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N A T U R A L   G A S   S E R V I C E S   G R O U P ,   I N C .

A N N U A L  RE P O R T  2 0 0 7

ABOUT NGS

Headquartered  in  Midland,  TX,  NGS  main-

horsepower per unit and can be natural gas 

tains  a  rapidly  growing  rental  fleet  of  high 

engine or electric motor driven.

quality  rotary  screw  and  reciprocating  com-

pressors in the 50-500 horsepower range. At 

the  end  of  2007  our  rental  fleet  totaled  over 

1,350  compressor  units…the  largest  rental 

compressor fleet in our U.S. market segment.  

We  provide  repair  and  maintenance  services 

on our rental fleet units through our network 

of  district  offices  in  Midland,  TX,  Farmington, 

NGS  manufactures  our  own  proprietary  re-

ciprocating compressor product line. The CiP 

(Cylinders in Plane) reciprocating compressor 

is a unique and efficient, small horsepower de-

sign that is utilized in our rental fleet and sold 

to  compressor  packagers,  distributors  and 

end-users throughout North America.

NM, Bridgeport, TX, Tulsa, OK, and Lewiston, 

The  Company  designs,  fabricates,  sells,  in-

MI. We maintain rental compressor fabrication 

stalls  and  services  technologically  advanced 

facilities in Midland, TX and Lewiston, MI.

and patented industrial flare and ignition sys-

We  design,  fabricate  and  sell  highly  engi-

neered  rotary  screw  compressor  packages 

through  our  SCS  Engineered  Products  line  in 

Tulsa, OK. This equipment ranges up to 1500 

tems  through  our  Flare  King  product  line  for 

use  in  onshore  and  offshore  oil  and  natural 

gas production facilities.

Executive Officers and Directors

Stephen C. Taylor

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer 

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Earl R. Wait

Vice President – Accounting and Treasurer, 

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Jim Hazlett

Vice President – Technical Services,

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. 

Paul Hensley

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Senior Vice President of Technology

Alan A. Baker

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Former President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  

of Halliburton Company’s Energy Services Group

Charles G. Curtis

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Retired, Former President and Chief Executive Officer  

of Curtis One Inc., dba Roll Stair

William F. Hughes, Jr.

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Co-owner, The Whole Wheatery, LLC

Gene A. Strasheim

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Retired, Former Chief Financial Officer, 

Skyline Electronics Products

Richard L. Yadon

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Owner and Operator, Yadeco Pipe & Equipment

President and Owner, Midland Pipe & Equipment, Inc.

John W. Chisholm

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. 

Founder, Wellogix, Inc.

Independent Auditors

Hein + Associates, LLP

14755 Preston Rd, Suite 320

Dallas, Texas  75254

Legal Counsel 

Lynch, Chappell and Alsup

Midland, Texas

Investor Relations

Creative Options Communications

110 N. Milam Street

PMB Box 115 

Fredericksburg, Texas  78624

(972) 355-6070

www.jdcreativeoptions.com

Transfer Agent & Registrar

Computershare Trust Company, Inc.

Golden, Colorado

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Date:  May 28, 2008, 9:00 A.M. CST

