Olean Rhame, one of eleven siblings, always wanted to stand out. In 1956 he began working for his uncle at Lounsberry Pump & Supply. The business was only a hobby to his uncle, but Olean took it on as his own and watched it grow for years. He had dreams early on to buy the company but didn't quite know how to take that first step with a growing family of his own.
In 1978 Olean and Patsy Rhame risked everything and sold their house to purchase Lounsberry Pump & Supply. The company was moved from Pierce Junction, an oilfield south of Houston, to Pearland, Texas. With only an over-the-cab camper as an office and a sacrete floor garage as a shop, Rhame Pump Repair & Supply was born.
Four years later, in 1982, Rhame Pump Repair & Supply became incorporated, and a new 1500 square foot office and repair shop was built to handle the demand of new and satisfied repeat customers. Rhame repaired downhole sucker rod pumps and chemical injectors all day, and sometimes, all night. Rhame was determined to do "whatever it took" to provide customers the service that would continue to bring them back again and again.
This mission continues to be the number one driving force of Rhame Pump Repair & Supply.
Rhame has definitely seen the ups and downs of the oilfield industry and also in life. In 1995, the company lost its founder, and the family lost its father and husband due to heart problems. Although this was a difficult time, Rhame, as a family and a company, grew closer and came together to make Rhame Supply even stronger and more resistant to the ever changing industry.
Recently, thanks to loyal customers and hard working employees, Rhame Pump Repair & Supply has expanded to over 4 acres. A 15,000 square foot warehouse, repair shop, and pipe yard now sits on the same land where it all began.
With Patsy Rhame as owner and president, son Mike Rhame as vice-president, daughter Cheryl Rhame as secretary, daughter Donna Joe as treasurer, and daughter Sandy Sawyer, the family business continues to move forward with the same objective and initiative that Olean Rhame started with: To do "whatever it takes."
