Oilflo
Oilflo is a family-run, Kilgore-based specialty chemicals manufacturer that supplies custom-blended production chemicals — including corrosion inhibitors, H2S scavengers, biocides, and scale inhibitors — to oil and gas operators in East Texas and Northern Louisiana.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersKilgore, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Oilflo does
Oilflo is a privately held, family-run specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 2017 and headquartered in Kilgore, Texas. The company produces and supplies production chemicals to oil and gas operators, with a service territory concentrated in East Texas and Northern Louisiana. Its product portfolio spans eleven categories organized around three service pillars — Asset Integrity (corrosion inhibitors, H2S scavengers, biocides), Flow Assurance (paraffin and asphaltene inhibitors, foamers, hydrate inhibitors, scale inhibitors), and Phase Separation (surfactants, demulsifiers, water clarifiers) — plus a Custom Chemical Solutions offering that creates tailored blends through field sampling and laboratory testing.
Oilflo's underlying capability is its custom formulation process rather than any novel chemistry: the company takes well-specific samples, runs multiple tests, and engineers targeted treatments to address each operator's operational challenges (corrosion, H2S toxicity, microbial contamination, paraffin deposition, asphaltene precipitation, liquid loading, hydrate plugging, scale buildup, and water-oil separation). The business model is direct B2B sales — phone and contact-form based, quote-by-quote pricing with no public price list — with direct delivery of chemicals to operator sites. No publicly disclosed revenue, funding, certifications, patents, partnerships, or M&A activity is recorded in the available data, and the company's headcount sits in the 11–50 range.
Oilflo firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Oilflo
- Legal name
- Oilflo
- Website
- https://oilflo.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Oilflo is a family-run, Kilgore-based specialty chemicals manufacturer that supplies custom-blended production chemicals — including corrosion inhibitors, H2S scavengers, biocides, and scale inhibitors — to oil and gas operators in East Texas and Northern Louisiana.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Oilflo industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Oilfield Production Chemicals
- NAICS
- Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (32518)
- SIC
- Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Oilfield & Refining Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Oil & Gas Water Treatment & Production Chemicals (IMAEAJAI), Water Treatment & Process Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAN)
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Where Oilflo is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Kilgore
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Oilflo business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Chemical Product Sales: Sale of specialized chemical formulations to oil and gas operators. Products include corrosion inhibitors, H2S scavengers, biocides, scale inhibitors, foamers, demulsifiers, surfactants, and water clarifiers. Revenue is generated through product delivery with pricing based on volume and custom formulation requirements.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Quote-based custom pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
Oilflo product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Oilflo manufactures and supplies specialty production chemicals for upstream oil and gas operators, including corrosion inhibitors, H2S scavengers, biocides, asphaltene and paraffin inhibitors, foamers, hydrate inhibitors, surfactants, scale inhibitors, demulsifiers, and water clarifiers. The company also develops custom chemical blends tailored to specific well conditions through sampling and laboratory testing, sold directly to operators under quote-based pricing.
Product overview
Oilflo is a specialized chemical solutions provider for the energy sector, offering a comprehensive suite of production chemicals including Corrosion Protection, H2S Scavengers, Biocides, Asphaltene Inhibitors, Paraffin Management, Foamers, Hydrate Inhibitors, Surfactants, Scale Inhibition, Demulsifiers, and Water Clarifiers. These products are organized around three core service categories: Asset Integrity (preserving equipment and operational integrity), Flow Assurance (ensuring uninterrupted production), and Phase Separation (optimizing resource extraction). Oilflo also provides Custom Chemical Solutions where experts work with clients to create tailored treatments addressing specific operational challenges.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Corrosion Protection
Companies that use Oilflo
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Oilflo technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Oilflo partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights1 record
Oilflo competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Halliburton (Multi-Chem): Through Multi-Chem, Halliburton provides production chemicals (corrosion, scale, biocides, foamers) bundled with its integrated well-services franchise — directly comparable chemistry categories; competes primarily through bundling scale that Oilflo cannot match.
- SNF (Oilfield division): Major polyacrylamide and friction-reducer/specialty-chemical supplier serving upstream oil and gas — adjacent specialty-chemical supplier serving many of the same U.S. onshore operators.
- Clariant Oil Services: Global specialty-chemicals major with a dedicated Oil Services unit producing demulsifiers, corrosion inhibitors, biocides, and flow-assurance chemicals — comparable chemistry categories and upstream customer base; materially larger and more diversified.
- Baker Hughes (Oilfield Chemistry): Operates a significant oilfield chemistry portfolio covering flow assurance, asset integrity, and phase separation — same application buckets as Oilflo, but bundled with the broader BHGE service portfolio and global R&D infrastructure.
- Ecolab (NALCO Champion): Through NALCO Champion, Ecolab produces production chemicals and water-treatment chemistries for upstream operators — high overlap in water clarifiers, corrosion, and microbial-control product categories.
- ChampionX: One of the largest dedicated oilfield production-chemistry providers (formerly Apergy/Dover chemistry) with overlapping product lines in corrosion, scale, H2S, and asset-integrity chemicals — directly comparable end market and chemistry portfolio, but operating at vastly greater scale than Oilflo.
- Stepan Company — Oilfield Specialty Solutions: Manufactures surfactants, demulsifiers, and oilfield production chemicals sold into upstream operators — comparable products (surfactants/demulsifiers) and customer overlap in U.S. upstream.
Direct peers
- Production Management & Chemicals (PMC): Texas-based independent oilfield production-chemical supplier offering similar chemistry categories (corrosion, scale, biocides, paraffin) to East Texas and Permian operators — directly comparable regional specialty-chemical competitor.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
Oilflo financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Oilflo leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Oilflo funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Oilflo M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Oilflo
What does Oilflo do?
Oilflo manufactures and supplies specialty production chemicals for upstream oil and gas operators, including corrosion inhibitors, H2S scavengers, biocides, asphaltene and paraffin inhibitors, foamers, hydrate inhibitors, surfactants, scale inhibitors, demulsifiers, and water clarifiers. The company also develops custom chemical blends tailored to specific well conditions through sampling and laboratory testing, sold directly to operators under quote-based pricing.
Is Oilflo a public or private company?
Oilflo is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Oilflo founded?
Oilflo was founded in 2017. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Oilflo based?
Oilflo is headquartered in Kilgore, United States, in the North America region.
How does Oilflo make money?
One revenue line is on record: chemical Product Sales.
Who are Oilflo's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Halliburton (Multi-Chem), SNF (Oilfield division), Clariant Oil Services, Baker Hughes (Oilfield Chemistry), Ecolab (NALCO Champion), ChampionX and Stepan Company — Oilfield Specialty Solutions. Production Management & Chemicals (PMC) is listed as a direct peer.
Does Oilflo have an API?
No public API is recorded for Oilflo.
What industry is Oilflo in?
Oilflo's product category is Oilfield Production Chemicals. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAEABAI, Oilfield & Refining Specialty Chemicals, with a secondary code of IMAEAJAI, Oil & Gas Water Treatment & Production Chemicals. Its NAICS code is 32518 and its SIC code is 2890.