Hilton Hotel – Midland

117 West Wall Street

Midland, Texas  79701

Form 10-K Filing

Earl R. Wait

Vice President – Accounting and Treasurer, 

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Headquarters

508 West Wall Street, Suite 550

Midland, Texas  79701

(432) 563-3974

(432) 563-5567 fax

www.ngsgi.com

Michigan

3690 CR 491

Lewiston, Michigan  49756

(989) 786-3788

(989) 786-5182 fax

New Mexico

3900 N. 1st

Bloomfield, New Mexico  87413

(505) 632-4566

(505) 632-1364 fax

North Texas

Bldg 107 PR 1420

Bridgeport, Texas  76426

(940) 683-5322

(940) 683-5113 fax

Oklahoma

5725 Bird Creek Avenue

Catoosa, Oklahoma  74015

(918) 266-3330

(918) 971-1818 fax

West Texas

4925 SCR 1303

Odessa, Texas  79765

(432) 617-5051

(432) 617-5050 fax

www.ngsgi.com

Offices

Headquarters

508 West Wall Street, Suite 550

Midland, Texas  79701

(432) 563-3974

(432) 563-5567 fax

www.ngsgi.com

Michigan

3690 CR 491

Lewiston, Michigan  49756

(989) 786-3788

(989) 786-5182 fax

New Mexico

3900 N. 1st

Bloomfield, New Mexico  87413

(505) 632-4566

(505) 632-1364 fax

North Texas

Bldg 107 PR 1420

Bridgeport, Texas  76426

(940) 683-5322

(940) 683-5113 fax

Oklahoma

5725 Bird Creek Avenue

Catoosa, Oklahoma  74015

(918) 266-3330

(918) 971-1818 fax

West Texas

4925 SCR 1303

Odessa, Texas  79765

(432) 617-5051

(432) 617-5050 fax

$ 19.61

$ 16.69

$ 18.78

$ 13.98

$ 19.65

$ 13.81

$ 14.81

$ 12.68

High

Low

$ 16.43

$16.69

$ 18.00

$ 22.80

High

$ 12.76

$ 12.01

$ 13.77

$ 16.57

Low

$ 39.99

$ 36.00

$ 11.85

$ 11.11

High

$ 15.67

$ 11.55

$ 9.51

$ 9.08

Low

Fourth Quarter

Third Quarter

Second Quarter

First Quarter

2007

2006

2005

Stock Data

18,269

12,114

1.01

21,739

12,278

30,437

72,489

$

$

$

$

$

$

16,076

11,472

0.66

25,935

7,588

23,536

62,729

$

$

$

$

$

$

3,789

8,481

0.52

16,184

4,446

16,609

49,311

$

$

$

$

$

$

2007

2006

2005

Cash Flow Provided by Operations

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Fully Diluted)

Earnings Per Diluted Share

Capital Expenditures–Rental Fleet

Net Income

Rental Revenue

Total Revenue

(In thousands, except for per share data)

Financial Highlights 

 
 
 
TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

OPERATING AREAS

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

For the sixth consecutive year, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) reported record results. Our total revenue 
increased 16% to $72.5 million and net income grew 62% to $12.3 million.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increased 40% between 2006 and 2007 and ran 
38% of revenue in 2007, an enviable record itself. We earned 66 cents per diluted share in 2006 and $1.01 per 
diluted share in 2007, a 53% increase. 

Our capital expenditures in 2007 were a bit over $25 million, with 98% allocated directly to growth capital, e.g., in 
support of expanding our rental compression services. Included in that amount was approximately $2 million for 
the purchase and improvement of another facility for the fabrication of rental compression units. This facility more 
than doubled the floor space and acreage available to us for rental fabrication. We also invested approximately 
$500 thousand into a significant upgrade of our information technology infrastructure. 

Stephen C. Taylor 
Chairman of the Board, President 
and Chief Executive Officer 
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

We continued to vigorously grow our rental compressor fleet and had 1,353 units in it at the end of 2007. This was an 
addition of 242 net units through the year. We have added 767 compressors to our rental fleet during the 2005-2007 
period and, according to industry reported data, we operate the fifth largest rental compression fleet in the U.S.

Our balance sheet continues to be strong. Total debt was reduced to $14.6 million at the end of 2007, a 21% reduction compared to year-end 2006. 
Our total debt-to-equity ratio decreased from 18% to 13% in the same period and we ended the year with cash/cash equivalents of almost $19 million. 
In today’s disruptive credit markets we continue to have the luxury and flexibility to grow the business in an aggressive manner. 

NGS’s diluted earnings per share have grown 45% per year compounded annually between 2002 and 2007 while our market capitalization has 
increased 72% over the same period. 

On June 30, 2007 we merged our wholly owned subsidiary, Screw Compression Systems, into NGS. While we are able to benefit from some nominal 
tax savings with the new structure, our driving force was to create one corporate entity and eliminate burdensome internal accounting processes 
required by the separation. We will retain the former subsidiary names as brand names, i.e., SCS Engineered Products will represent our custom 
fabricated sales out of Tulsa and CiP Compressors will continue to refer to our proprietary small-medium horsepower compressor frame

Again, in October 2007, for the third year in a row, NGS was named to the Forbes magazine list of 200 best managed small companies in the US. 

From a market perspective we see continued opportunity for our business.

Over 31,000 development gas wells were drilled in 2007 in the US, but the supply of natural gas is projected to grow by an average of only 3% per 
year from 2007-2009 while it is estimated that we will consume an average of 4% per year over the same period. All of the bullish factors from the last 
2-3 years continue, e.g., supply/demand imbalance, declining Canadian imports, increasing commodity prices, higher well decline rates, increasing 
capital budgets by our customers and continued active drilling in unconventional gas plays. Although there are market pressures that we have to 
contend with, primarily the increasing scarcity of skilled workers, constrained supplier deliveries and rising costs, NGS is optimally positioned in our 
market of choice and we should continue to grow steadily.

December 2008 will mark the 10th anniversary of the founding of NGS. The Company has come a long way in that short amount of time and it is 
attributable to the contributions of many, whether they are shareholders, employees, customers or suppliers. I want to thank all for their part over the 
past few years and particularly for making 2007 another record year. I look forward to continued success for our Company in the years ahead.

