What Capuano Engineering Consultants does

Capuano Engineering Consultants (CEC), also referred to as Capuano Engineering Company, is a Santa Rosa, California-based geothermal engineering consulting firm founded in January 2012. The company specializes in project management services for geothermal drilling operations, carrying forward multi-generational expertise in the geothermal sector that traces back to 1974 through the Capuano family's involvement. CEC operates as a privately-held, family-owned business with no public funding rounds or institutional (PE/VC) backing.

The firm is built around a small senior team of approximately four professionals, including Louis Capuano III, George Scheid (Director of Drilling, joined June 2024), CJ Triola Jr. (joined October 2025), and the late Louis E. Capuano Jr. (founder, who passed in November 2025). CEC serves geothermal operators and developers across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, with a named customer base that includes EGS Inc., GeoTek Energy, GeoGlobal Energy, Alterra Power, Cyrq Energy, Dynamic Tubular, Interlink, and Enel Green Power.

The company's revenue model is project-based professional services, providing consulting, drilling program oversight, and project management expertise for geothermal drilling campaigns. There is no disclosed software platform, AI/ML capability, or proprietary technology stack; the offering is fundamentally human-expert advisory. As a small, privately-held consultancy with a narrow but globally distributed client base, CEC's competitive position rests on the depth of its specialized drilling expertise and the personal relationships maintained by its senior practitioners.

Name

Capuano Engineering Consultants

Legal name

Capuano Engineering Company

Website

https://capuanoengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Capuano Engineering Consultants is a Santa Rosa, California-based geothermal drilling engineering consultancy founded in 2012. It provides project management services to geothermal developers and operators globally, including EGS Inc., GeoTek Energy, and Enel Green Power, leveraging multi-generational expertise in the geothermal sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geothermal Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Geothermal Power Plant EPC (EUAEAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMP) & Permit Compliance Support (EUAHAAAF), Environmental & Permitting Execution Services (Erosion Control, Habitat Mitigation, Compliance) (EUAEADAL)

Keywords

• Geothermal drilling services
• Drilling program design
• Well project management
• Geothermal engineering consulting
• Enhanced geothermal systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Rosa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Project Management: Full project management services for geothermal drilling projects, including engineering, site design, and project supervision. Revenue generated through consulting fees and service contracts for project execution.
2. Drilling Program Design Services: Creation of drilling programs, cost estimates, and technical documentation including casing design, directional programs, drilling fluids programs, and bit & stabilizer programs. Provided as part of comprehensive project management contracts.
3. Site Supervision and Operations Support: 24/7 site supervision services during drilling operations, coordination with government agencies, monitoring of daily operations, and review/approval of vendor invoices.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Capuano Engineering Consultants (CEC) provides geothermal drilling program design, engineering, and full project management services for geothermal resource development projects worldwide. The firm handles every phase from site construction oversight, drilling procedure creation, casing and directional program design, and drilling fluids programs through 24/7 site supervision, vendor invoice review, and final project sign-off. CEC also establishes cost control systems to monitor rig-site expenditures and performs resource testing and verification for both traditional geothermal reservoirs and Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS).

Product overview

Capuano Engineering Company (CEC) is a geothermal engineering services firm offering a unified suite of services for geothermal resource development around the world. The core offering consists of project management, drilling program design, drilling operations supervision, cost control systems, and resource testing and verification. Services span the entire project lifecycle from pre-drilling site development and regulatory paperwork through drilling operations, well testing, and final project sign-off. The company specializes in both traditional geothermal reservoirs and Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Services Provides all levels of management, operational procedures, and field supervision services necessary to achieve specific client objectives during geothermal drilling projects.
• Drilling Program Design Comprehensive drilling program design covering site construction oversight, drilling programs and cost estimates, geologic/geophysical information compilation, drilling procedure creation, casing design, directional program creation, drilling fluids programs, and bit & stabilizer programs.
• Drilling Operations Supervision 24/7 site supervision, coordination with government agencies for tests and inspections, monitoring of daily drilling operations by CEC engineers, and review and approval of all invoices from third party vendors.
• Cost Control Systems Establishing cost control systems used to monitor expenditures at the rig site during drilling and completion, including development of cost estimates for each well and working with clients to obtain necessary financing.
• Resource Testing and Verification Proven methodology for performing resource testing and verification for drilling and completion procedures, including complete production tests of wells for geothermal resource projects.
• Well Design and Testing Covers well testing, well design, and reconnaissance, to equipment procurement, site supervision, and all phases of work necessary to sign projects off as safe and complete.
• Geothermal Drilling and Completion Services Creating site development plans with licensed Civil Engineers, casing placement procedures, cement operations design, wellhead configuration, determination of drilling rig specifications, sourcing of drilling rigs, and acquisition of vendor quotes for all materials, equipment, and services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 65+ years of combined team experience in geothermal drilling
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GeoTek Energy, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeoTek Energy is a geothermal technology and equipment company with a focus on designing, developing and enhancing geothermal power facilities. They provide innovative technology solutions to enhance return on investment for clients.
• EGS, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGS, Inc. offers exploration, development, evaluation, and support services for geothermal projects including remote sensing, geologic mapping, geochemistry, geophysics, resource estimation, and due diligence review. Their combined team cumulates more than 100 years of geothermal exploration and development experience.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Mannvit: Icelandic engineering consultancy with a deep geothermal practice covering resource assessment, drilling supervision, and power plant design. Comparable to CEC in scope and project profile, particularly for traditional geothermal reservoir work.
• Iceland Drilling Company: One of the world's leading geothermal and hard rock drilling contractors, headquartered in Iceland. Competes with CEC for geothermal drilling program design and supervision mandates, particularly in trans-Atlantic and European/Africa projects where CEC also operates.
• SLB (Schlumberger) GeothermEx: Through its GeothermEx subsidiary (acquired 2011), SLB offers independent geothermal resource consulting and reservoir engineering—directly comparable to CEC's resource testing and verification services, but with vastly greater scale and capital backing.
• GeoTek Energy, LLC: Geothermal technology and equipment company focused on designing, developing and enhancing geothermal power facilities. Strategic partner of CEC that operates in the adjacent but overlapping geothermal services market.
• ThermaSource, Inc. Geothermal drilling and engineering consulting firm founded by the same Louis E. Capuano Jr. in 1980. Offers the closest analog to CEC in scope (drilling program design, project management, supervision) and customer base (geothermal developers), making it the most directly comparable peer.
• EGS, Inc. Geothermal exploration, development, evaluation, and support services firm offering remote sensing, geologic mapping, geophysics, resource estimation, and due diligence. Strategic partner of CEC and operates in the same geothermal consulting niche with overlapping client base.

Broad incumbents

• Baker Hughes: Major oilfield services company increasingly positioning into geothermal and EGS drilling through its well construction and subsurface portfolios. Competes with CEC on the drilling program design and execution side, backed by substantially greater capital, technology, and geographic footprint.
• Stantec: Global engineering, consulting, and project delivery firm with a renewable energy practice that includes geothermal resource and drilling support. Competes with CEC for project management and engineering mandates at much larger scale but as part of a broader portfolio.
• Black & Veatch: Large global EPC and engineering firm with power generation and renewable energy practices including geothermal. Provides integrated project management and drilling program services that overlap with CEC's offering, though as one of many capabilities.
• Ormat Technologies: Largest pure-play geothermal operator with substantial in-house drilling, engineering, and project management capabilities. Represents a broader incumbent that internalizes many of the services CEC provides to other developers, and competes for external engineering mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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