Townsend Well Control

Townsend Well Control (TWC) is a licensed OEM manufacturer and service provider of API-certified well control equipment, established in 2013. The company specializes in pressure control solutions including ram and annular blowout preventers (BOPs), choke and kill manifolds, modular control systems for frac pads, accumulators, drilling equipment such as spools, double-studded adapters (DSAs), flanges, and manifolds, as well as OEM replacement parts and elastomers. TWC is part of the TKG Energy Solutions Group, which includes Wellhead Distributors Inc. (WDI) and Tiva Technologies. The company operates manufacturing plants and stocking centers in Tomball, TX (corporate headquarters), Casper, WY (Rocky Mountains facility), and Odessa, TX (stocking center), along with a network of domestic agents and global authorized repair facilities in Australia, Germany, Egypt, and the UAE. TWC holds API 16A, API 16C, API 6A, API 16D, and API Q1 certifications. Their product designs emphasize practical maintainability, operational flexibility, and interchangeability with major OEM brands. Notable programs include a body swap program for workover BOPs that reduces maintenance downtime to two weeks or less, a PAUSE asset optimization program for long-term storage and preservation, and full OEM recertification services including 5-year API Spec 53 and API 16AR recertification.