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Annual  Report 2012 

2012 Letter To Our Shareholders 

Fellow NGSG Shareholders, 

I am pleased to report that 2012 was a very good year for Natural Gas Services Group and a record in 
many  respects.  In  spite  of  the  fact  that  natural  gas  prices  showed  only  anemic  recovery  and  not 
enough to drive any significant activity, NGSG continued to make appreciable progress growing into 
the active liquids and oil-shale plays. As I mentioned last year, we expected the activity trend in these 
areas  to  continue  and  NGSG  geared-up  to  address  these  markets.  Our  geographic  expansion  kept 
apace as we added concentration into the Barnett Shale Combo play, placed more equipment into the 
Granite  Wash  and  the  Permian  Basin  and  opened  operations  in  the  Niobrara  Shale  of north-central 
Colorado.  Our  Utica  Shale  presence  is  intact  and  we  anticipate  further  growth  in  all  these  areas  in 
2013.  

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

In  2012  NGSG  built  and  added  208  compressor  units  to  the  rental  fleet  at  a  capital  cost  of 
approximately  $31  million  while  simultaneously  increasing  our  utilization.  Unit  utilization  grew  to 
77%  while  79%  of  our  horsepower  was  earning  revenue  at  year-end.  At  the  end  of  2012, 
approximately  1/3  of  our  active  rental  fleet  was  installed  in  liquids  and  oil  plays.  This  is  significant 
growth  and  quite  an  accomplishment  since  the  beginning  of  2010  when  the  company  had  zero 
exposure to oil. NGSG was able to quickly identify the emerging oil markets and reorient our fleet to 
exploit  them  and  our  wellhead  compression  equipment,  unique  and  specially  built  for  shale-type 
activity, was the perfect fit. These oil-related markets are attractive not only because they are the most active areas in the industry, 
but  we  are  also  able  to  deploy  our  equipment  at  attractive  rental  rates,  the  average  size  of  the  equipment  as  measured  by 
horsepower is almost double our fleet average and we have become an integral part of the production scheme on these wells with 
our  equipment  being  installed  by  the  date  of  first  production.  Our  long-established  strategy  of  concentrating  on  wellhead  gas 
compression equipment for unconventional energy sources has now been proven in gas and oil shales and continues to demonstrate 
its resilience and value. 

Our sales business also grew in 2012 over the prior year. Flares and incineration systems had record revenues and compressor  sales 
exhibited some recovery, although this business has not yet re-established its former levels of revenue. The  business should show 
improvement over time, but visibility remains elusive. However, the compressor sales business has benefitted over the last couple of 
years from increased international sales. This is certainly positive and we anticipate growth in that realm. 

Total  revenues  for  NGSG  in  2012  were  $93.7  million,  a  44%  increase  over  2011  with  operating  income  growing  by  36%  to  $20.2 
million. Sales, general and administrative expenses fell to 8% of revenue and net income increased to $12.7 million, a 30% gain. Total 
revenues, rental revenues and EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) were all at record levels in 
2012.  

Overall,  we  think  that  2013  will  be  another  year  of  growth  led  by  continued  activity  in  the  liquids  and  oil-shale  areas.  NGSG  is 
positioned well to exploit that activity and we anticipate further geographic expansion. While oil  and liquids plays should lead our 
growth again this year, natural gas has recently shown some new found strength and any tail winds there would only add to our 
anticipated growth. 

I want to thank our shareholders, employees and board members for their interest, work and support on behalf of NGSG this past 
year. We operate in a very competitive atmosphere and having a team pulling in a common direction positively impacts our ability to 
deliver the results expected. 

As always, we invite you to NGSG’s annual meeting to be held in Midland, TX on June 12, 2013 at 8:30 am at the Doubletree Hotel at 
Midland Plaza. 

