Flodim

What Flodim does

Flodim is a privately held French instrumentation and field services company, founded in 1995 in Manosque, France, that designs, manufactures, and operates specialized instruments for underground cavern measurement and well logging interventions. The company serves industrial operators in four primary verticals — solution mining and underground storage (brine production, gas, hydrocarbon, and hydrogen storage in salt caverns), oil & gas well services (logging, mechanical integrity testing, decommissioning, casing evaluation), geothermal energy (high-temperature wells and CO2 storage monitoring), and to a lesser extent mining and geotechnics. Operations are mobilized from the Manosque headquarters with field engineers deploying internationally, supported by a wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary (Flodim do Brasil, established 2013 in Aracaju) and channel partnerships in the United States (Sonic Surveys), Canada (Eclipse E-Line), the United Kingdom (Geoterra), and Australia (Groundsearch).

Name

Flodim

Legal name

Flodim

Website

https://flodim.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flodim is a French private firm founded in 1995 that designs, manufactures, and operates proprietary instruments and field services for underground cavern measurement, well logging, electrochemical pipe cutting, and high-temperature geothermal interventions, serving oil & gas, solution-mining/storage, and geothermal operators across five continents via a Brazilian subsidiary and a channel partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Well Logging Instrumentation

NAICS

Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Underground Storage (Salt Caverns, Depleted Reservoirs) (EUALAEAE)

Keywords

• Well logging services
• Cavern instrumentation
• Slim hole logging
• Geothermal logging tools
• Mining instrumentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Manosque

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cavern Survey Services: Field services for underground cavern sonar surveys, dimensioning, and monitoring. Includes operations for brine production caverns, liquid hydrocarbons storage, gas storage, and old mines/quarries.
2. Well Logging Services: Production logging and well intervention services including mechanical integrity testing, well decommissioning, casing evaluation, and conventional logging for oil, gas, and geothermal wells.
3. Pipe Cutting Services: Electrochemical casing cutting operations using EZ Cutter, XS Cutter, and XL Cutter technologies for leaching string changes, work-over operations, and plugging and abandonment without workover rig assistance.
4. Video Inspection Services:
5. Downhole Sampling Services: Bottom hole fluid sampling services for PVT analysis, reservoir condition preservation, and physico-chemical/bacteriological sampling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Flodim provides underground cavern and well logging instrumentation, designing and manufacturing proprietary slim-hole logging tools within its "Cavity Suite" product family. The company combines sales of these proprietary instruments with associated technical and geological services for operators in the oil & gas, geothermal, and mining industries.

Product overview

Flodim is a specialized instrumentation company offering a unified 'Cavity Suite' of products for underground cavern services and well logging interventions since 1995. The portfolio centers on patented instruments including the Sonar (cavern sonar survey), EZ Cutter (electrochemical casing cutting), Explorer G2 (logging tool), Laser Video (3D dimensioning), and PNT (pulsed neutron tool) for blanket level control. Supporting products include the Bottom Hole Sampling system, High Temperature Cameras, High Temperature Geochemical probe, XS/XL Cutters for various pipe sizes, and comprehensive logging tools (Gyro, XY Caliper, MFC-40, CBL, ABI, PT tools). The in-house DimCav software processes and visualizes cavern survey data. Products serve the oil & gas, geothermal energy, and mining industries with instruments rated for extreme temperatures and pressures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cavity Suite Proprietary family of underground cavern and slim-hole well logging instruments designed and manufactured by Flodim for operators in oil & gas, geothermal, and mining. Used for cavern integrity logging, formation evaluation, and slim-hole well intervention projects.
• EZ Cutter Patented downhole cutting tool used as part of Flodim's well logging and intervention portfolio for cutting operations in cavern and slim-hole wells. Targeted at oil & gas, geothermal, and mining operators.
• Bottom Hole Sampling Patented bottom hole sampling system used as part of Flodim's well logging portfolio for collecting downhole samples in cavern and slim-hole wells. Targeted at oil & gas, geothermal, and mining operators.
• Well Logging and Geological Services Operational deployment of Flodim's proprietary logging tools and staff to perform underground cavern logging, slim-hole well logging, and related geological services for industrial customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced cavern development costs through combined cavity suite operations
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and strategic.

