Stokes and Spiehler

What Stokes and Spiehler does

Stokes & Spiehler is a petroleum consulting firm headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, founded in 1973, providing consulting professionals and contract personnel to the oil and gas industry across the United States and internationally. The company serves both independent operators and major oil and gas companies in key plays including the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Shale, Haynesville, Austin Chalk, SCOOP/STACK, Woodford, Barnett, Marcellus, Bakken, Tuscaloosa, Bone Spring, and Powder River Basin, operating in land, inland waters, offshore, and deepwater environments.

The company's service portfolio spans the full project lifecycle: pre-spud planning through drilling, completion, workover, production, facilities construction, through tubing intervention, plug & abandonment, commissioning, decommissioning, and HSE & regulatory compliance. Core offerings include placement of consulting professionals such as Superintendents, Well Site Supervisors, Construction Coordinators, HSE Personnel, Mud Engineers, Logistics Professionals, and Facility Inspectors. Through a strategic partnership with Boss Energy Solutions, Stokes & Spiehler additionally provides contract labor including field foremen, lead operators, control room operators, subsea operators, offshore installation managers, and instrumentation & electrical technicians for production and pipeline operations.

The business operates on a professional services revenue model via quote-based enterprise field sales engagements. Its competitive positioning rests on over 50 years of operating history, an active recruitment process with nationwide criminal background checks and drug screening, subscription to compliance databases (ISNetWorld, Veriforce), and a conflict-of-interest-free placement model. The company has 11-50 employees, is privately held with no disclosed funding or revenue figures, and markets direct business development through industry relationships and partner networks.

Name

Stokes and Spiehler

Legal name

Stokes & Spiehler

Website

https://stokesandspiehler.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stokes & Spiehler is a privately held petroleum consulting firm, founded in 1973 and headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, that places consulting professionals and contract personnel into drilling, completion, workover, and production projects for oil and gas operators across US basins and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Petroleum Consulting Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Production Services & Artificial Lift (ESP, Rod Lift, Gas Lift, Chemicals) (EUALABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB), Spill Prevention & Release Reporting Compliance (SPCC, FRP, CERCLA/EPCRA Notifications) (EUAHABAD)

Keywords

• Petroleum consulting
• Oil and gas services
• Drilling consulting
• Wellsite supervision
• Energy field services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lafayette

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Petroleum Consulting Services: Professional consulting services provided to oil and gas companies for project management, field personnel, and operational support across the project lifecycle from pre-spud planning through completion and production, including location construction and facility installation.
2. Contract Personnel Services: Contract labor services for oil and gas production and pipeline operations, including field foremen, operators, offshore installation managers, safety technicians, and instrumentation & electrical personnel through the Boss Energy Solutions partnership.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Stokes & Spiehler is a petroleum consulting firm providing integrated consulting and field services to the oil and gas industry. The company delivers project management, field personnel placement, and specialized consulting across drilling, completion, workover, production, construction & inspection, commissioning & decommissioning, and HSE & regulatory compliance for land, inland waters, offshore, and deepwater operations in the United States and internationally.

Product overview

Stokes & Spiehler is a petroleum consulting firm offering integrated consulting and field services for energy operations. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services organized around project management, field personnel placement, and contract labor services. Core offerings include project lifecycle management from pre-spud planning through production, supported by consulting professionals (Superintendents, Well Site Supervisors, HSE Personnel, Mud Engineers, etc.) and contract personnel through its Boss Energy Solutions partnership. Specialized service offerings span drilling, workover, completion, through tubing intervention, plug & abandonment, construction & inspection, and commissioning & decommissioning across land, offshore, and deepwater environments throughout the United States and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Services
• Field Personnel Services
• Contract Personnel Services
• Drilling & Workover Services
• Completion Services
• Through Tubing Intervention Services
• Plug & Abandonment Services
• Construction & Inspection Services
• Commissioning & Decommissioning Services
• HSE & Regulatory Compliance Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Boss Energy SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStokes & Spiehler has recently joined forces with Boss Energy Solutions—a company known for providing top-tier personnel to the energy industry. Boss specializes in contract labor services for oil and gas production and pipeline operations across offshore, deepwater, and land-based projects. Through this partnership, Stokes & Spiehler is able to provide contract personnel including field foremen, lead operators, control room operators, subsea operators, offshore installation managers, and instrumentation & electrical technicians. The partnership is backed by a leadership team of industry veterans with decades of experience.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• RPS Group: Global energy and environmental consulting firm providing technical advisory, project management, and field services to oil and gas operators. Comparable as an energy-focused consultancy delivering professional services and technical personnel across the project lifecycle.
• Sproule: Calgary-based petroleum consulting and advisory firm providing reserves, geoscience, and engineering services globally. Directly comparable as an independent petroleum consultancy serving E&P operators with technical advisory and field expertise.
• Audubon Companies: Houston-based engineering, procurement, fabrication, and consulting firm serving the oil and gas, energy, and infrastructure markets. Comparable as an energy-focused professional services and engineering firm supporting upstream and midstream projects.
• Lee Keeling & Associates: Tulsa-based independent oil and gas consulting firm offering reservoir engineering, property evaluation, and operations consulting to operators across multiple US basins. Comparable in scale and approach as a mid-sized independent petroleum consultancy.
• DeGolyer & MacNaughton: Dallas-based petroleum consulting firm providing reserves evaluation, geoscience, and engineering services to the global oil and gas industry. Comparable as a long-established independent consultancy serving both independents and majors with technical expertise.
• Ryder Scott Company: Houston-based independent petroleum consulting firm specializing in reserves evaluation, reservoir engineering, and geological studies for oil and gas operators. Directly comparable as an independent petroleum consultancy serving E&P clients with technical professionals.
• Netherland, Sewell & Associates: Dallas-based petroleum engineering and geoscience consulting firm providing reserves audits, reservoir studies, and technical advisory to E&P companies. Closely comparable as a long-standing independent petroleum consultancy with a similar professional-services delivery model.
• Cawley, Gillespie & Associates: Texas-based petroleum engineering and consulting firm specializing in reserves determination and property evaluation for oil and gas clients. Comparable as a long-running independent petroleum consultancy serving operators across the US.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Large global consulting and engineering firm with significant oil and gas practice spanning environmental, water, and energy infrastructure advisory. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering overlapping petroleum consulting and HSE services within a much larger portfolio.
• TRC Companies: US engineering and consulting firm with an energy practice providing environmental, compliance, and engineering services to oil and gas operators. Comparable as a broader professional services firm serving energy clients with overlapping HSE and engineering consulting offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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