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Edcon power tong suspended in the derrick during a night casing run
Alberta owned · Field proven since 1994

Casing run right.Every joint.Every time.

Edcon Power Tongs is the largest privately owned casing running company in Western Canada. Power tongs, casing running tools, torque monitoring and thread services delivered by people who have been standing on rig floors for three decades.

Lac La Biche, Alberta · Dispatching across Western Canada
32+
Years in the field
60–508 mm
Casing tong range
№1
Largest privately owned in W. Canada

01What we do

The right tool for every string.

From thread prep on the rack to the final torque reading, we bring the equipment, the inventory and the experience your operation demands, and we own and maintain every piece of it.

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  • Blue Edcon power tongs staged in the shop01

    Power Tongs

    Conventional and integral casing and tubing tongs, maintained in-house and run by operators who know the connection.

    • Casing tongs · 60 – 508 mm
    • Integral tubing tongs · 48.3 – 139.7 mm
    • Integral casing tongs · 60 – 508 mm
  • Casing running tool suspended in the derrick02

    Casing Running Tools

    Volant casing running systems for top-drive makeup, with fewer people on the floor and more control over the string.

    • Volant CRT system
    • Top-drive casing running
    • Reduced rig floor exposure
  • Computer torque monitoring console on the rig floor03

    Computer Torque Monitoring

    Real-time torque-turn monitoring on power tongs and top drives, with a verified record for every connection.

    • Power tong & top-drive monitoring
    • Premium connection verification
    • Digital job reports
  • Threaded casing pipe end being lifted04

    Thread Services

    Power thread washing and inspection so your tubulars arrive at the floor clean, verified and ready to make up.

    • Power thread washing
    • Thread inspection
    • Pre-run tubular prep
  • Circulating equipment and casing on the rig floor05

    Circulating Equipment

    Circulating equipment to support your casing run.

    • Circulating equipment · 60 – 431.8 mm
  • Edcon fleet of white service trucks lined up in the yard06

    Handling & Hauling

    Handling equipment and light oilfield hauling from our own yard. Practical support that keeps the job moving.

    • Handling equipment
    • Light oilfield hauling
    • Largest fleet in our class
Casing · tubing · premium connections · thermalDon't see your connection? Call us. We've probably run it.

02The company

Built in Lac La Biche. Trusted across the basin.

Edcon Power Tongs & Oilfield Services is an Alberta owned company of local, experienced and committed people who work as a team to serve the oil and gas industry. Over 32 years we have grown into the largest privately owned casing running company in Western Canada, with the deepest inventory of tools and vehicles to match.

Our reputation was earned by attracting and developing the best people, then giving them industry-leading training and the right equipment. Our vision is simple: to be Alberta's most respected energy services company.

“High values, personal service and ethics are the cornerstone of our company as we provide for our families and our community.”

Edcon mission statement
Edcon Power Tongs headquarters and shop, a modern glass and stone building in Lac La Biche
HQ & shop · 14 Nipewon Road

Modern facility

Largest privately owned casing running company in Western Canada.

1994
Operating since
100%
Alberta owned
9
Primary service areas

03Safety is the standard

No shortcuts. No compromise.

The health and safety of every Edcon employee is of prime importance. Prevention and elimination of hazards is everyone's job, and it is the foundation our services are built on.

  • Be an industry leader in health and safety.
  • Accept no unsafe act of any nature.
  • Stay proactive. Every person participates in developing our programs.
  • Provide the tools, leadership and training to work safe, every day.
Two Edcon operators in red coveralls guiding casing on the rig floor

Our safety programs

6 active programs
  1. 01

    Workplace orientation

    Awareness training for every new hire so it is clear from day one that safety is the core of the business.

  2. 02

    Mentored field training

    Months of on-the-job training alongside senior operators. New workers are evaluated on every aspect before working alone.

  3. 03

    Job hazard assessment

    A step-by-step system to communicate the hazards of each task and the controls that eliminate or minimize them.

  4. 04

    Pre & post-job checklists

    Every vehicle, tool and piece of equipment inspected before and after each job. Deficiencies tagged and repaired first.

  5. 05

    Near-miss reporting

    Hazards tracked job-to-job, reported to the client and management, and reviewed at every monthly safety meeting.

  6. 06

    Drug & alcohol program

    Pre-employment, pre-access, random, reasonable-cause and return-to-work testing, with random testing at least 12 times a year.

Policy

We will not compromise the safety of our employees or others for the sake of corporate or personal gain.

Compliance & registries

Audited. Registered. Ready to mobilize.

Our safety program is verified by the registries operators rely on across Western Canada, so prequalification is already done before the first call.

Prequalified contractor status maintained
  • Certificate of RecognitionCERTIFIED
    COR

    Alberta Certificate of Recognition, with a health & safety management system audited annually.

  • Contractor managementACTIVE
    ComplyWorks

    Prequalification, insurance and safety documentation maintained for operator review.

  • Contractor complianceACTIVE
    ISN

    ISNetworld subscriber with up-to-date RAVS safety program verification.

  • Supply chain riskACTIVE
    Avetta

    Registered supplier with verified safety performance and insurance records.

  • Industry safety associationMEMBER
    Energy Safety Canada

    Certifying partner for COR, with crews trained to Energy Safety Canada standards.

  • Workers’ compensationGOOD STANDING
    WCB Alberta

    Clearance letters available on request for every job we mobilize to.

04From the field

Real people. Real work.

No stock photography. Every frame here is an Edcon crew, Edcon iron, on a location we have worked.

  • Crew making up casing on the rig floor
    Rig floor · casing run01 / 06
  • Operator guiding tongs onto the string
    Tong operator · make-up02 / 06
  • Red casing joints with machined threads
    Pipe rack · premium threads03 / 06
  • Crew working the catwalk at a drilling location
    Catwalk · tubular handling04 / 06
  • Operator working a hydraulic tong
    Hands-on · hydraulic tongs05 / 06
  • Operator at tong control levers
    Controls · torque in hand06 / 06
Edcon tong hand working a hydraulic tong on the rig floor

05Build your future

Bring your drive. We'll bring the opportunity.

Good work starts with good people. If you take pride in what you do and want a crew that has your back, on the floor and off it, we would like to hear from you.

  • Power tong operators
  • Casing tool operators
  • Torque monitoring technicians
  • Thread washers
  • Shop & yard
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