that this article be merged into dover corporation . discuss proposed since june 2014 . dover artificial lift type public traded as nyse dov 1 s & p 500 component industry oilfield equipment and services founded 2009 headquarters the woodlands texas key people dan newman president 2 products artificial lift surface production number of employees 1700 2011 2 parent dover corporation website doverals.com dover artificial lift formerly norris production solutions 3 is an oilfield services company headquartered in the woodlands texas . the company provides products and services for artificial lift during production of petroleum and natural gas . dover artificial lift is a member of dover corporation . 4 contents 1 history 2 operations 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was formed in 2009 to merge the artificial lift and surface production companies that existed within dover corporation . 5 the history of member companies dates back to 1882 when norris rods was formed by inventor and businessman wc norris in tiona pennsylvania . 6 in 1962 dover acquires norrisseal a supplier of valve and control solutions . in 1963 dover acquires alberta oil tool the canadian manufacturer of norris brand products . 7 in 1988 dover acquires ferguson beauregard a provider of various solutions to production problems including self contained plunger lift systems electronic controllers and fully integrated remotely managed production systems . ferguson beauregard later merged with pcs when it was acquired in 2012 and the combined pcs and ferguson beauregard organizations became known as pcsferguson . 8 in 2001 dover corporation formed a segment within the company called dover energy focused on providing products and solutions that serve the drilling production and downstream markets including a presence in artificial lift technologies . in 2004 dover acquires flexbar sinkerbars a designer and manufacturer of effective weight sinkerbars and associated equipment . in 2005 dover acquires c tech design and manufacturing a manufacturer of equipment and machinery for the oilfield service industry including custom built coiled tubing units rapid rod service units flush by units and coiled tubing and rod injectors . in 2006 an artificial lift services group is formed within dover energy . in 2007 dover acquires theta oilfield services inc. specialized in rod pumping optimization software and training . 9 dover artificial lift was formed in 2009 including norris rods fergusen beauregard alberta oil tool norrisseal c tech design & manufacturing and theta oilfield services inc. in 2011 dover corporation acquires harbison fischer 10 and oil lift technology inc. 11 both companies became member brands within norris production solutions . harbison fischer serves the sub surface oil field rod pump market specializing in downhole rod pump manufacturing application and training . oil lift technology inc. specializes in progressive cavity pump systems and has over 10 field service facilities in canada the united states australia colombia and oman . 12 oil lift products include wellhead drives rod lock bops progressing cavity pumps and remote power units . 13 in 2012 dover acquired production control systems . pcs has roots in plunger lift and well control holding several patents on plungers and associated equipment . pcs also provides a suite of well controllers and automation systems and solutions for gas lift and nitrogen generation . they merged with ferguson beauregard to become pcs ferguson a member brand within norris production solutions . 14 operations edit dover artificial lift focuses on artificial lift and production optimization solutions . the company provides rod lift progressing cavity pump gas lift and plunger lift systems and is qualified to provide both discrete and integrated solutions across the artificial lift spectrum . 15 references edit nyse new york stock exchange listings listings directory dover corp . nyse.com . 1956 12 03 . retrieved 2013 07 01 . a b official magazine of the association of energy servicing companies . well servicing magazine . retrieved 5 october 2014 . http www.doverals.com dover artificial lift en gn news events news details norris production solutions changes its name to dover artificial lift1 directory . insideview . retrieved 5 october 2014 . dover s 2012 2014 vision . 5 october 2014 . retrieved 5 october 2014 . http www.npsdover.com nps en gn about us history http industrytoday.com article view.asp articleid 2427 pcs and ferguson beauregard are now pcs ferguson . oil & gas product news . 14 october 2012 . retrieved 5 october 2014 . nps production solutions for the global oil and gas industry pdf . wellservicingmagazine.com . dover acquires harbison fischer inc. financialcontent business page . retrieved 5 october 2014 . dover expands presence in progressive cavity pump market through acquisition of ... downers grove ill . oct. 18 2011 prnewswire firstcall . 18 october 2011 . retrieved 5 october 2014 . norris production solutions middle east llc oman society for petroleum services . retrieved 5 october 2014 . http www.npsdover.com nps en gn product solutions dover buys production control services for 220m . businessweek.com . retrieved 5 october 2014 . norris production solutions oil and gas network . retrieved 5 october 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title norris production solutions & oldid 708122438 categories oilfield services companiescompanies based in texashidden categories articles to be merged from june 2014all articles to be merged navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links 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