WFRD

Weatherford International Plc

A maker of equipment and services for the oil and natural gas industry, Weatherford International helps drill, build, and maintain wells from start to finish, with products like casing centralizers and power tongs. It began in 1941 as the Weatherford Spring Company, founded by engineer Jesse E. Hall Sr. in Weatherford, Texas, and named after that town — which itself honors Senator Thomas Jefferson Weatherford, who reportedly never set foot in the place bearing his name.