Sincerely,

Stephen Taylor

Chairman, President and CEO

$72,489

$70,000

$60,000

$62,729

$7,588

$49,311

$50,000

$4,446

$12,278

1,353 

(160,733 H.P)

1,111 

(129,158 H.P)

865 

(97,275 H.P)

$10,000

$7,500

$5,000

1250

1000

750

2005

2006

2007

2005

2006

2007

2005

2006

2007

Total Revenue 

(in thousands of dollars)

Net Income  

(in thousands of dollars)

Rental Unit Fleet Growth 

Number of Units (horsepower)

Comparison Of Cumulative Total Return*  

Among Natural Gas Services Group, Inc., The AMEX Composite Index and The S&P 500 Energy Equipment & Services Index  

Natural Gas Services Group

AMEX Composite Index

S&P 500 Energy Equipment & Services Index

$500

$400

$300

$200

$100

$0

12/31/02 

12/31/03 

12/31/04 

12/31/05 

12/31/06 

12/31/07

* Assumes that the value of the investment in our common stock and each index was $100 on October 21, 2002, the date of our initial public offering,  

  and that all dividends were reinvested. Historical stock performance during this period may not be indicative of future stock performance.

N A T U R A L   G A S   S E R V I C E S   G R O U P ,   I N C .

A N N U A L  RE P O R T  2 0 0 7

ABOUT NGS

Headquartered  in  Midland,  TX,  NGS  main-
tains  a  rapidly  growing  rental  fleet  of  high 
quality  rotary  screw  and  reciprocating  com-
pressors in the 50-500 horsepower range. At 
the  end  of  2007  our  rental  fleet  totaled  over 
1,350  compressor  units…the  largest  rental 
compressor fleet in our U.S. market segment.  
We  provide  repair  and  maintenance  services 
on our rental fleet units through our network 
of  district  offices  in  Midland,  TX,  Farmington, 
NM, Bridgeport, TX, Tulsa, OK, and Lewiston, 
MI. We maintain rental compressor fabrication 
facilities in Midland, TX and Lewiston, MI.

We  design,  fabricate  and  sell  highly  engi-
neered  rotary  screw  compressor  packages 
through  our  SCS  Engineered  Products  line  in 
Tulsa, OK. This equipment ranges up to 1500 

horsepower per unit and can be natural gas 
engine or electric motor driven.

NGS  manufactures  our  own  proprietary  re-
ciprocating compressor product line. The CiP 
(Cylinders in Plane) reciprocating compressor 
is a unique and efficient, small horsepower de-
sign that is utilized in our rental fleet and sold 
to  compressor  packagers,  distributors  and 
end-users throughout North America.

The  Company  designs,  fabricates,  sells,  in-
stalls  and  services  technologically  advanced 
and patented industrial flare and ignition sys-
tems  through  our  Flare  King  product  line  for 
use  in  onshore  and  offshore  oil  and  natural 
gas production facilities.

Executive Officers and Directors

Stephen C. Taylor
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer 
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Earl R. Wait
Vice President – Accounting and Treasurer, 
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Jim Hazlett
Vice President – Technical Services,
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. 

Paul Hensley
Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.
Senior Vice President of Technology

Alan A. Baker
Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.
Former President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  
of Halliburton Company’s Energy Services Group

Charles G. Curtis
Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.
Retired, Former President and Chief Executive Officer  
of Curtis One Inc., dba Roll Stair

William F. Hughes, Jr.
Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.
Co-owner, The Whole Wheatery, LLC

Gene A. Strasheim
Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.
Retired, Former Chief Financial Officer, 
Skyline Electronics Products

Richard L. Yadon
Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.
Owner and Operator, Yadeco Pipe & Equipment
President and Owner, Midland Pipe & Equipment, Inc.

John W. Chisholm
Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. 
Founder, Wellogix, Inc.

Independent Auditors

Hein + Associates, LLP
14755 Preston Rd, Suite 320
Dallas, Texas  75254

Legal Counsel 

Lynch, Chappell and Alsup
Midland, Texas

Investor Relations

Creative Options Communications
110 N. Milam Street
PMB Box 115 
Fredericksburg, Texas  78624
(972) 355-6070
www.jdcreativeoptions.com

Transfer Agent & Registrar

Computershare Trust Company, Inc.
Golden, Colorado

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Date:  May 28, 2008, 9:00 A.M. CST
Hilton Hotel – Midland
117 West Wall Street
Midland, Texas  79701

Form 10-K Filing

Earl R. Wait
Vice President – Accounting and Treasurer, 
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Headquarters

