What Oil Chem Technologies does

Oil Chem Technologies, Inc. is a privately held specialty chemical company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, that develops and supplies proprietary surfactant chemistries for chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and upstream oilfield applications. Its core technology spans Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) and Surfactant-Polymer (SP) flooding, heavy oil recovery without thermal processes, sand consolidation, wettability alteration, acid enhancement, and biodegradable solvent systems, organized into branded product families including SuperSurf, Super Surfactant, ORS, Aqua-Set, SuperFlow SF, SS-318, SS-7593, NanoSurf 969, GreenSolv, and Green Alkali. The company has accumulated 19+ granted U.S. patents (with Canadian counterparts) and reports over 80 million pounds of surfactants successfully injected across global field projects since 1995, including the world's first field-wide low-concentration ASP deployment at Daqing, China.

Underlying technical differentiation is anchored in molecular architecture innovations — most notably the AASA (Aryl Alkyl Sulfonic Acid) platform where the SO3 group attaches to the alkyl chain rather than the benzene ring, internal olefin ether sulfonates for high-temperature/high-salinity reservoirs, and amphoteric surfactants stable above 140°C. These chemistries enable ultra-low-concentration injection (0.1 wt%) without co-surfactants or co-solvents, addressing challenging sandstone and carbonate reservoirs that defeat conventional surfactants. The Aqua-Set water-based sand consolidation system (US Patent 10,604,694) and GreenSolv biodegradable aromatic-replacement line extend the portfolio beyond EOR into completion and stimulation chemicals.

The business model is B2B enterprise direct sales of proprietary chemical products, supported by strategic alliances with unnamed 'world-class chemical manufacturers' for global production and distribution. Customer acquisition is anchored by a complimentary preliminary lab surfactant screening service (requiring customer-supplied crude oil, injection water, and formation cores) that de-risks the qualification cycle. Revenue is generated from chemical product sales to oil and gas operators and service companies across the United States, Canada, and Asia-Pacific, with no disclosed pricing, customer concentration, or external funding data available.

Name

Oil Chem Technologies

Legal name

Oil Chem Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://oil-chem.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oil Chem Technologies is a privately held Sugar Land, Texas-based specialty chemical company that develops proprietary surfactant chemistries for Enhanced Oil Recovery, heavy oil recovery, and upstream oilfield applications, selling directly to oil and gas operators globally with a portfolio of 19+ patented products including the ORS, SuperSurf, and GreenSolv lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oilfield Specialty Chemicals — Enhanced Oil Recovery Surfactants

NAICS

Surface Active Agent Manufacturing (325613), Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Oilfield & Refining Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty Surfactants & Performance Additives (IMAEABAL)

Keywords

• Enhanced oil recovery surfactants
• Oilfield specialty chemicals
• Sand consolidation systems
• Heavy oil recovery chemicals
• Fracturing flow additives

Headquarters

HQ city

Sugar Land

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Surfactant Product Sales: Sale of proprietary surfactant chemicals for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), including ASP, SP, heavy oil recovery, and stimulation applications. Products are sold directly to oil and gas operators and service companies worldwide. The company has provided over 80 million pounds of surfactants globally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Oil Chem Technologies develops and supplies proprietary surfactant chemistries for chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), including Alkaline Surfactant Polymer (ASP) and Surfactant Polymer (SP) processes for sandstone and carbonate reservoirs, heavy oil recovery without steam or solvent, water-based sand consolidation, wettability alteration, acid enhancement, and environmentally-friendly GreenSolv solvents. The company supports customers with complimentary preliminary lab surfactant screening and custom formulation tied to specific reservoir characteristics, with more than 80 million pounds of surfactants supplied globally since 1995.

