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Knight Well Services, a division of Knight Oil Tools, named Bobby Crockett as general manager, where he will oversee all day-to-day operations for the division. Crockett has more than 27 years of experience in the well services business, most recently as Gulf Coast regional sales manager. Also, Randy Gibson was appointed operations manager. He will be based in the division’s new facility in Houma, La., and will oversee all operations and personnel at the facility. Gibson has been with Knight Well Services for six years, most recently as field manager. Patriot Mechanical Handling Inc. has named Charles “Pat” Patrick as VP of products and rig packages. He brings over 30 years of equipment experience. Before joining Patriot, Patrick worked for Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc. and also served as chairman of the IADC Maintenance Committee. Kal Karmous has joined the company as VP of operations.