508 West Wall Street, Suite 550
Midland, Texas  79701
(432) 563-3974
(432) 563-5567 fax
www.ngsgi.com

Michigan

3690 CR 491
Lewiston, Michigan  49756
(989) 786-3788
(989) 786-5182 fax

New Mexico

3900 N. 1st
Bloomfield, New Mexico  87413
(505) 632-4566
(505) 632-1364 fax

North Texas

Bldg 107 PR 1420
Bridgeport, Texas  76426
(940) 683-5322
(940) 683-5113 fax

Oklahoma

5725 Bird Creek Avenue
Catoosa, Oklahoma  74015
(918) 266-3330
(918) 971-1818 fax

West Texas

4925 SCR 1303
Odessa, Texas  79765
(432) 617-5051
(432) 617-5050 fax

www.ngsgi.com

Offices

Headquarters

508 West Wall Street, Suite 550

Midland, Texas  79701

(432) 563-3974

(432) 563-5567 fax

www.ngsgi.com

Michigan

3690 CR 491

Lewiston, Michigan  49756

(989) 786-3788

(989) 786-5182 fax

New Mexico

3900 N. 1st

Bloomfield, New Mexico  87413

(505) 632-4566

(505) 632-1364 fax

North Texas

Bldg 107 PR 1420

Bridgeport, Texas  76426

(940) 683-5322

(940) 683-5113 fax

Oklahoma

5725 Bird Creek Avenue

Catoosa, Oklahoma  74015

(918) 266-3330

(918) 971-1818 fax

West Texas

4925 SCR 1303

Odessa, Texas  79765

(432) 617-5051

(432) 617-5050 fax

$ 19.61

$ 16.69

$ 18.78

$ 13.98

$ 19.65

$ 13.81

$ 14.81

$ 12.68

High

Low

$ 16.43

$16.69

$ 18.00

$ 22.80

High

$ 12.76

$ 12.01

$ 13.77

$ 16.57

Low

$ 39.99

$ 36.00

$ 11.85

$ 11.11

High

$ 15.67

$ 11.55

$ 9.51

$ 9.08

Low

Fourth Quarter

Third Quarter

Second Quarter

First Quarter

2007

2006

2005

Stock Data

18,269

12,114

1.01

21,739

12,278

30,437

72,489

$

$

$

$

$

$

16,076

11,472

0.66

25,935

7,588

23,536

62,729

$

$

$

$

$

$

3,789

8,481

0.52

16,184

4,446

16,609

49,311

$

$

$

$

$

$

2007

2006

2005

Cash Flow Provided by Operations

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Fully Diluted)

Earnings Per Diluted Share

Capital Expenditures–Rental Fleet

Net Income

Rental Revenue

Total Revenue

(In thousands, except for per share data)

Financial Highlights 

 
 
 
TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

OPERATING AREAS

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

For the sixth consecutive year, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) reported record results. Our total revenue 

increased 16% to $72.5 million and net income grew 62% to $12.3 million.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increased 40% between 2006 and 2007 and ran 

38% of revenue in 2007, an enviable record itself. We earned 66 cents per diluted share in 2006 and $1.01 per 

diluted share in 2007, a 53% increase. 

Our capital expenditures in 2007 were a bit over $25 million, with 98% allocated directly to growth capital, e.g., in 

support of expanding our rental compression services. Included in that amount was approximately $2 million for 

the purchase and improvement of another facility for the fabrication of rental compression units. This facility more 

than doubled the floor space and acreage available to us for rental fabrication. We also invested approximately 

$500 thousand into a significant upgrade of our information technology infrastructure. 

Stephen C. Taylor 

Chairman of the Board, President 

and Chief Executive Officer 

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

We continued to vigorously grow our rental compressor fleet and had 1,353 units in it at the end of 2007. This was an 

addition of 242 net units through the year. We have added 767 compressors to our rental fleet during the 2005-2007 

period and, according to industry reported data, we operate the fifth largest rental compression fleet in the U.S.

Our balance sheet continues to be strong. Total debt was reduced to $14.6 million at the end of 2007, a 21% reduction compared to year-end 2006. 

Our total debt-to-equity ratio decreased from 18% to 13% in the same period and we ended the year with cash/cash equivalents of almost $19 million. 

In today’s disruptive credit markets we continue to have the luxury and flexibility to grow the business in an aggressive manner. 

NGS’s diluted earnings per share have grown 45% per year compounded annually between 2002 and 2007 while our market capitalization has 

increased 72% over the same period. 

On June 30, 2007 we merged our wholly owned subsidiary, Screw Compression Systems, into NGS. While we are able to benefit from some nominal 

tax savings with the new structure, our driving force was to create one corporate entity and eliminate burdensome internal accounting processes 

required by the separation. We will retain the former subsidiary names as brand names, i.e., SCS Engineered Products will represent our custom 

fabricated sales out of Tulsa and CiP Compressors will continue to refer to our proprietary small-medium horsepower compressor frame

Again, in October 2007, for the third year in a row, NGS was named to the Forbes magazine list of 200 best managed small companies in the US. 