• Flodim do BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWholly-owned subsidiary established in 2013 to serve South American clients. Located in Aracaju, Brazil, it provides full cavity suite services for the Latin American market and is equipped with all Flodim's latest innovative logging tools. Datasheets available in Portuguese.
• Sonic SurveysmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal partner providing Flodim cavity suite services in the United States. Based in the USA.
• Eclipse E-LinemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal partner providing Flodim cavity suite services in Canada. Based in Calgary, Alberta.
• GroundsearchmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal partner providing Flodim cavity suite services in Australia. Based in Rutherford, NSW.
• GeoterramajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal partner providing Flodim cavity suite services in the United Kingdom. Based in Northwich, Cheshire.
• POLE AVENIAstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench competitiveness cluster for subsurface engineering and resources. Flodim participates in collaborative R&D projects within the European GEOENERGY cluster through this membership.
• CAPENERGIESstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench competitiveness cluster for energy transition. Flodim maintains membership for industry collaboration and R&D partnerships.
• POLE MER MEDITERRANEEstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerMediterranean competitiveness cluster. Flodim participates as a member for regional industry engagement.
• SMRI (Solution Mining Research Institute)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational technical organization focused on solution mining and underground storage. Flodim maintains membership for industry knowledge sharing and technical collaboration.
• CRYOFLASK ProjectstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorwegian R&D project developing very high temperature Production Logging Tools with embarked frigories. Flodim participates in this collaborative project to advance HT geothermal instrumentation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Expro Group: Global oilfield services specialist focused on well intervention, integrity, and production solutions. Competes with Flodim in well intervention, well integrity testing, and downhole tool deployment, but does not specifically address salt cavern sonar surveying or extreme HT geothermal applications.
• Weatherford International: Global oilfield services company providing well construction, evaluation, and intervention tools. Overlaps with Flodim in production logging, casing evaluation, and intervention services, though Weatherford's portfolio is much wider and not focused on salt cavern or HT geothermal niches.
• Baker Hughes: Global oilfield services and industrial energy technology company offering well logging, intervention tools, and industrial asset monitoring via its Oilfield Services & Equipment segment. Comparable to Flodim in well logging and integrity assessment but operates at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Halliburton: Global oilfield services major with comprehensive well logging, intervention, and casing evaluation capabilities through its Completion and Production Solutions segments. Overlaps with Flodim's well logging and casing inspection work as part of a much broader portfolio.
• SLB (formerly Schlumberger): World's largest oilfield services company offering a broad portfolio of well logging, intervention, and completion tools via its SLB Well Services and SLB Digital segments. Competes with Flodim in well logging and intervention but does not specialize in cavern-specific or ultra-high-temperature geothermal niches.

Direct peers

• DEEP.KBB GmbH: German engineering consultancy for underground gas storage, salt caverns, and solution mining projects. Comparable to Flodim as both serve the same salt-cavern storage developer and operator customer base across Europe, with overlapping expertise in cavern integrity and operation.
• SOCON Sonar Control Kavernenvermessung GmbH: German company specializing in sonar-based surveying of salt caverns for solution mining and underground storage operators. Directly comparable to Flodim's Sonar and DimCav-based cavern survey offering and serves the same customer base in Europe.
• K-UTEC Salt Technologies AG: German engineering and technology firm focused on salt cavern storage, solution mining, and underground gas storage consulting and instrumentation. Comparable to Flodim in serving solution mining and underground storage operators with measurement and integrity services.

Others

• TGS (TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company): Global provider of subsurface geoscience data and reservoir intelligence for oil & gas and renewables. Adjacent to Flodim in serving subsurface characterization buyers but operates in upstream data licensing rather than downhole instrumentation and intervention services.

Emerging players

• DarkVision Technologies Inc. Canadian developer of high-resolution acoustic and ultrasonic downhole imaging tools for well inspection and casing evaluation. Comparable to Flodim's Explorer G2, ABI, and CBL imaging tools, but with a different core technology (acoustic vs sonar) and broader oil & gas focus rather than cavern specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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