Opinion ID: 538525
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: schlumberger's invitee status

Text: 22 Avanti contended that at the time Ernest Lewis drowned, Schlumberger may have been an invitee of Pioneer rather than itself on Glendel Rig 18, inasmuch as Schlumberger may have been performing services at Pioneer's request. Although Avanti's theory is intriguing, it was not supported by sufficient evidence to raise an issue for summary judgment purposes. See Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). Avanti purported to substantiate its claim with affidavits from two of its employees. One of them stated that the daily drilling log for the well and Schlumberger's invoice for its logging activities both covered a type of logging activity that Avanti had not specifically requested Schlumberger to perform, and it noted that Avanti was not charged for this service. The second Avanti employee stated that he had no interest in certain activity that continued on the platform after Schlumberger removed particular equipment from the hole that was needed for Avanti's contract requirements. Neither employee attested that Schlumberger actually performed any additional logging that evening. 23 In response to this evidence, Glendel submitted affidavits from Mesa (formerly Pioneer) and Schlumberger attesting that Pioneer did not request Schlumberger to perform any logging services of the type contended by Avanti and that Schlumberger did not do any work on the well other than as requested by Avanti. Avanti's evidence does not squarely contradict these affidavits, hence, no genuine issue of material fact appeared over whether Schlumberger was the invitee of Pioneer at the time of the accident. 24 For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the trial court is AFFIRMED.