From a market perspective we see continued opportunity for our business.

Over 31,000 development gas wells were drilled in 2007 in the US, but the supply of natural gas is projected to grow by an average of only 3% per 

year from 2007-2009 while it is estimated that we will consume an average of 4% per year over the same period. All of the bullish factors from the last 

2-3 years continue, e.g., supply/demand imbalance, declining Canadian imports, increasing commodity prices, higher well decline rates, increasing 

capital budgets by our customers and continued active drilling in unconventional gas plays. Although there are market pressures that we have to 

contend with, primarily the increasing scarcity of skilled workers, constrained supplier deliveries and rising costs, NGS is optimally positioned in our 

market of choice and we should continue to grow steadily.

December 2008 will mark the 10th anniversary of the founding of NGS. The Company has come a long way in that short amount of time and it is 

attributable to the contributions of many, whether they are shareholders, employees, customers or suppliers. I want to thank all for their part over the 

past few years and particularly for making 2007 another record year. I look forward to continued success for our Company in the years ahead.

Sincerely,

Stephen Taylor

Chairman, President and CEO

$72,489

$70,000

$60,000

$62,729

$49,311

$50,000

$4,446

$12,278

$7,588

1,353 
(160,733 H.P)

1,111 
(129,158 H.P)

865 
(97,275 H.P)

$10,000

$7,500

$5,000

1250

1000

750

2005

2006

2007

2005

2006

2007

2005

2006

2007

Total Revenue 
(in thousands of dollars)

Net Income  
(in thousands of dollars)

Rental Unit Fleet Growth 
Number of Units (horsepower)

Comparison Of Cumulative Total Return*  
Among Natural Gas Services Group, Inc., The AMEX Composite Index and The S&P 500 Energy Equipment & Services Index  

$500

$400

$300

$200

$100

$0

12/31/02 

Natural Gas Services Group

AMEX Composite Index

S&P 500 Energy Equipment & Services Index

12/31/03 

12/31/04 

12/31/05 

12/31/06 

12/31/07

* Assumes that the value of the investment in our common stock and each index was $100 on October 21, 2002, the date of our initial public offering,  
  and that all dividends were reinvested. Historical stock performance during this period may not be indicative of future stock performance.

TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

OPERATING AREAS

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

For the sixth consecutive year, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) reported record results. Our total revenue 

increased 16% to $72.5 million and net income grew 62% to $12.3 million.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increased 40% between 2006 and 2007 and ran 

38% of revenue in 2007, an enviable record itself. We earned 66 cents per diluted share in 2006 and $1.01 per 

diluted share in 2007, a 53% increase. 

Our capital expenditures in 2007 were a bit over $25 million, with 98% allocated directly to growth capital, e.g., in 

support of expanding our rental compression services. Included in that amount was approximately $2 million for 

the purchase and improvement of another facility for the fabrication of rental compression units. This facility more 

than doubled the floor space and acreage available to us for rental fabrication. We also invested approximately 

$500 thousand into a significant upgrade of our information technology infrastructure. 

Stephen C. Taylor 

Chairman of the Board, President 

and Chief Executive Officer 

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

We continued to vigorously grow our rental compressor fleet and had 1,353 units in it at the end of 2007. This was an 

addition of 242 net units through the year. We have added 767 compressors to our rental fleet during the 2005-2007 

period and, according to industry reported data, we operate the fifth largest rental compression fleet in the U.S.

Our balance sheet continues to be strong. Total debt was reduced to $14.6 million at the end of 2007, a 21% reduction compared to year-end 2006. 

Our total debt-to-equity ratio decreased from 18% to 13% in the same period and we ended the year with cash/cash equivalents of almost $19 million. 

In today’s disruptive credit markets we continue to have the luxury and flexibility to grow the business in an aggressive manner. 

NGS’s diluted earnings per share have grown 45% per year compounded annually between 2002 and 2007 while our market capitalization has 

increased 72% over the same period. 

On June 30, 2007 we merged our wholly owned subsidiary, Screw Compression Systems, into NGS. While we are able to benefit from some nominal 

tax savings with the new structure, our driving force was to create one corporate entity and eliminate burdensome internal accounting processes 

required by the separation. We will retain the former subsidiary names as brand names, i.e., SCS Engineered Products will represent our custom 

fabricated sales out of Tulsa and CiP Compressors will continue to refer to our proprietary small-medium horsepower compressor frame

Again, in October 2007, for the third year in a row, NGS was named to the Forbes magazine list of 200 best managed small companies in the US. 

