Alvin Samuels founded Ironite Products Company, Gas Sweetener Associates, and The Sulfatreat Company which he subsequently sold to Schlumberger/Smith Industries, a major oilfield service company. Previously he was a Staff Drilling Engineer for the Shell Oil Company, Offshore West Division, and advisor to their deep-drilling study group. Mr. Samuels has extensive experience with some of the most dangerous wells ever drilled. He has many years of extensive experience in oil-drilling engineering, well-head treating of gas and hydrocarbons, and research and development. He was directly involved in every aspect of research, development, marketing and sales. He holds more than twenty patents related to reactions with hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans, oxygen and various iron oxide compounds.