What JGL Solutions does

JGL Solutions, LLC is a privately held microbial biotechnology company founded in 2006 by CEO Bill (Jack) Lantz and headquartered in Prosper, Texas, with a full-service laboratory in Oklahoma City and warehouses across Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. The company sells tailor-made microbial treatment programs to oil and gas operators, using facultative anaerobic microorganisms that are naturally occurring, non-pathogenic, non-carcinogenic, and EPA-exempt under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Its core service involves retrieving system samples, running water analysis in its Oklahoma City lab, blending customized microbial strains, and injecting the treatment directly into customer systems via dedicated field personnel.

JGL's product surface spans four application services: Saltwater Disposal (SWD) treatment for scale, corrosion, and rag layer remediation; producing-well treatment for paraffin, asphaltene, scale, and corrosion; waterflood treatment using Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) to release residual oil and improve sweep efficiency; and soil remediation for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) and benzene contamination. The technology's core mechanisms include biosurfactant production, paraffin chain cracking (C14–C100+ into C5–C15), scale chelation (calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate, iron sulfide compounds), and polysaccharide protective coatings on metal surfaces.

The business operates a subscription-style, recurring treatment model priced by system-specific factors (water injection volume, oil production volume, retention time, location, and targeted issues), with programs positioned at cost parity to or below chemical programs. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through four regional area managers covering East Texas, Kansas, West Texas + Louisiana, and Oklahoma, supplemented by industry event sponsorship (Oilfield Water Connection, D CEO Energy Awards), a weekly podcast, and an extensive content and case-history library. Customers are commercial and industrial oil and gas operators across seven states (AR, CO, KS, LA, NM, OK, TX), with documented outcomes including 71% LOE reduction, 100% elimination of acid jobs, $3.4MM+ incremental oil recovered in a Permian waterflood, and TPH reduction from 127,000 ppm to 1,100 ppm in 47 days in a soil remediation case.

Name

JGL Solutions

Legal name

JGL Solutions, LLC

Website

https://jglsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JGL Solutions is a privately held microbial biotechnology company that designs and injects custom-blended, EPA-exempt microbial treatments for oil and gas operators — covering saltwater disposals, producing wells, waterfloods (MEOR), and soil remediation across seven U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oilfield Microbial Treatment Services

NAICS

Remediation Services (562910)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Produced Water & Upstream Water Management (EUALAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Oil & Gas Water Treatment & Production Chemicals (IMAEAJAI), Groundwater Extraction, Treatment & Discharge (Pump-and-Treat, reinjection) (BPALAKAF)

Keywords

• Microbial enhanced oil recovery
• Oilfield water treatment
• Scale and corrosion control
• Saltwater disposal treatment
• Environmental bioremediation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Prosper

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Microbial Treatment Programs: JGL provides tailor-made microbial treatment programs for oil and gas operations. Pricing is determined by factors including: amount of water injected, amount of oil produced, retention time, location of system, and specific issues to be addressed. The company states programs are usually less than or equal to the cost of chemical programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

JGL Solutions provides tailor-made microbial treatment programs for oil and gas operators. The company retrieves system samples, performs laboratory water analysis, blends custom microbial strains, and dispatches field personnel to deliver and inject the blend directly into customer systems. Applications include saltwater disposal wells, producing wells, waterflood MEOR, soil remediation, pipelines, and produced water treatment.

Product overview

JGL Solutions offers a unified microbial biotechnology platform centered on tailor-made microbial blends for the oil and gas industry. The core product is a specialized microbial solution that is custom-blended based on laboratory analysis of each customer's system. Applications include Saltwater Disposal (SWD) Treatment, Producing Well Treatment, Waterflood Treatment (MEOR), and Soil Remediation Treatment. The company provides full-service delivery including on-site injection by field personnel and monthly laboratory monitoring through their Oklahoma City lab. All treatments are 100% naturally occurring, non-toxic, and EPA-exempt, providing an alternative to traditional chemical programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Microbial Biotechnology Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% reduction in flow line repair and replacement expenses
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Fit to PrintminorOthersFit to Print produces the podcast 'Microbes at Work' featuring JGL Solutions. Paul Wiseman, President of Fit to Print, hosts conversations with Bill Lantz, CEO of JGL Solutions, discussing JGL's white paper and microbial solutions.
• IEEE-USAminorOthersJGL Solutions published a white paper through IEEE-USA titled 'Remediating/Preventing Scale, Corrosion, and Hydrocarbon Carryover' in SWDs and EOR Injectors, demonstrating technical credibility in the industry.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Micro-Bac International: Develops and supplies microbial blends for hydrocarbon remediation, oilfield applications, and wastewater treatment. Competes with JGL in microbial solutions tailored to oil and produced water systems.
• Locus Bio-Energy Solutions: Provides microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) and biosurfactant solutions for upstream operators. Directly competes with JGL in tailor-made microbial treatments for waterflood, paraffin, and scale issues in oil and gas systems.
• Titan Oil Recovery: Offers microbial enhanced oil recovery and oilfield water treatment services using proprietary microbial formulations. Targets the same upstream water management and paraffin/scale issues as JGL.
• GloriOiL (formerly Glori Energy): Microbial EOR company deploying customized microbial consortia to improve oil recovery and treat produced water. Closely comparable to JGL's waterflood MEOR and SWD treatment offerings.

Broad incumbents

• ChemTreat (Danaher): Industrial water and process treatment specialist serving oil & gas, power, and manufacturing. Provides chemical water-treatment programs that compete head-on with JGL's microbial replacement value proposition.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water and wastewater treatment company with significant oil & gas exposure in produced water and process water. Represents a large-scale incumbent in the broader water-treatment market JGL serves.
• Nalco Water (Ecolab): Global leader in water treatment and process chemicals, with a substantial oil & gas business covering upstream, midstream, and refining water management. Sets the incumbent benchmark JGL competes against on price and performance.
• ChampionX: Major upstream oilfield chemistry and production technology provider, including scale, corrosion, and water-management chemicals. Competes with JGL on the incumbent chemical-treatment side that JGL is displacing.
• Solenis: Specialty chemicals manufacturer including water-treatment chemistries for oil & gas and industrial applications. Competes with JGL on chemical scale/corrosion control programs that JGL's microbes aim to replace.

Emerging players

• BioSqueeze: Applies biotechnology and microbial solutions for oil and gas well applications, including gas migration control and water management. Overlaps with JGL on the biotechnology-for-oilfield angle but is focused on a narrower use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCU_P2WrjQnatpg_3BWe0mHA
• Facebookfacebook.com/JGL-Solutions-109523357494094
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jglsolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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