Hidroar

What Hidroar does

Hidroar S.A. is an Argentine private consulting firm founded in 1981 and headquartered in La Plata, Buenos Aires, that delivers specialized hydrogeological, hydrology, hydraulics, and environmental services to enterprise clients in Argentina. The firm operates across seven integrated service lines — Water Resources (Recursos Hídricos), Environment (Medio Ambiente), Drilling (Perforaciones), Applied Geophysics (Geofísica Aplicada), Mining Industry (Industria Minera), Oil & Gas Industry (Industria Oil & Gas), and Other Services (Otros Servicios) — covering the full project lifecycle from groundwater exploration and prospection through mathematical modeling, well drilling and dewatering, and soil/groundwater remediation (including methods such as Monitored Natural Attenuation, Chemical Oxidation, Pump and Treat, and Air Sparging). Its applied geophysics toolkit combines seismic refraction, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), transient electromagnetic (TEM), ground-penetrating radar, well geophysical profiling, and vertical electrical soundings.

The firm's primary customer segments are mining operators (Barrick, Rio Tinto, Pan American Silver, Yamana Gold, Minera YMAD, Cerro Vanguardia, Blue Sky Uranium and others) and oil & gas operators (YPF, Chevron, Petrobras, Shell, Pan American Energy, Pluspetrol, Tecpetrol, ENAP Sipetrol), with additional work for government agencies (Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires) and large industrials (Aluar, Loma Negra, Grupo Peñaflor, Aguas Danone, Jose Cartellone). Revenue is generated through quote-based professional services engagements delivered directly by Hidroar technical teams, with a single disclosed engagement valued at approximately US$400,000 (a five-month hydrogeological study for Blue Sky Uranium's Ivana deposit). The firm employs 51-100 people across three offices (La Plata, Comodoro Rivadavia in Patagonia, San Juan in Cuyo), has held ISO 9001 certification since 2006, and maintains strategic alliances with Traico S.R.L. – Aguartec (water capture and treatment) and Geoambiente (remote sensing and GIS).

Hidroar's go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-led, generating business through direct contacts, its website (hidroar.com), and references from its extensive list of named enterprise and government clients; there is no public software or API product, and pricing is negotiated per project. The firm operates exclusively in Argentina, with no disclosed international expansion.

Name

Hidroar

Legal name

Hidroar S.A.

Website

https://hidroar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hidroar S.A. is a privately held Argentine hydrogeological and environmental consulting firm, founded in 1981 and headquartered in La Plata, that delivers groundwater exploration, environmental assessment, drilling, and applied geophysics services primarily to mining and oil & gas operators across Argentina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hydrogeological and Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Sourcing & Abstraction (Surface Water, Groundwater, Intake Works) (EUANAAAA), Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) & Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Assessments (EUAHAFAL), Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) & Recovery Utilities (ASR/ASTR) (EUANAGAF), Landfill/Impoundment Hydrogeology (Liners, Leachate, Seepage Studies) (EUAHAFAH)

Keywords

• Hydrogeological consulting
• Environmental services
• Groundwater exploration
• Mining water solutions
• Oil and gas hydrogeology

Headquarters

HQ city

La Plata

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hydrogeological Consulting Services: Hidroar S.A. generates revenue through specialized consulting services in hydrogeology, hydrology, hydraulics, and environmental sciences. Services include exploration, evaluation, modeling, groundwater capture and distribution, management and monitoring, environmental assessments, and drilling services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hidroar S.A. provides specialized consulting and field services in hydrogeology, hydrology, hydraulics, and environmental sciences for enterprise clients in the mining, oil & gas, government, and large industrial sectors. Its integrated service offering spans the full hydrological cycle—from groundwater exploration, evaluation, and mathematical modeling through water capture, drilling, distribution, and monitoring—together with environmental assessment, prevention, remediation (soil and groundwater), applied geophysics, and specialized drilling for water wells and dewatering projects.

