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Reportable Segments

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Reportable Segments
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Reportable Segments
Reportable Segments
Our business is comprised of two business lines: (1) Drilling Services and (2) Rental Tools Services. We report our Drilling Services business as two reportable segments: (1) U.S. (Lower 48) Drilling and (2) International & Alaska Drilling. We report our Rental Tools Services business as two reportable segments: (1) U.S. Rental Tools and (2) International Rental Tools.
Within the four reportable segments, we have aggregated our Arctic, Eastern Hemisphere and Latin America business units under International & Alaska Drilling, one business unit under U.S. (Lower 48) Drilling, one business unit under U.S. Rental Tools and one business unit under International Rental Tools, for a total of six business units. The Company has aggregated each of its business units in one of the four reporting segments based on the guidelines of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic No. 280, Segment Reporting. We eliminate inter-segment revenues and expenses. We disclose revenues under the four reportable segments based on the similarity of the use and markets for the groups of products and services within each segment.
Drilling Services Business
In our Drilling Services business, we drill oil, natural gas and geothermal wells for customers in both the U.S. and international markets. We provide this service with both Company-owned rigs and customer-owned rigs. We refer to the provision of drilling services with customer-owned rigs as our O&M service in which operators own their own drilling rigs but choose Parker Drilling to operate and manage the rigs for them. The nature and scope of activities involved in drilling an oil and natural gas well is similar whether it is drilled with a Company-owned rig (as part of a traditional drilling contract) or a customer-owned rig (as part of an O&M contract). In addition, we provide project-related services, such as engineering, procurement, project management and commissioning of customer-owned drilling facility projects. We have extensive experience and expertise in drilling geologically difficult wells and in managing the logistical and technological challenges of operating in remote, harsh and ecologically sensitive areas.
U.S. (Lower 48) Drilling
Our U.S. (Lower 48) Drilling segment provides drilling services with our Gulf of Mexico (GOM) barge drilling rig fleet, and markets our U.S. (Lower 48) based O&M services. Our GOM barge drilling fleet operates barge rigs that drill for oil and natural gas in shallow waters in and along the inland waterways and coasts of Louisiana, Alabama and Texas. The majority of these wells are drilled in shallow water depths ranging from 6 to 12 feet. Our rigs are suitable for a variety of drilling programs, from inland coastal waters requiring shallow draft barges, to open water drilling on both state and federal water projects requiring more robust capabilities. The barge drilling industry in the GOM is characterized by cyclical activity where utilization and dayrates are typically driven by oil and natural gas prices and our customers’ access to project financing. Contract terms typically consist of well-to-well and multi-well programs, most commonly ranging from 20 to 180 days.
International & Alaska Drilling
Our International & Alaska Drilling segment provides drilling services, using both Company-owned rigs and O&M contracts, and project-related services. The drilling markets in which this segment operates have one or more of the following characteristics:
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customers that typically are major, independent or national oil and natural gas companies or integrated service providers;
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drilling programs in remote locations with little infrastructure, requiring a large inventory of spare parts and other ancillary equipment and self-supported service capabilities;
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complex wells and/or harsh environments (such as high pressures, deep depths, hazardous or geologically challenging conditions and sensitive environments) requiring specialized equipment and considerable experience to drill; and
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drilling and O&M contracts that generally cover periods of one year or more.
Rental Tools Services Business
In our Rental Tools Services business, we provide premium rental equipment and services to E&P companies, drilling contractors and service companies on land and offshore in the U.S. and select international markets. Tools we provide include standard and heavy-weight drill pipe, all of which are available with standard or high-torque connections, tubing, drill collars, pressure control equipment, including BOPs and more. We also provide well construction services, which include tubular running services and downhole tool rentals, and well intervention services, which include whipstock, fishing and related services, as well as inspection and machine shop support. Rental tools are used during drilling and/or workover programs and are requested by the customer when they are needed, requiring us to keep a broad inventory of rental tools in stock. Rental tools are usually rented on a daily or monthly basis.
U.S. Rental Tools

Our U.S. rental tools segment is headquartered in New Iberia, Louisiana. We maintain an inventory of rental tools for deepwater, drilling, completion, workover, and production applications at facilities in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, North Dakota and West Virginia.
Our largest single market for rental tools is U.S. land drilling, a cyclical market driven primarily by oil and natural gas prices and our customers' access to project financing. A portion of our U.S. rental tools business is supplying tubular goods and other equipment to offshore GOM customers.
International Rental Tools
Our international rental tools segment is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. We maintain an inventory of rental tools and provide well construction, well intervention, and surface and tubular services to our customers in the Middle East, Latin America, United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions.
The following table represents the results of operations by reportable segment:
 
Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
Dollars in thousands
2017
 
2016
Revenues: (1)
 
 
 
Drilling Services:
 
 
 
U.S. (Lower 48) Drilling
$
1,215

 
$
2,085

International & Alaska Drilling
63,213

 
88,619

Total Drilling Services
64,428

 
90,704

Rental Tools Services:
 
 
 
U.S. Rental Tools
20,231

 
22,555

International Rental Tools
13,612

 
17,244

Total Rental Tools Services
33,843

 
39,799

Total revenues
98,271

 
130,503

Operating gross margin: (2)
 
 
 
Drilling Services:
 
 
 
U.S. (Lower 48) Drilling
(7,226
)
 
(8,558
)
International & Alaska Drilling
(1,785
)
 
5,077

Total Drilling Services
(9,011
)
 
(3,481
)
Rental Tools Services:
 
 
 
U.S. Rental Tools
(3,773
)
 
(3,949
)
International Rental Tools
(6,961
)
 
(5,998
)
Total Rental Tools Services
(10,734
)

(9,947
)
Total operating gross margin
(19,745
)
 
(13,428
)
General and administrative expense
(7,040
)
 
(9,781
)
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets, net
(352
)
 
(60
)
Total operating income (loss)
(27,137
)
 
(23,269
)
Interest expense
(10,870
)
 
(11,562
)
Interest income
10

 
7

Other income (loss)
530

 
2,485

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
$
(37,467
)
 
$
(32,339
)
 
(1)For the three months ended March 31, 2017, our largest customer, ENL, constituted approximately 34.9 percent of our total consolidated revenues and approximately 54.3 percent of our International & Alaska Drilling segment revenues. Excluding reimbursable revenues of $13.0 million, ENL constituted approximately 25.7 percent of our total consolidated revenues and approximately 44.4 percent of our International & Alaska Drilling segment revenues. Our second largest customer, BP, constituted 11.3 percent of our total consolidated revenues and approximately 17.6 percent of our International & Alaska Drilling segment revenues.
For the three months ended March 31, 2016, our largest customer, ENL, constituted approximately 39.2 percent of our total consolidated revenues and approximately 57.8 percent of our International & Alaska Drilling segment revenues. Excluding reimbursable revenues of $18.3 million, ENL constituted approximately 29.5 percent of our total consolidated revenues and approximately 47.2 percent of our International & Alaska Drilling segment revenues.
(2)Operating gross margin is calculated as revenues less direct operating expenses, including depreciation and amortization expense.