to reach oil deposits offshore. In 1934, Eastman Whipstock Inc. was founded by Eastman and Roman W. Hines,

4214-527: The company introduced the Tricone drill bit. Through the 1950s and 1960s, Hughes Tool Company remained a private enterprise, owned by Hughes. While Hughes was engaged in his Hollywood and aviation enterprises, managers in Houston, such as Fred W. Ayers and Maynard Ellsworth Montrose, kept the tool company growing through technical innovation and international expansion. In 1958, the Engineering and Research Laboratory

4300-487: The company merged with GE Oil and Gas . As part of the transaction, the company sold a 53.3% percent stake in the hydraulic fracturing and cementing business to CSL Capital Management and Goldman Sachs ’ West Street Energy Partners for $ 325 million. General Electric announced plans to divest its stake by 2023; by year-end 2021, its remaining ownership was approximately 11.4%. In 2019, the company sold its Reciprocating Compression division to Arcline Investment Management,

4386-573: The company sold a 71% stake in BJ Services via an initial public offering . On April 28, 2010, Baker Hughes re-acquired BJ Services . In 2017, after the division suffered market share losses, the company sold a majority interest in BJ Services to private equity firms to obtain approval for the merger with GE Oil and Gas . In November 2014, the company agreed to a merger with Halliburton valued at $ 34.6 billion. If consummated, it would have been

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4472-531: The cutting edge, reducing the energy required to remove the rock. In 1996, patented ChipMaster PDCs, known for their efficiency and durability, were built on the success of the Eggbeater product line. Hughes Christensen next introduced the Genesis HCM bits for steerable motors with patented EZSteer depth-of-cut control technology. This same technology was adapted to Genesis HCR bits for rotary steerable systems, such as

4558-460: The division acquired Cornerstone Pipeline Inspection Group. In 1997, the company acquired Drilex, a provider of drilling products and services, for $ 109 million in stock. In 1998, the company acquired Western Rock Bit Company, a Canadian bit distributor, for $ 30.8 million. Western Atlas , which specialized in finding oil by mapping geological formations with sound waves and using wires to manipulate tools and gauges in oil and natural-gas wells,

4644-535: The first Baker Hughes chairman of the board in 1987. During its 80-year history prior to its merger with Baker Hughes, Baker Oil Tools had only three chief executive officers. In 1970, Baker Oil Tools acquired Lynes, Inc., which produced liner hangers and other completion equipment. In 1978, Baker Oil Tools introduced the Bakerline casing liner hanger. In 1985, the FlexLock Liner Hanger was introduced, extending

4730-601: The heavy industry in the business community, Baytown is home to the Cedar Crossing Industrial Park. With a total expanse of 15,000 acres, Cedar Crossing Industrial Park is considered the world's fifth largest industrial park and the largest on the Gulf Coast. Cedar Crossing has attracted many top-tier companies with significant operations, including Home Depot 's 755,000-square-foot distribution hub, Walmart 's 4.2 million-square-foot import center (their largest in

4816-509: The largest fracking proppants vessel for deepwater work in the Gulf of Mexico . It was named after founder Howard R. Hughes Sr. On June 11, 2012, during the annual period of negotiations between trade unions, including SAFE, the Norwegian union for energy workers, and their employer counterparts in Norway, 114 Baker Hughes employees were called to a strike action , which would have affected over

4902-440: The largest Exxon refineries in the world. Since then, many other refineries have been built in the area. Exxon-Mobil is still one of the major employers in the city and now runs over 10 plants in the area including a newly announced 2 billion dollar expansion to its chemical facilities in 2019. Following the discovery of oil nearby, the population of Baytown and the tri-cities boomed. Many immigrants arrived in Baytown, among them

4988-501: The largest merger in the history of the petroleum industry . The merger was approved by both companies' stockholders; however, on April 6, 2016, the United States Department of Justice sued to block the transaction due to concerns that the merger would affect competition and prices in the oilfield service industry. On May 1, 2016, the companies terminated the merger agreement due to the regulatory opposition. In July 2017,

5074-466: The late 1910s, and East Baytown in the early 1920s, developed as early boomtowns . The "East" in East Baytown was later dropped because it was west of Goose Creek. Serious talk of merging the three cities began shortly after World War I , but the community of Baytown was opposed to this idea. However, in 1947, the three cities finally agreed to consolidate. The citizens settled on the name Baytown for

5160-507: The local population were Hispanic or Latin American of any race. Of the Hispanic or Latin American population, the largest group was Mexican Americans . At the 2010 U.S. census, the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 62.9% White , 15.5% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 14.42% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 43.4% of

5246-511: The nation. It recently underwent a press box renovation in 2009, as well as an innovation in 2006 when artificial turf and a huge scoreboard were installed. On a campaign stop for the 1976 presidential election, President Gerald Ford attended a Robert E. Lee High School fall football game. The immediate area has four private schools. These include: Baytown Christian Academy , Chinquapin Preparatory School , Light House Baptist Academy, and