Product overview

Hidroar S.A. is a hydrogeological and environmental consulting firm established in 1981, providing integrated services across seven main offerings: Recursos Hídricos (Water Resources), Medio Ambiente (Environment), Perforaciones (Drilling), Geofísica Aplicada (Applied Geophysics), Industria Minera (Mining Industry), Industria Oil & Gas (Oil & Gas Industry), and Otros Servicios (Other Services). The company operates as a single integrated consulting platform with specialized divisions rather than distinct product modules, serving primarily the mining, oil & gas, and government sectors. The services encompass the complete hydrological cycle, environmental assessment and remediation, and applied geophysics for groundwater exploration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recursos Hídricos (Water Resources) End-to-end water resource consulting covering the entire hydrological cycle: exploration, evaluation and mathematical modeling, water captation and distribution, management, and monitoring. Includes surface water studies, groundwater prospection, aquifer evaluation, and hydraulic engineering for industrial, mining, and government clients.
• Medio Ambiente (Environment) Environmental characterization, diagnosis, monitoring, and remediation of soil and groundwater, including baseline studies, environmental impact assessments, compliance auditing, and applied remediation technologies such as Monitored Natural Attenuation, Chemical Oxidation, Pump and Treat, Air Sparging, Solidification/Stabilization, Soil Vapor Extraction, and Dual-Phase High Vacuum Extraction.
• Perforaciones (Drilling) Turnkey drilling services for water wells including project design, execution, and supervision; construction of production, exploration, and monitoring wells; geophysical well logging; installation of dewatering systems for large civil works; and supply of pumping equipment, flow meters, and water loading facilities.
• Geofísica Aplicada (Applied Geophysics) Applied geophysical services for groundwater prospection and geological layer identification, employing seismic refraction, electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), transient electromagnetic (TEM), ground penetrating radar, well geophysical profiling, and vertical electrical soundings (VES).
• Industria Minera (Mining Industry Services) Specialized hydrogeological services tailored for the mining industry, including geological-hydrogeological surveys, drilling supervision, pumping tests, acid drainage studies, dewatering projects for open-pit and underground mining, mathematical hydrogeological modeling, and water use permit management.
• Industria Oil & Gas (Oil & Gas Industry Services) Hydrogeological and environmental services for oil and gas operators, including hydrogeological advice, groundwater prospection, pumping tests, aquifer depression (dewatering) for civil works, mathematical hydrogeological models, water quality analysis, and environmental impact assessments.
• Otros Servicios (Other Specialized Services) Specialized miscellaneous services including dust suppression system analysis and design, well endoscopy, public audit assistance, professional training, and geological, geomorphological, and soil mapping.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully conducting a five-month hydrogeological study for Blue Sky Uranium Corp. at the Ivana uranium-vanadium deposit, valued at approximately US$400,000, to support Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility level technical studies.

Named customers26 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Traico S.R.L. – AguarteccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance for advisory and technical-operational services to mining, petroleum, agricultural, and food industries. Partners on technology related to Water Capture, Treatment, Conduction and Distribution. Aguartec specializes in water technology solutions that complement Hidroar's hydrogeological expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, environmental, and water-resources consultancy; serves mining and oil & gas clients with hydrogeology and environmental services that overlap with Hidroar's portfolio.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with water and environmental practices; competes for mining and infrastructure water-management engagements of the type Hidroar services in Argentina.
• Tetra Tech: Large environmental, water, and engineering consultancy with mining and O&G practices; overlaps with Hidroar on water resources, environmental impact assessment, and remediation, though it operates globally and at much larger scale.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): World's largest pure-play environmental consultancy with significant mining and O&G practices; competes for environmental impact, permitting, and site-remediation work overlapping with Hidroar's Medio Ambiente services.
• Golder (WSP): Global environmental and ground-engineering consultancy (now part of WSP) with strong mining and oil & gas practices; comparable in applied geophysics, environmental site assessment, and hydrogeology, but with broader geographic and service reach than Hidroar.

Direct peers

• SRK Consulting: Global mining-focused consulting firm with hydrogeology and environmental services; directly comparable in offering mine-dewatering, groundwater studies, and water-management consulting to mining clients similar to Hidroar's mining segment.
• SLR Consulting: Mid-sized global environmental and advisory consultancy with strong mining practice; competes directly for hydrogeology, EIA, and mine-water management work similar to Hidroar's offerings.
• INTERA Incorporated: Hydrogeology and environmental services firm with emphasis on numerical groundwater modeling and applied geophysics for mining and O&G clients; directly comparable technical specialty to Hidroar's mathematical hydrogeological models and applied geophysics.
• Knight Piésold: Engineering and environmental consultancy focused on mining and water resources; provides hydrogeology, geotechnical, and environmental impact services mirroring Hidroar's mining and water-resource offering.
• Piteau Associates: Boutique hydrogeology consultancy specializing in mining water management; directly comparable niche player to Hidroar's specialty in groundwater modeling, dewatering, and aquifer evaluation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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