Product overview

Oil Chem Technologies is a technology provider offering a portfolio of surfactant-based chemical products for the oil and gas industry. The core offering centers on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) surfactants including ASP (Alkaline Surfactant Polymer) and SP (Surfactant Polymer) processes, complemented by stimulation chemicals for fracturing and wellbore cleanup, heavy oil recovery solutions, and specialty products like defoamers and sand consolidation systems. Products include the SuperSurf and ORS surfactant series, SuperFlow SF series for heavy oil, SS-318 acid enhancers, SS-7593 wettability alteration agents, Aqua-Set sand consolidation, NanoSurf 969 fracturing additives, Green Alkali (GA-100/GA-200) for ASP, GreenSolv eco-friendly solvents, and NOFOAM defoamers. The company combines 20+ years of field EOR experience with patented surfactant chemistries and provides complimentary surfactant evaluation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SuperSurf™ Series: Internal Olefin Ether Sulfonates for sandstone and carbonate reservoirs for ASP and SP processes.
• Super Surfactant™ Series
• ORS™ Surfactant Series
• Aqua-Set
• Aqua-Set A/B/C
• SuperFlow (SF Series)
• GreenSolv™
• NanoSurf™ 969
• NOFOAM-1976™
• GA-100™ and GA-200™
• SS-318
• SS-7593
• SC-88