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5332-598: The new combined city. Baytown as it is known today was officially founded January 24, 1948. In 1916, the Humble Oil and Refining Company , founded by one-time Texas governor Ross S. Sterling and his associates, in developing the Goose Creek Oil Field, built the first offshore drilling operation in Texas and the second in the United States. The company later built the Baytown Refinery , which would become one of

5418-575: The partners founded the Sharp-Hughes Tool Company in 1909. The first shop to manufacture the bit occupied a 20-foot by 40-foot rented space. On August 10, 1909, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent to Hughes. After Walter Sharp died in 1912, Hughes purchased Sharp's half of the business. The company was renamed Hughes Tool Company in 1915, and Hughes, Jr. inherited it after his father's death in 1924. In 1933,

5504-633: The performance range and functionality of liner hanger systems. In 1987, the Brown liner hanger technology was merged into Baker Oil Tools. In 1992, Baker Oil Tools introduced the ZXP Liner Top Packer, with expandable metal seals, which set the stage for development of expandable screens, casing systems and liner hangers. In 1994, Baker Oil Tools introduced multilateral completion systems, which enabled operators to install completion tools and perform selective intervention work in multiple horizontal sections from

5590-451: The petroleum deposits for which the Gulf Coast is now known. The region around the city has numerous faults , many considered active, but none have produced significant earthquakes in recorded history. These faults tend to move at a smooth rate in what is termed " fault creep ", which reduces the risk of an earthquake. The one significant earthquake that has been reported in the area was

5676-418: The population. Of the 2010 population, 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were not families. About 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size

5762-485: The remainder of Hughes Tools to form Hughes Christensen. In 1993, Hughes Christensen introduced the AR-Series PDC bits, anti-whirl bits with increased penetration rates up to 100% in some applications and extended bit life as much as four-fold, compared to previous bit designs. By 1995, Hughes Christensen's Gold Series PDC line increased drilling efficiency by reducing the frictional forces that can accumulate in front of

5848-605: The result of an underground water and petroleum extraction. Baytown's climate is classified as humid subtropical ( Cfa in Köppen climate classification system ). Spring supercell thunderstorms sometimes create tornadoes (but not to the extent found in tornado alley ). Prevailing winds from the south and southeast bring heat from the deserts of Mexico and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico . Summer temperatures typically have highs near 90 °F (32 °C) though higher temperatures are not uncommon. The city's proximity to

5934-593: The roots of the Baytown Public Art Program spearheaded by the City of Baytown Tourism Division. Overseeing the program is the Public Art Visioning Committee with members from the Art League of Baytown, Lee College Art Department, Sterling Municipal Library, Parks and Recreation Department, and the Baytown Tourism Division. Baytown Nature Center , located on a 450-acre (1.8 km ) peninsula along

6020-495: The same year the company drilled the world's first relief well to control a blowout in Conroe, Texas , that had been on fire for more than a year. In 1957, Frank Christensen 's Christensen Diamond Products opened a manufacturing plant in Celle , Germany. The facility built diamond core heads and drilling bits and soon began producing stabilizers, drilling jars and other equipment. In 1977,

6106-587: The transaction. In April 2007, the company pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and agreed to pay $ 44.1 million in fines and penalties for making $ 4.1 million in " commission " payments between 2001 and 2003 that allegedly resulted in an oil-services contract in the Karachaganak Field in Kazakhstan . In 2001, the company introduced

6192-594: The tri-cities, (Baytown, Pelly, and Goose Creek), had their own post office. After 1948 when the tri-cities consolidated under the name Baytown, Goose Creek's post office became the main post office but they still needed a post office to service the rest of town so the Old Baytown Post Office became "Station A". Harris County Precinct Two operates Baytown Park, a senior citizen sports complex, at 4500 Hemlock Drive. Baytown Park includes two unlighted baseball/softball fields and toilets. The precinct also operates

6278-551: The world's first MWD tool in 1978. Teleco had approximately 1,300 employees, including 430 in Meriden, Connecticut . In 1993, Baker Hughes INTEQ was formed by combining five of the company's oilfield divisions. Petrolite was formed in 1930 from the merger of William Barnickel's Tret-O-Lite with Petroleum Rectifying Company of California (PETRECO). In 1997, Baker Hughes acquired Petrolite for $ 693 million in stock. At that time, Wm. S. Barnickel & Co. owned 47% of Petrolite. In 2003,

6364-521: The world's largest oil field services , industrial and energy technology companies, it provides products and services to the oil and gas industry for exploration and production, as well as other energy and industrial applications.  It operates in over 120 countries, with facilities in Australia, Brazil, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom and

6450-447: Was 3.32. The 2019 American Community Survey estimated the average family size declined to 2.83. In 2019, Baytown's population had a distribution of 95.3 males per 100 females aged 18 and older, and 68.2 males per 100 females aged 65 and older. In 2010 the city's population was distributed as 29.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