Sincerely, 
Stephen Taylor 
President and Chief Executive Officer 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 

Stephen C. Taylor 
Chairman of the Board, 
President and Chief Executive 
Officer 

John W. Chisholm 
President, CEO, Chairman of  
the Board, Flotek Industries 

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

G. Larry Lawrence 
Vice President and Chief 
Financial Officer 

James R. Hazlett 
Vice President- Technical 
Services 

Independent Auditors 
BDO USA, LLP 
333 Clay St.; Suite 4700 
Houston, Texas 

Investor Relations 
Natural Gas Services Group 
Lindsay T. Naylor 
Investor Relations Coordinator 
Telephone: (432) 262-2700 
Fax: (432) 262-2701 

William F. Hughes 
Director, Co-Owner, The Whole 
Wheatery, LLC 

David L. Bradshaw 
Director, Oil and Gas Investor, 
Former Chairman and CEO, 
Tipperary Corporation 

Legal Counsel 
David A. Thayer 
Jones & Keller, P.C. 
1999 Broadway, Suite 3150 
Denver, CO 80202 
Telephone: (303) 785-1623 
Fax: (303) 573-8133 

Annual Meeting of 
Shareholders  
June 12, 2013 
8:30 A.M. CDT 
Double Tree Hotel 
117 W. Wall Street 
Midland, Texas 79701 

Transfer Agent & Registrar 
Computershare Trust Company, 
Inc., Golden, Colorado 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP, INC. 
RENTAL OPERATIONS MAP 

About Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. 
Headquartered  in Midland,  TX,  Natural  Gas  Services Group  (NGS) maintains  a growing  rental  fleet of  high 
quality rotary screw and reciprocating wellhead compressors in the 50-500 horsepower range.  At the end 
of  2012  the  rental  fleet  totaled    2,279  compressor  units…the  largest  rental  compressor  fleet  in  the  U.S. 
dedicated  to  the  small-medium  horsepower,  wellhead  market  and  the  third    largest  overall.    Repair  and 
maintenance  services  for  rental  fleet  units  is  provided  through  a  network  of  district  offices  in  Midland, 
Bridgeport  and  Godley,  TX,  Farmington,  NM,  Vernal,  UT,  Tulsa,  OK,  and  Lewiston,  MI,  including  the 
Appalachian  and  South    Texas  areas.    Rental  compressor  fabrication  facilities  are  located  in  Midland,  TX. 
NGS designs, fabricates, and sells custom engineered rotary screw and reciprocating compressor  packages 
through out Engineered Products line in Tulsa, OK.  This custom equipment ranges up to 2,500 horsepower 
per  unit  and  can  be  natural  gas  engine  or  electric  motor  driven.    NGS  also  designs,  manufactures  and 
fabricates  a  proprietary  reciprocating  compressor  product  line.    The  CiP  (Cylinders  in  Plane)  reciprocating 
compressor is unique and efficient, small horsepower design that is utilized in our rental fleet and sold to 
compressor  packagers,  distributors, and  end-users  throughout  North  America.  Additionally,  the  Company 
designs,  fabricates,  sells,  installs  and  services  technologically  advanced  and  patented  industrial  flare  and 
ignition  systems  through  our  Flare  King  product  line  for  use  in  onshore  and  offshore  oil  and  natural  gas 
production facilities.  NGS is a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NGS)  
 Headquarters 
West Texas 
12301 W. CR 125 
508 W. Wall Street 
Odesaa, TX 79765 
Suite 550 
(432) 262-2700 
Midland, TX 79701 
(432) 561-5480 fax 
(432) 262-2700 
(432) 262-2701 fax 
www.ngsgi.com 

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

Oklahoma 
575 Bird Creek Ave. 
Catoosa, OK 74105 
(918) 266-3330 
(918) 971-1818 fax 

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

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

4721 N. Hwy 171 
Cleburne, TX 76033 
(817) 645-5559 
(817) 645-6809 fax 

Utah 
1380 South 1300 East 
Naples, UT 84078 
(432) 262-2700