Products and services

• Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Surfactants Field-proven, effective, and economical surfactants for chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), including Alkaline Surfactant Polymer (ASP) and Surfactant Polymer (SP) processes for sandstone and carbonate reservoirs, with ultra-low concentration (approximately 0.1 wt%) and tolerance to high-temperature/high-salinity conditions; intended for oil and gas operators seeking to increase production from mature reservoirs.
• Heavy Oil Recovery (SuperFlow SF Series) Custom-formulated surfactants (SuperFlow SF series) for economical heavy oil and bitumen recovery without steam, SAGD, or solvent processes, designed to significantly reduce oil viscosity at ultra-low concentrations for heavy oil producers and pipeline transport applications.
• Aqua-Set Water-Based Sand Consolidation System Patented, environmentally-friendly water-based sand consolidation system that controls sand production from weak sandstone formations and prevents frac sand flowback after fracturing; for oil and gas operators and service companies needing to protect wells and surface production equipment from sand damage.
• SS-7593 Wettability Alteration Agent Ultra-low concentration wettability alteration agent and interfacial tension reducer for oil-wet reservoir rocks, used in hydraulic fracturing fluid, low surfactant water flooding, and as an injectivity enhancer for low permeability reservoirs to improve oil recovery.
• SS-318 Acid Enhancer Acid enhancement additive for wellbore damage removal and acid stimulation; helps acid penetrate through contaminants, alters wettability, reduces surface tension, and reduces apparent viscosity of heavy crude oil to enhance oil and gas production; targets operators and service companies performing matrix acid stimulation.
• AASA Innovative Chemistry (Alpha Olefin Sulfonic Acid Surfactants) New family of anionic surfactants (AASA — Aryl Alkyl Sulfonic Acids) where the SO3 group attaches to the alkyl chain instead of the benzene ring, providing improved solubility and unique performance properties; intended for EOR, asphalt emulsifiers, lube oil additives, asphaltene dispersants, crystal habit modifiers, catalysts, and detergents.
• NanoSurf 969 Fracturing Flow Back Additive Green micro-emulsion flow back additive for hydraulic fracturing applications in unconventional gas shale and tight oil reservoirs; reduces damage from phase trapping, increases regained permeability to gas, lowers interfacial tension, and enhances hydrocarbon/condensate mobilization, with all ingredients meeting California Proposition 65.
• Green Alkali (GA-100 and GA-200) Organic-based alternatives to inorganic alkali (sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate) for ASP processes, preventing scale and corrosion, chelating divalent cations, and reducing water treatment costs in hard water environments; intended for EOR operators using chemical flooding in hard formation water.
• SC-88 Stimulation Chemical Mixture Surfactant mixture formulated to reduce surface and interfacial tension, alter wettability, and disperse asphaltene and paraffin for increased and sustained oil production; used by oil and gas operators for routine well stimulation.
• GreenSolv Aromatic Replacement Solvent High-performance, readily biodegradable solvent that replaces toluene, xylene, benzene and mineral spirits with no ozone-depleting chemicals, hazardous air pollutants, or carcinogens; used for wellbore cleanup, asphalt removal, and process equipment cleaning in oilfield and industrial operations.
• GreenSolv Rig Wash (Bio-Based Cleaner/Degreaser) Bio-based heavy-duty cleaner and degreaser for oilfield and industrial use, biodegradable and suitable for offshore applications; intended for rig wash and equipment cleaning as a green alternative to conventional aromatic solvents.
• NOFOAM-1976 Reacted Silica Defoamer Reacted silica defoamer / antifoam agent stable under extreme pH and high temperature conditions, used in phosphoric acid production, caustic digestion, jet dyeing, and various other industrial processes requiring foam control.
• Foam Agents for EOR and Well Operations Foaming agents for foam-flood EOR, gas blocking, gas mobility control, conformance improvement, froth floatation, drilling, and gas well unloading; used across upstream operations by operators and service companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80+ million pounds of surfactants successfully injected at 0.1 wt% average concentration
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• World-Class Chemical Manufacturers (unnamed)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOil Chem Technologies has strong alliances with world-class chemical manufacturers to produce and provide field-proven surfactants for EOR. The company combines patented surfactant technologies with manufacturing partners to scale production and distribution globally.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Clariant Oil Services: Clariant's Oil Services unit markets specialty chemistries including EOR surfactants, demulsifiers, and corrosion inhibitors to upstream operators. Competes with Oil Chem in chemical EOR while being part of a much larger specialty chemicals portfolio.
• SLB (Schlumberger): SLB operates one of the broadest oilfield chemicals portfolios globally, including EOR surfactants and chemistry integrated with reservoir simulation and digital offerings. Competes with Oil Chem on large-scale chemical EOR projects and bundles chemistry with full-field services.
• Halliburton (Multi-Chem): Halliburton's Multi-Chem division manufactures and supplies specialty chemicals and surfactants for stimulation, EOR, and production applications globally. As one of the largest oilfield services companies, it competes with Oil Chem across integrated chemistry offerings while bundling these into broader service contracts.
• Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes' Oilfield Services & Chemicals segment supplies specialty surfactants and production chemistry for EOR, stimulation, and completions. Competes directly with Oil Chem on oilfield surfactant chemistry while offering integrated services at much larger scale.
• ChampionX: ChampionX is a pure-play oilfield chemistry specialist, formed from the Apergy/Champion Technologies combination. It supplies production chemistry, EOR chemistries, and stimulation chemicals to upstream operators, competing with Oil Chem's EOR and stimulation portfolios.
• BASF (Oilfield Chemicals): BASF supplies a broad range of oilfield and EOR chemicals, including surfactants, polymers, and inorganic chemistries via dedicated oilfield chemicals and performance chemicals divisions. Competes with Oil Chem on EOR chemistry at a global chemicals giant scale.
• Solvay (Oil & Gas): Solvay supplies specialty surfactants, polymers, and inorganic chemistries for upstream oil & gas including chemical EOR and stimulation applications. Competes with Oil Chem's surfactant-based EOR portfolio while offering broader industrial chemistry scale.
• Ecolab (Nalco Champion): Ecolab's Nalco Champion division supplies upstream oilfield chemicals including EOR and production chemistry to global operators. Competes with Oil Chem across stimulation and EOR surfactant applications while leveraging Ecolab's vast chemical R&D and global distribution network.

Direct peers

• Croda International: Croda is a global specialty chemicals company with a well-established oilfield and EOR surfactant portfolio, including high-temperature/high-salinity formulations. Targets the same customers (oil majors, NOCs) with comparable chemistries for chemical EOR.
• Stepan Company: Stepan is a publicly-traded specialty surfactant manufacturer with an oilfield products division producing surfactants for EOR and drilling applications. Directly competes with Oil Chem's ASP/SP surfactant lines and serves the same upstream oil & gas customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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