Oil & gas employers fuel Katy’s growth
KATY – Construction and expansion of oil and gas related companies over the past five years has produced at least 1,345 jobs in the Katy portion of Fort Bend, Harris and Waller counties, and five new facilities are slated to open in 2013.
“I-10 and [Hwy.] 99 run right through Katy, there is the Metro Park and Ride service, and Terry Hershey Hike and Bike Park,” said Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Steve Radack, “These are all things that attract growth.”
The Katy labor shed — workers employed within a 30-minute drive — tops 1 million people, according to the Katy Economic Development Council (EDC). The Katy EDC expects the labor shed numbers to rise to by about 11 percent in the next five years.
| Company | Employees | SF |
| Dyna-Drill | 500 | 350,000 |
| Weatherford | 425 | 500,000 |
| Schlumberger | 200 | 225,000 |
| Newpark | 140 | 106,000 |
| Hampco | 50 |
30,000 expansion |
Source: Katy EDC
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