From a market perspective we see continued opportunity for our business.

Over 31,000 development gas wells were drilled in 2007 in the US, but the supply of natural gas is projected to grow by an average of only 3% per 

year from 2007-2009 while it is estimated that we will consume an average of 4% per year over the same period. All of the bullish factors from the last 

2-3 years continue, e.g., supply/demand imbalance, declining Canadian imports, increasing commodity prices, higher well decline rates, increasing 

capital budgets by our customers and continued active drilling in unconventional gas plays. Although there are market pressures that we have to 

contend with, primarily the increasing scarcity of skilled workers, constrained supplier deliveries and rising costs, NGS is optimally positioned in our 

market of choice and we should continue to grow steadily.

December 2008 will mark the 10th anniversary of the founding of NGS. The Company has come a long way in that short amount of time and it is 

attributable to the contributions of many, whether they are shareholders, employees, customers or suppliers. I want to thank all for their part over the 

past few years and particularly for making 2007 another record year. I look forward to continued success for our Company in the years ahead.

Sincerely,

Stephen Taylor

Chairman, President and CEO

$72,489

$70,000

$60,000

$62,729

$7,588

$49,311

$50,000

$4,446

$12,278

1,353 

(160,733 H.P)

1,111 

(129,158 H.P)

865 

(97,275 H.P)

$10,000

$7,500

$5,000

1250

1000

750

2005

2006

2007

2005

2006

2007

2005

2006

2007

Total Revenue 

(in thousands of dollars)

Net Income  

(in thousands of dollars)

Rental Unit Fleet Growth 

Number of Units (horsepower)

Natural Gas Services Group

AMEX Composite Index

S&P 500 Energy Equipment & Services Index

$500

$400

$300

$200

$100

$0

12/31/02 

12/31/03 

12/31/04 

12/31/05 

12/31/06 

12/31/07

* Assumes that the value of the investment in our common stock and each index was $100 on October 21, 2002, the date of our initial public offering,  

  and that all dividends were reinvested. Historical stock performance during this period may not be indicative of future stock performance.

Comparison Of Cumulative Total Return*  

Among Natural Gas Services Group, Inc., The AMEX Composite Index and The S&P 500 Energy Equipment & Services Index  

Financial Highlights 
(In thousands, except for per share data)

Total Revenue

Rental Revenue

Net Income

Capital Expenditures–Rental Fleet

Earnings Per Diluted Share

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Fully Diluted)

Cash Flow Provided by Operations

2005

2006

2007

$

$

$

$

$

$

49,311

16,609

4,446

16,184

0.52

8,481

3,789

$

$

$

$

$

$

62,729

23,536

7,588

25,935

0.66

11,472

16,076

$

$

$

$

$

$

72,489

30,437

12,278

21,739

1.01

12,114

18,269

Stock Data

2005

2006

2007

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Low

$ 9.08

$ 9.51

$ 11.55

$ 15.67

High

$ 11.11

$ 11.85

$ 36.00

$ 39.99

Low

$ 16.57

$ 13.77

$ 12.01

$ 12.76

High

$ 22.80

$ 18.00

$16.69

$ 16.43

Low

High

$ 12.68

$ 14.81

$ 13.81

$ 19.65

$ 13.98

$ 18.78

$ 16.69

$ 19.61

(432) 617-5050 fax

(432) 617-5051

Odessa, Texas  79765

4925 SCR 1303

West Texas

(918) 971-1818 fax

(918) 266-3330

Catoosa, Oklahoma  74015

5725 Bird Creek Avenue

Oklahoma

(940) 683-5113 fax

(940) 683-5322

Bridgeport, Texas  76426

Bldg 107 PR 1420

North Texas

(505) 632-1364 fax

(505) 632-4566

Bloomfield, New Mexico  87413

3900 N. 1st

New Mexico

(989) 786-5182 fax

(989) 786-3788

Lewiston, Michigan  49756

3690 CR 491

Michigan

www.ngsgi.com

(432) 563-5567 fax

(432) 563-3974

Midland, Texas  79701

508 West Wall Street, Suite 550

Headquarters

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Vice President – Accounting and Treasurer, 

Earl R. Wait

Form 10-K Filing

Midland, Texas  79701

117 West Wall Street

Hilton Hotel – Midland

Date: May 28, 2008, 9:00 A.M. CST

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Computershare Trust Company, Inc.

Golden, Colorado

Transfer Agent & Registrar

www.jdcreativeoptions.com

(972) 355-6070

Fredericksburg, Texas  78624

PMB Box 115 

110 N. Milam Street

Creative Options Communications

Investor Relations

Midland, Texas

Lynch, Chappell and Alsup

Legal Counsel 

Dallas, Texas  75254

14755 Preston Rd, Suite 320

Hein + Associates, LLP

Independent Auditors

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. 

