INTERA Petroleum Consultants

What INTERA Petroleum Consultants does

INTERA Petroleum Consultants, legally INTERA Incorporated, is an employee-owned geoscience and engineering consulting firm founded in 1974 in Houston, Texas and currently headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company provides specialized environmental and water resource consulting services through four core practice areas: Nuclear Waste Isolation, Water Resources and Supply, Environmental, and Coastal Engineering, augmented by specialty services in Uncertainty Analysis (built around its proprietary PEST++ framework), PFAS and Emerging Contaminants, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, and Climate Resiliency. Underlying technology includes groundwater flow and transport modeling (MODFLOW 6 with adjoint sensitivity analysis), geochemical and coupled process modeling, and advanced uncertainty quantification — applied to site characterization, performance assessment, and regulatory compliance work.

Name

INTERA Petroleum Consultants

Legal name

INTERA Incorporated

Website

https://intera.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

INTERA is an employee-owned geoscience and engineering consulting firm founded in 1974, providing environmental, water resource, nuclear waste isolation, and coastal engineering services to government agencies, utilities, mining, energy, and industrial clients across the US, Europe, and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Water Resource Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Asset Management (EUAEAMAH)

Keywords

• Geoscience consulting services
• Water resource management
• Environmental engineering consulting
• Nuclear waste isolation
• Groundwater modeling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: INTERA generates revenue through professional consulting services for environmental assessment, water resource management, nuclear waste isolation, and engineering projects. Revenue is project-based with long-term client relationships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

INTERA provides geoscience and engineering consulting services for complex environmental and water resource challenges, organized around four core service lines—Nuclear Waste Isolation, Water Resources and Supply, Environmental, and Coastal Engineering—supplemented by specialty services in uncertainty analysis (PEST++), PFAS and emerging contaminants, carbon capture and storage, and climate resiliency. The firm delivers project-based, custom consulting using advanced groundwater modeling, geochemical modeling, and uncertainty quantification to government agencies, utilities, mining firms, energy companies, and industrial clients.

Product overview

INTERA is an environmental and water resource consulting firm offering geoscience and engineering solutions through multiple service lines. The company operates as a unified consulting practice rather than a software platform, providing Nuclear Waste Isolation, Water Resources and Supply, Environmental, and Coastal Engineering services. Specialty offerings include Uncertainty Analysis (PEST++), PFAS and Emerging Contaminants, Carbon Storage, and Climate Resiliency services. The firm serves diverse industries including Mining, Water Utilities, Oil and Gas, Legal, Power and Energy, Government, Brownfields, Solid Waste, and Manufacturing sectors. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Austin, TX, INTERA is an employee-owned company with over 65% of staff having more than 25 years of practical experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nuclear Waste Isolation Services Consulting services for nuclear waste disposal including deep geological repository siting, site characterization, regulatory compliance, and performance assessment for national radioactive waste programs.
• Water Resources and Supply Services Hydrogeological consulting covering groundwater modeling, water supply development, water planning, alternative water strategies, regulatory support, and groundwater recharge services for utilities, government, and industrial clients.
• Environmental Services Comprehensive environmental consulting including air quality, industrial and hazardous waste management, site assessment and investigation, remediation and reclamation, permitting and compliance, human health and ecological risk assessment, groundwater modeling, and geoenvironmental engineering.
• Coastal Engineering Services Coastal engineering consulting including coastal resources management, flood risk management, inlets and waterways, transportation infrastructure, and shore protection projects.
• Uncertainty Analysis (PEST++) Services Specialty consulting using the PEST++ framework for model calibration, uncertainty quantification, and optimization in environmental and water resource modeling applications.
• PFAS and Emerging Contaminants Services Specialized consulting for emerging contaminants including PFAS assessment, regulatory compliance, remediation strategies, and risk evaluation for impacted sites and water supplies.
• Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Services Technical consulting for carbon storage projects including geological characterization, modeling, and assessment of carbon sequestration sites.
• Climate Resiliency Services Consulting services to help organizations assess and improve resilience to climate change impacts on water resources and infrastructure.
• Manufacturing Industry Services Environmental and water resource consulting services specifically for the manufacturing sector, including chemical manufacturing support and related environmental compliance work.

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NagracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINTERA has provided hydrogeological characterization and modeling services to Nagra, Switzerland's national radioactive waste management agency, since the early 1980s, supporting the evaluation of sites for deep geological repositories.
• AndracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINTERA supports France's national radioactive waste disposal program through characterization and modeling services for the national program.
• OranominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNuclear industry partner receiving consulting services related to radioactive waste management.
• EDFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy sector partner receiving water resource management consulting services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Geosyntec Consultants: Geosyntec is an employee-owned geoscience and environmental consulting firm with very similar practice areas to INTERA including groundwater modeling, contaminated site assessment, water resources, and mining/energy environmental services. Comparable in size, ownership structure, and technical specialization.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is one of the world's largest pure-play environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancies, with overlapping services in environmental impact assessment, water management, mining, and energy sector compliance that compete with INTERA's environmental and water resource offerings.
• SLR Consulting: SLR is an employee-owned environmental and sustainability consultancy that, like INTERA, serves mining, water, energy, and infrastructure clients with consulting and advisory services. It is a closely comparable mid-size peer in terms of ownership philosophy and service mix.
• Roux Associates: Roux Associates is a mid-size environmental consulting firm specializing in site investigation, remediation, and environmental risk management for industrial and commercial clients, providing a closely comparable specialization profile to INTERA's environmental practice area.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a large publicly traded engineering and consulting firm with a deep water resources and environmental consulting practice that overlaps with INTERA's core services, particularly for government and utility clients. It is a much broader incumbent but actively competes for the same RFPs in environmental assessment, groundwater, and water supply work.
• Arcadis: Arcadis is a global design and consultancy firm with significant water and environmental advisory practices serving utilities, mining, and energy clients. While larger and broader, Arcadis competes directly with INTERA in water resource management and environmental consulting engagements.
• WSP Global (Golder): WSP's acquisition of Golder Associates created one of the largest geoscience and environmental consulting platforms globally, competing for the same mining, water, and energy environmental mandates as INTERA, particularly in international nuclear and contaminated-site programs.
• Stantec: Stantec is a large North American engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with significant water resources and environmental practices that overlap with INTERA's consulting services for utilities, mining, and government clients.
• GHD: GHD is a global employee-owned engineering, environmental, and construction services firm with water resources, environmental, and mining practices that compete directly with INTERA's core service offerings, particularly in Australia and the UK.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm whose Environment and Water business lines directly overlap with INTERA's services in environmental assessment, water resources, and coastal engineering for government and industrial clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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