About Us
Serving Oklahoma Since 1909
City Carbonic LLC
is a compressed gas company service Oklahoma since 1909. City Carbonic is a Department of Transportation approved hydro test facility, specializing in the service and safety of compressed gas cylinders. We received our approval in 1982.
City Carbonic LLC has never been cited or fined during the many unexpected inspections conducted by the Department of Transportation Enforcement Division.
We are one of four approved facilities in the Oklahoma City
area; and the only company in the state that offers a full line of services and products to the compressed gas industry.
City Carbonic is locally owned and operated from its 406 S.W. 4th Street location. We service many different industries; plant cultivation & extraction, industrial gas, fire departments and municipalities, fire extinguisher, paintball, SCUBA, racing, beverage and medical gas to name a few. Our job is to make sure that the compressed gas cylinders used in these industries are safe to remain in service.
Our Story
Brian Battie Co (est. 1909) was purchased in 1944 by Lawrence Amzy Morgan, who later changed the name to City Carbonic Sales & Service in 1946. At the time it was a soda fountain service company; distributing carbon dioxide gas and fountain syrup to drug stores, restaurants and taverns. City Carbonic was incorporated in 1964. Louis A. Morgan became the President of City Carbonic in 1967. The food service industry continued to be its primary market for the next 53 years. Carbon dioxide is distributed in high pressure gas cylinders which must be requalified for continued service every 5 years. The cost to have the company’s cylinders requalified by an outside vendor became extremely cost prohibitive and the company invested in the equipment to provide its own in-house requalification. City Carbonic installed its first hydro test equipment in 1982 and became a DOT approved facility. In the early 1980’s, City Carbonic brought a new method of delivery of Carbon Dioxide to Oklahoma, referred to as the mini-bulk system. Throughout the 80’s and 90’s City Carbonic’s sales volume grew extraordinarily. It serviced restaurants & convenience stores not only in Oklahoma, but also, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas from the one central Oklahoma depot. City Carbonic held service contracts with many major chain restaurants like Braum’s, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Hardee’s, Pizza Hut and Ci Ci’s Pizza to name a few. It was faced with a potential capital outlay of several million dollars to keep up with the continued growth that would likely expand even farther into several states. City Carbonic had gained the largest share of the market in the 5 state area. In 1997, the majority of the delivery assets and customer accounts/contracts were sold to NuCo2, a nationwide company specializing in the delivery of mini bulk carbon dioxide gas. City Carbonic reinvested the proceeds from the sale into a new state of the art requalification facility specializing in sales and service of compressed gas cylinders. In the past 20 years, City Carbonic has grown to become the largest requalification facility of its kind in Oklahoma. In 2001, Amy Morgan Bruecks became the President of City Carbonic. City Carbonic is now in its third generation of ownership.
In 2018, Oklahoma legalized medical marijuana which brought a whole new industry to the state. Carbon Dioxide is used in plant cultivation to increase yields by 20-30%. CO2 is also a favorite gas used in plant extraction. City Carbonic embraced this new market and re-launched it's statewide delivery service to include the emerging new industry and re-visiting the beverage industry. This time, broadening its gas offering to include, nitrogen and oxygen. City Carbonic utilizes telemetry, tracking software and technology to more efficiently service our customers.
