Bludworth Bond Shipyard, Inc. of Houston has been awarded a $2-million contract to convert a 180-foot by 40-foot supply vessel into a seismic survey vessel for Western Geophysical Company of America. This is the fourth major conversion for Western Geophysical. Previous conversions are working in Alaska and on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Bludworth Bond has expanded its repair facilities from one floating drydock in 1977 to three at present. The fourth drydock, a 2,800-ton unit, will be operational in the spring of 1982.