Founder, Wellogix, Inc.

John W. Chisholm

President and Owner, Midland Pipe & Equipment, Inc.

Owner and Operator, Yadeco Pipe & Equipment

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Richard L. Yadon

Skyline Electronics Products

Retired, Former Chief Financial Officer, 

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Gene A. Strasheim

Co-owner, The Whole Wheatery, LLC

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

William F. Hughes, Jr.

of Curtis One Inc., dba Roll Stair

Retired, Former President and Chief Executive Officer  

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Charles G. Curtis

of Halliburton Company’s Energy Services Group

Former President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Alan A. Baker

Senior Vice President of Technology

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Paul Hensley

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. 

Vice President – Technical Services,

Jim Hazlett

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Vice President – Accounting and Treasurer, 

Earl R. Wait

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer 

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Stephen C. Taylor

Executive Officers and Directors

gas production facilities.

use in onshore and offshore oil and natural 

tems through our Flare King product line for 

Tulsa, OK. This equipment ranges up to 1500 

through our SCS Engineered Products line in 

neered rotary screw compressor packages 

We design, fabricate and sell highly engi-

and patented industrial flare and ignition sys-

facilities in Midland, TX and Lewiston, MI.

stalls and services technologically advanced 

MI. We maintain rental compressor fabrication 

The Company designs, fabricates, sells, in-

NM, Bridgeport, TX, Tulsa, OK, and Lewiston, 

end-users throughout North America.

to compressor packagers, distributors and 

sign that is utilized in our rental fleet and sold 

is a unique and efficient, small horsepower de-

(Cylinders in Plane) reciprocating compressor 

ciprocating compressor product line. The CiP 

NGS manufactures our own proprietary re-

of district offices in Midland, TX, Farmington, 

on our rental fleet units through our network 

We provide repair and maintenance services 

compressor fleet in our U.S. market segment.  

1,350 compressor units…the largest rental 

the end of 2007 our rental fleet totaled over 

pressors in the 50-500 horsepower range. At 

quality rotary screw and reciprocating com-

engine or electric motor driven.

tains a rapidly growing rental fleet of high 

horsepower per unit and can be natural gas 

Headquartered in Midland, TX, NGS main-

ABOUT NGS

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP, INC.

(432) 617-5050 fax

(432) 617-5051

Odessa, Texas  79765

4925 SCR 1303

West Texas

(918) 971-1818 fax

(918) 266-3330

Catoosa, Oklahoma  74015

5725 Bird Creek Avenue

Oklahoma

(940) 683-5113 fax

(940) 683-5322

Bridgeport, Texas  76426

Bldg 107 PR 1420

North Texas

(505) 632-1364 fax

(505) 632-4566

Bloomfield, New Mexico  87413

3900 N. 1st

New Mexico

(989) 786-5182 fax

(989) 786-3788

Lewiston, Michigan  49756

3690 CR 491

Michigan

www.ngsgi.com

(432) 563-5567 fax

(432) 563-3974

Midland, Texas  79701

508 West Wall Street, Suite 550

Headquarters

Offices

www.ngsgi.com

 
 
 
N A T U R A L   G A S   S E R V I C E S   G R O U P ,   I N C .

A N N U A L  RE P O R T  2 0 0 7

ABOUT NGS

Headquartered  in  Midland,  TX,  NGS  main-

horsepower per unit and can be natural gas 

tains  a  rapidly  growing  rental  fleet  of  high 

engine or electric motor driven.

quality  rotary  screw  and  reciprocating  com-

pressors in the 50-500 horsepower range. At 

the  end  of  2007  our  rental  fleet  totaled  over 

1,350  compressor  units…the  largest  rental 

compressor fleet in our U.S. market segment.  

We  provide  repair  and  maintenance  services 

on our rental fleet units through our network 

of  district  offices  in  Midland,  TX,  Farmington, 

NGS  manufactures  our  own  proprietary  re-

ciprocating compressor product line. The CiP 

(Cylinders in Plane) reciprocating compressor 

is a unique and efficient, small horsepower de-

sign that is utilized in our rental fleet and sold 

to  compressor  packagers,  distributors  and 

end-users throughout North America.

NM, Bridgeport, TX, Tulsa, OK, and Lewiston, 

The  Company  designs,  fabricates,  sells,  in-

MI. We maintain rental compressor fabrication 

stalls  and  services  technologically  advanced 

facilities in Midland, TX and Lewiston, MI.

and patented industrial flare and ignition sys-

We  design,  fabricate  and  sell  highly  engi-

neered  rotary  screw  compressor  packages 

through  our  SCS  Engineered  Products  line  in 

Tulsa, OK. This equipment ranges up to 1500 

tems  through  our  Flare  King  product  line  for 

use  in  onshore  and  offshore  oil  and  natural 

gas production facilities.