6536-428: Was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 48,191, and for a family was $ 45,346 in 2010, and the median income in 2019 was $ 57,765. Residents of Baytown had a per capita income of $ 26,978 in 2019, and an estimated 14.0% lived at or below the poverty line. According to 2010's census, males had

6622-422: Was acquired by Norton Co. and changed its name to Norton Christensen. In 1986, Eastman Whipstock merged with Norton Christensen to form Eastman Christensen. In 1990, Baker Hughes acquired Eastman Christensen from Norton Abrasives for $ 550 million. To receive approval from the United States Department of Justice , the company sold its Hughes Tool diamond bit business. Baker Hughes combined Eastman Christensen and

6708-651: Was dedicated in 1963. The library's space increased to 50,500 square feet (4,690 m ) after bond programs in 1975 and 1995. In addition Baytown residents are served by the Harris County Public Library system. The Baytown Police Department has 167 sworn officers and 52 support personnel as of 2014. The department provides all-hour patrol services and has many special units: SWAT, Dive Team, D.A.R.E., Hot Spot, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, Investigations, Police Academy, Bomb Squad, and others. Fire, rescue, hazardous materials response, and EMS are provided by

6794-489: Was divested from Litton Industries in 1994. In 1995, Western Atlas acquired 50% of PetroAlliance Services Company, Ltd., which offered seismic, well-logging, and integrated project services in the Post-Soviet states . In May 1997, Western Atlas acquired Sungroup Energy Services, a Canadian well logging , production testing, and completion services provider. During the fourth quarter of 1997, Western Atlas acquired Geosignal,

6880-539: Was enlarged to accommodate six laboratory sections that housed specialized instruments, such as a direct reading spectrometer and x-ray diffractometer. In 1959, Hughes introduced self-lubricating, sealed bearing rock bits. After collecting data from thousands of bit runs, Hughes introduced the first comprehensive guides to efficient drilling practices in 1960; in 1964, X-Line rock bits were introduced, combining new cutting structure designs and hydraulic jets. Hughes Tool Company acquired Brown Oil Tools in 1978. Brown Oil Tools

6966-481: Was founded by Cicero C. Brown in 1929 in Houston and patented the first liner hanger in 1937. Liner hangers enable drillers to lengthen their casing strings without having the liner pipe extend all the way to the surface. This saves capital cost and reduces weight borne by offshore platforms. Oil Base Inc. (OBI), founded by George Miller in 1942, was acquired by Hughes Tool Company in 1979, and renamed Hughes Drilling Fluids in 1982. In 1949, OBI introduced Black Magic SFT,

7052-521: Was founded in 1952 in Sacramento, California by Vern C. Jones, and had 800 employees. In November 1975, the company acquired Reed Tool Company of Houston in a $ 120 million stock transaction. In 1976, it became Baker International Corporation with almost all of its operations headquartered in Houston. In 1985, Baker International acquired the drilling fluids division of Newpark Resources and merged it with Milchem's mud division to form Milpark. As

7138-568: Was granted a U.S. patent for a casing shoe that enabled drillers to efficiently run casing and cement it in oil wells. The casing shoe revolutionized cable tool drilling by ensuring the uninterrupted flow of oil through the bottom of the casing in the well. In 1913, he founded Baker Casing Shoe Company. In the 1920s, it expanded into national and international markets. In 1928, Baker Casing Shoe Company changed its name to Baker Oil Tools, Inc. to reflect its product line of completion, cementing, and fishing equipment. Baker Oil Tools expanded to Houston in

7224-681: Was made in part to prevent an acquisition of Western Atlas by Halliburton . The acquisition added strong seismic-data operations as well as downhole wireline and testing services. In 1999, the only new seismic technology that was being introduced was the 4-dimensional seismic survey monitoring. In 2000, during a downturn in the petroleum industry , the company merged its Western Geophysical division with Schlumberger 's Geco (Geophysical Company of Norway) to form WesternGeco . In 2006, Baker Hughes sold its 30% share of WesternGeco to Schlumberger for $ 2.4 billion in cash. In 2001, Baker Hughes acquired OCRE (Scotland) Ltd. from Maritime Well Service,

7310-457: Was possible with earlier fishtail bits. They conducted two secret tests on a drilling rig in Goose Creek, Texas . Each time, Hughes asked the drilling crew to leave the rig floor, pulled the bit from a locked wooden box, and then his associates ran the bit into the hole. The drill pipe twisted off on the first test, but the second was extremely successful. Following these successful drill bit tests,

7396-446: Was succeeded by his long-time associate Ted Sutter. Baker died only a few weeks later after a brief illness at the age of 85. Although he only had three years of formal education, Baker received more than 150 patents in his lifetime. In 1962, it acquired Pressure Services. In 1963, it acquired Kobe, one of the largest manufacturers of hydraulic systems for oil well pumping. In 1964, Sutter was succeeded by E.H. "Hubie" Clark, who became

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