For nearly a century, Grey Wolf has been a leader of the pack, providing contract land drilling services to oil and gas companies in the United States. With 120 premium drilling rigs, the Houston firm goes hunting in regions that hold the nation's most significant onshore natural gas reserves, including the Gulf Coast.
The firm has survived difficult market conditions for the deep-drilling segment of the industry by selling off noncore assets and cutting personnel. Buoyed by rising oil prices, the company has moved into a new drilling market, the Rocky Mountains.
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Is it possible for someone who doesn't run a hedge fund or win the lottery to retire at 50 (or so)? Yes. (more) 
