Petrotek

What Petrotek does

Petrotek Corporation is a privately held engineering consulting firm headquartered in Littleton, Colorado, founded in 1993 to provide cost-effective contract services for subsurface fluid flow and injection well projects. The company delivers technical engineering evaluation, regulatory permitting, reservoir characterization, and field operations services to industrial operators, governmental agencies, and mining companies across the United States, with active international reach into Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Paraguay, South Africa, and Turkey. Its customer base spans oil and gas majors, smaller independent operators, hard-rock mining companies, ethanol and chemical plants, refineries, gas storage operators, food production, pharmaceuticals, and municipal water suppliers, with explicit emphasis on regulatory-compliant wastewater management that protects drinking water sources.

The firm's core technology is deep expertise in injection well engineering and subsurface fluid flow, organized across six service lines: Injection Well Services (Classes I, II, III, V, and VI), Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CO2 CCS) including Class VI UIC permitting and 45Q qualification, Oil and Gas E&P technical services, In-Situ Recovery (ISR) Uranium and Copper consulting, Mining hydrogeology, and Safety/regulatory compliance. Underlying technical capabilities include feasibility studies, permit preparation, reservoir simulation, mechanical integrity testing, well design and drilling supervision, hydrogeological characterization, fate-and-transport modeling, and reserves/economic analysis. The team combines credentials from major operators (Halliburton, Burlington Resources, Ultra Petroleum, Western Company of North America) and the US EPA, with the three managing principals (Wes Janes, Hal Demuth, Ken Cooper) collectively bringing more than 90 years of industry experience.

Petrotek operates a professional-services business model, generating revenue through custom, quote-based consulting engagements typically structured as multi-year contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies with project scope, regulatory complexity, and field operations intensity. Go-to-market is sales-led and relies on a professional website, conference presence (GWPC, NGWA, uranium symposiums), publication-driven thought leadership, and direct enterprise engagement with industrial and governmental clients. There are no disclosed external investors, M&A activity, or institutional backing; ownership remains with the managing principals.

Name

Petrotek

Legal name

Petrotek Corporation

Website

https://petrotek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Petrotek is a Colorado-based engineering consulting firm, founded in 1993, that provides subsurface fluid flow, injection well permitting, CCS/Class VI, ISR uranium, and mining hydrogeology services to industrial operators, mining companies, and US/state governmental clients across the United States and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Subsurface Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (213112), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Support Activities for Mining (2131)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inspection, Integrity & Testing Services (NDT, Well Integrity, Corrosion, QA/QC) (EUALABAO), Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Injection well consulting
• Carbon capture storage
• Subsurface engineering services
• Oil gas consulting
• In-situ recovery uranium

Headquarters

HQ city

Littleton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Petrotek generates revenue through providing engineering evaluation and field operations consulting services to industrial and governmental clients. Services include injection well consulting, CCS consulting, ISR uranium support, and oil and gas technical services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Petrotek Corporation is an engineering consulting firm that provides evaluation, assessment, and field operations services for subsurface fluid flow and injection well projects, primarily serving industrial and governmental clients in the oil and gas, mining, and manufacturing sectors. Its core offerings include feasibility studies, permitting, well design, drilling and completion supervision, regulatory compliance support, mechanical integrity testing, reservoir simulation, and plugging and abandonment for Class I, II, III, V, and VI injection wells. The firm also delivers specialized consulting for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS), in-situ recovery uranium and copper, oil and gas upstream operations, hard rock mining hydrogeology, and health and safety compliance.

Product overview

Petrotek is a consulting engineering firm specializing in subsurface fluid flow and injection well projects. The company offers a coordinated portfolio of six interconnected service areas: Injection Well Services (covering all well classes I-VI) as the core technical foundation, complemented by Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (leveraging injection well expertise for CCS/CCUS projects), Oil and Gas Services (drawing on injection well knowledge for E&P operations), ISR Uranium and Copper (applying injection well and hydrogeologic expertise to mining recovery), Mining Services (groundwater characterization for conventional mining), and Safety Services (ensuring compliance across all operations). The services share technical overlap in subsurface characterization, fluid flow modeling, regulatory permitting, and well operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Injection Well Services Comprehensive technical consulting and field services for Class I Hazardous and Class I, II, III, V, and VI non-hazardous injection wells, including permitting, feasibility studies, mechanical integrity testing, well design, installation, completion, field operations supervision, and regulatory compliance support.
• Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CO2 CCS) Carbon capture and storage consulting services including CCS feasibility studies, Class VI UIC permits, geologic characterization, reservoir simulation, financial assurance evaluation, tax equity partnership support, 45Q qualification, and pilot project design.
• Oil and Gas Services Upstream E&P consulting services for oil and gas operations including drilling spacing unit permitting, regulatory hearings, well test design, reservoir characterization and simulation, reserve evaluations, secondary recovery design, and drilling/completions supervision.
• ISR Uranium and Copper In-situ recovery (ISR) uranium and copper consulting including feasibility studies, mining permits, radioactive materials licenses, aquifer characterization, exemption applications, fate and transport modeling, and wastewater management via Class I disposal wells.
• Mining Services Hydrogeologic characterization services for hard rock mining operations including groundwater characterization and modeling, hydrologic impact assessment, permit applications, RCRA and CERCLA investigations, and environmental monitoring.
• Safety Services Health and safety compliance services maintaining workplace safety through HSE training, job hazard assessments, contractor screening via ISNetworld and Avetta, and compliance with OSHA standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• 32+ years of successful UIC service operations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Large global engineering and environmental consulting firm with significant water, subsurface, and UIC-related practices. Comparable because it competes for the same Class VI CCS, mining, and environmental compliance work Petrotek serves, but as a much broader portfolio player.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy. Comparable because it competes for mining, oil & gas, and energy transition (including CCS) consulting mandates, though with a much broader sustainability and ESG portfolio.
• WSP: Global engineering consulting firm with major energy, water, and environment practices. Comparable because it competes for large integrated Class VI CCS and mining engineering mandates where Petrotek currently plays a specialized niche role.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure and environmental engineering consultancy. Comparable because it offers overlapping services across mining, oil & gas, water, and environmental permitting — though at much larger scale and project size.
• Stantec: Engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with substantial water and energy practices. Comparable because it competes for environmental compliance, mining hydrogeology, and oil & gas subsurface work.

Direct peers

• Haley & Aldrich: Geotechnical and environmental engineering consultancy specializing in subsurface characterization, groundwater, and site remediation. Comparable because its hydrogeologic and geotechnical practice directly overlaps with Petrotek's mining and injection well services.
• GHD: Global engineering, environmental, and construction services firm with deep water and subsurface practices. Comparable because it competes for the same industrial wastewater, groundwater, and UIC-related consulting engagements across mining, energy, and government clients.
• SLR Consulting: Environmental and engineering consultancy with strong oil & gas, mining, and CCS advisory practices. Comparable because it serves overlapping client segments (oil & gas operators, miners, government) on subsurface, permitting, and environmental compliance work.
• Geosyntec Consultants: Specialized environmental and geotechnical engineering consultancy with strong groundwater, remediation, and energy practice areas. Comparable because of overlapping UIC, mining hydrogeology, and oil & gas environmental services work.
• Montrose Environmental: Environmental services and consulting firm focused on air, water, and oil & gas compliance. Comparable because it serves overlapping upstream oil & gas and environmental compliance clients on subsurface and regulatory matters, particularly in the U.S.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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