NOTE 7- DEBT

Our long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):


	Successor		Predecessor
	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
Senior notes	$	446,647	$	430,238
Revolving line of credit		—		36,500
Bank term loans		14,934		25,723
Insurance premium financing notes		—		979

Total debt		461,581		493,440
Less: current maturities of long-term debt		6,892		15,215

Long-term debt	$	454,689	$	478,225

Senior notes, bank loans and line of credit agreements

In January 2006 and August 2006, we closed on private offerings, to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, of $160.0 and $95.0 million aggregate principal amount of our senior notes, respectively. The senior notes are due January 15, 2014 and bear interest at 9.0%. The proceeds were used to fund the acquisitions of Specialty Rental Tools, Inc. and DLS, to repay existing debt and for general corporate purposes. In June 2009, we closed on a tender offer in which we purchased $30.6 million aggregate principal of our 9.0% senior notes for a total consideration of $650 per $1,000 principal amount. In connection with the Merger and based on actively traded prices of our senior notes, we increased the fair value of the 9.0% senior notes to $1,022 per $1,000 principal amount. In May 2011, pursuant to the terms of change of control provisions in the indentures governing the senior notes and as a result of the Merger, holders had the right to require us to purchase, all or a portion of such holders’ Notes. We purchased $1.8 million aggregate principal of our 9.0% senior notes for a total consideration of $1,010 per $1,000 principal amount.

In January 2007, we closed on a private offering, to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, of $250.0 million principal amount of 8.5% senior notes due 2017. The proceeds of the senior notes offering, together with a portion of the proceeds of our concurrent common stock offering, were used to repay the debt outstanding under our $300.0 million bridge loan facility which we incurred to finance our acquisition of substantially all the assets of Oil & Gas Rental Services, Inc. On June 29, 2009, we closed on a tender offer in which we purchased $44.2 million aggregate principal of our 8.5% senior notes for a total consideration of $600 per $1,000 principal amount. In connection with the Merger and based on actively traded prices of our senior notes, we increased the fair value of the 8.5% senior notes to $1,070 per $1,000 principal amount. In May 2011, pursuant to the terms of change of control provisions in the indentures governing the senior notes and as a result of the Merger, we purchased $92,000 aggregate principal of our 8.5% senior notes for a total consideration of $1,010 per $1,000 principal amount.

We had a $90.0 million revolving line of credit with a final maturity date of April 26, 2012 pursuant to a revolving credit agreement that contained customary events of default and financial covenants and limited our ability to incur additional indebtedness, make capital expenditures, pay dividends or make other distributions, create liens and sell assets. Effective December 31, 2009, we amended the leverage and interest coverage ratio covenants of the revolving credit agreement. This amendment relaxed the required financial ratios for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 and for each of the quarters in 2010. Our obligations under the amended and restated credit agreement are secured by substantially all of our assets located in the United States. We were in compliance with all debt covenants as of December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2010, we had $36.5 million of borrowings outstanding and $4.1 million in outstanding letters of credit under our revolving credit facility. The weighted-average interest rate was 7.8% at December 31, 2010. The revolving line of credit was repaid and terminated in connection with the Merger.

As part of our acquisition of DLS, we assumed various bank loans with floating interest rates based on LIBOR plus a margin and terms ranging from 2 to 5 years. The weighted average interest rate on these loans was 2.0% as of December 31, 2010. The outstanding amount due under these bank loans as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $0 and $350,000, respectively.

On February 15, 2008, through our DLS subsidiary in Argentina, we entered into a $25.0 million import finance facility with a bank. Borrowings under this facility were used to fund a portion of the purchase price of the new drilling and service rigs ordered for our Drilling Services segment. The loan is repayable over four years in equal semi-annual installments beginning one year after each disbursement with the final principal payment due not later than March 15, 2013. The import finance facility is unsecured and contains customary events of default and financial covenants and limits DLS’ ability to incur additional indebtedness, make capital expenditures, create liens and sell assets. We were in compliance with all debt covenants as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The bank loan rates are based on LIBOR plus a margin. The weighted average interest rate was 4.2% at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The outstanding amount under the import finance facility as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $11.5 million and $14.4 million, respectively.

As part of our acquisition of BCH, we assumed a $23.6 million term loan credit facility with a bank. The credit agreement was dated June 2007 and contained customary events of default and financial covenants which were based on BCH’s stand-alone financial statements. The facility was repayable in quarterly principal installments plus interest and was to mature in August 2012. Obligations under the facility were secured by substantially all of the BCH assets. The bank waived certain financial ratio covenants for the December 31, 2010 measurement period and we classified the entire outstanding balance of the loan in the current portion of long-term debt. The interest rates were based on LIBOR plus a margin and the interest rate was 3.5% at December 31, 2010. The outstanding amount of the loan as of December 31, 2010 was $7.0 million. The term loan credit facility was paid in full in connection with the Merger.

On February 9, 2010, through our DLS subsidiary, we entered into a $4.0 million term loan facility. The loan is repayable in semi-annual installments beginning April 14, 2011 and bears interest at 8.5% per annum. The final maturity date is April 14, 2014 and the loan is unsecured. The outstanding amount under the term loan facility as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $3.4 million and $4.0 million, respectively