Executive Officers and Directors

Stephen C. Taylor

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer 

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Earl R. Wait

Vice President – Accounting and Treasurer, 

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Jim Hazlett

Vice President – Technical Services,

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. 

Paul Hensley

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Senior Vice President of Technology

Alan A. Baker

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Former President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  

of Halliburton Company’s Energy Services Group

Charles G. Curtis

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Retired, Former President and Chief Executive Officer  

of Curtis One Inc., dba Roll Stair

William F. Hughes, Jr.

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Co-owner, The Whole Wheatery, LLC

Gene A. Strasheim

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Retired, Former Chief Financial Officer, 

Skyline Electronics Products

Richard L. Yadon

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Owner and Operator, Yadeco Pipe & Equipment

President and Owner, Midland Pipe & Equipment, Inc.

John W. Chisholm

Director, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. 

Founder, Wellogix, Inc.

Independent Auditors

Hein + Associates, LLP

14755 Preston Rd, Suite 320

Dallas, Texas  75254

Legal Counsel 

Lynch, Chappell and Alsup

Midland, Texas

Investor Relations

Creative Options Communications

110 N. Milam Street

PMB Box 115 

Fredericksburg, Texas  78624

(972) 355-6070

www.jdcreativeoptions.com

Transfer Agent & Registrar

Computershare Trust Company, Inc.

Golden, Colorado

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Date:  May 28, 2008, 9:00 A.M. CST

Hilton Hotel – Midland

117 West Wall Street

Midland, Texas  79701

Form 10-K Filing

Earl R. Wait

Vice President – Accounting and Treasurer, 

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

Headquarters

508 West Wall Street, Suite 550

Midland, Texas  79701

(432) 563-3974

(432) 563-5567 fax

www.ngsgi.com

Michigan

3690 CR 491

Lewiston, Michigan  49756

(989) 786-3788

(989) 786-5182 fax

New Mexico

3900 N. 1st

Bloomfield, New Mexico  87413

(505) 632-4566

(505) 632-1364 fax

North Texas

Bldg 107 PR 1420

Bridgeport, Texas  76426

(940) 683-5322

(940) 683-5113 fax

Oklahoma

5725 Bird Creek Avenue

Catoosa, Oklahoma  74015

(918) 266-3330

(918) 971-1818 fax

West Texas

4925 SCR 1303

Odessa, Texas  79765

(432) 617-5051

(432) 617-5050 fax

www.ngsgi.com

Offices

Headquarters
508 West Wall Street, Suite 550
Midland, Texas  79701
(432) 563-3974
(432) 563-5567 fax
www.ngsgi.com

Michigan
3690 CR 491
Lewiston, Michigan  49756
(989) 786-3788
(989) 786-5182 fax

New Mexico
3900 N. 1st
Bloomfield, New Mexico  87413
(505) 632-4566
(505) 632-1364 fax

North Texas
Bldg 107 PR 1420
Bridgeport, Texas  76426
(940) 683-5322
(940) 683-5113 fax

Oklahoma
5725 Bird Creek Avenue
Catoosa, Oklahoma  74015
(918) 266-3330
(918) 971-1818 fax

West Texas
4925 SCR 1303
Odessa, Texas  79765
(432) 617-5051
(432) 617-5050 fax

$ 19.61

$ 16.69

$ 18.78

$ 13.98

$ 19.65

$ 13.81

$ 14.81

$ 12.68

High

Low

$ 16.43

$16.69

$ 18.00

$ 22.80

High

$ 12.76

$ 12.01

$ 13.77

$ 16.57

Low

$ 39.99

$ 36.00

$ 11.85

$ 11.11

High

$ 15.67

$ 11.55

$ 9.51

$ 9.08

Low

Fourth Quarter

Third Quarter

Second Quarter

First Quarter

2007

2006

2005

Stock Data

18,269

12,114

1.01

21,739

12,278

30,437

72,489

$

$

$

$

$

$

16,076

11,472

0.66

25,935

7,588

23,536

62,729

$

$

$

$

$

$

3,789

8,481

0.52

16,184

4,446

16,609

49,311

$

$

$

$

$

$

2007

2006

2005

Cash Flow Provided by Operations

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Fully Diluted)

Earnings Per Diluted Share

Capital Expenditures–Rental Fleet

Net Income

Rental Revenue

Total Revenue

(In thousands, except for per share data)

Financial Highlights