Probe is established in Fort Worth, Texas by ex-Gearhart engineers, Dwight Bloomfield and Phil Phelps on August 1, 1994 as a technology company specializing in the design of downhole logging tools initially targeted at the North American market.
Timeline Stories
Pressure Gauges
Kuster Company, seeing an opportunity to provide innovation, quality and service in the oilfield worldwide began manufacturing and marketing the bottom hole pressure gauges for which we are now globally known.
Kuster Multi-Shot Survey System
The Multi-Shot Survey System which used 6mm movie film was developed and introduced into the marketplace.
Kuster Company forms
HK Instruments incorporates to become V.E. Kuster Co. Inc.
Kuster develops new tool
The Angle Compass Unit/Photoinclinometer was developed using the hemispherical float.
Kuster is Founded
Ed Kuster began HK Instruments providing 3″ OD Single Shot survey system for directional oil drilling utilizing a spun copper float with bar magnets. The company developed and manufactured directional tools teaming up with John Eastman (later of Eastman Whipstock) who ran the tools in the field.
