Hydrophilic AS

What Hydrophilic AS does

Hydrophilic AS is a Norwegian private reservoir engineering and technology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Stavanger (Innovasjonspark Stavanger). The company has developed the Hydrophilic Logging Tool (HLT), a patented, 17-meter open-hole wireline tool used in oil-based mud wells to measure water pressure within the microscopic water film coating reservoir rock grains. That measurement, combined with a custom 24mm micro-drill that penetrates the borehole wall into undisturbed formation and a dual-purpose sensor capturing both water and oil pressure with better than 0.1 bar accuracy, enables determination of the Free-Water-Level (FWL) without drilling through the hydrocarbon-water contact. FWL estimates are delivered to better than 5 meters at a single depth in under four hours.

The company monetizes the HLT primarily as a professional service sold to oil and gas exploration and production operators, booked on a project/measurement basis via direct enterprise engagement (email-inbound to the CEO). A wholly owned subsidiary, Hydrotell, extends the sensing concept into permanent downhole gauges for production wells, representing a hardware sale revenue stream. The go-to-market is enterprise B2B field sales targeting NCS and international E&P operators; commercial launch is planned for 2026 following offshore demonstration in the North Sea in September 2024 with Equinor, Harbour Energy, Vår Energi, and DNO under Joint Industry Project governance. A next-generation tool, Galileo (HLT v2), is in design with completion targeted for Q4 2027. Corporate shareholders include Equinor Ventures, Aarbakke Innovation, AAI Invest, and Validé; public support has come from Innovation Norway, OGIC (Scotland), and the Research Council of Norway. The company currently has 8 employees.

Name

Hydrophilic AS

Legal name

Hydrophilic AS

Website

https://hydrophilic.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hydrophilic AS is a Norwegian reservoir engineering firm that has developed the patented Hydrophilic Logging Tool, enabling oil and gas E&P companies to determine the Free-Water-Level in reservoirs without drilling through the hydrocarbon-water contact. Commercial launch is planned for 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oil & Gas Reservoir Logging Services

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Directional Drilling & MWD/LWD Services (EUALABAB)

Keywords

• Reservoir logging services
• Wireline logging tools
• Formation evaluation
• Reservoir engineering
• Downhole pressure measurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Stavanger

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. HLT Logging Service: Hydrophilic offers its Hydrophilic Logging Tool (HLT) as a service to energy companies. The tool is booked for measurement operations in discovery wells. The 17-meter open-hole wireline tool performs single depth measurements in less than four hours, with repeated measurement capability.
2. Hydrophilic Gauge Products: Through subsidiary HydroTell, the company develops and offers gauges for installation in production wells to provide continuous information about water location in fields, helping avoid undesired water production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hydrophilic AS develops and offers the Hydrophilic Logging Tool (HLT), a 17-meter open-hole wireline logging tool that measures water pressure within the microscopic water film coating grains inside hydrocarbon reservoirs to accurately determine the Free-Water-Level (FWL) without drilling through the oil-water contact. The technology is sold as a logging service to oil and gas exploration and production companies, with a separate Hydrophilic Gauge product offered through its HydroTell subsidiary for permanent downhole reservoir monitoring in production wells.

Product overview

Hydrophilic AS offers a portfolio of reservoir engineering technology products centered around the Hydrophilic Logging Tool (HLT). The core HLT system includes the Prototype HLT (17-meter OBM open-hole wireline tool) and the upcoming Galileo version 2 (Q4 2027). At the heart of the technology is the Hydrophilic Probe, which measures water pressure within reservoir rock. The company also operates through its sub-brand HydroTell, which develops permanent Hydrophilic Gauges for continuous reservoir monitoring in production wells. All products work together to help energy companies determine the Free-Water-Level (FWL) and assess hydrocarbon reservoir potential.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hydrophilic Logging Tool (HLT)
• Hydrophilic Gauge (HydroTell)

Quantifiable outcome

• Better than 5-meter accuracy in Free-Water-Level (FWL) estimates through pressure difference measurements better than 0.1 bar
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EquinorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Equinor participated in Joint Industry Project (JIP) with Hydrophilic for offshore demonstration in the North Sea in September 2024. They are a supporter in JIP#3 for product commercialisation. Equinor Ventures is an investor in Hydrophilic AS.
• Harbour EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarbour Energy participated as a joint industry project member in the offshore demonstration of the HLT in the North Sea in September 2024.
• Vår EnergicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVår Energi participated as a joint industry project member in the offshore demonstration of the HLT in the North Sea in September 2024.
• DNOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDNO participated as a joint industry project member in the offshore demonstration of the HLT in the North Sea in September 2024.
• Wintershall DeacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWintershall Dea is a supporter in Joint Industry Project 3 (JIP#3) for the development and commercialisation of the HLT technology.
• NORCEcoreTechnology or IntegrationNORCE conducted independent and thorough verification of the Hydrophilic technology. They hosted proof-of-concept laboratory testing. The HLT was demonstrated at the Ullrigg Test Centre at NORCE in Stavanger in August 2022.
• Aarbakke InnovationcoreTechnology or IntegrationAarbakke Innovation conducted conceptual tool design and prototype HLT manufacturing. They also performed realistic workshop tests in a specially built test chamber. Aarbakke Innovation is an investor in Hydrophilic AS.
• University of StrathclydecoreTechnology or IntegrationConducted proof-of-concept laboratory testing for the Hydrophilic technology.
• Innovation NorwayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided startup support to Hydrophilic along with the Oil & Gas Innovation Center (OGIC) in Scotland and Equinor.
• Oil & Gas Innovation Center (OGIC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided startup support in Scotland along with Innovation Norway.
• ValidéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHydrophilic was accepted into Validé's Incubator program in May 2017. Validé AS is also an investor in Hydrophilic.
• Core Specialist ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Hydrophilic in 2016 to begin developing the project in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Aker Solutions: Aker Solutions is a major Norwegian-headquartered oilfield engineering and services company with deep ties to the Norwegian Continental Shelf customer base. Comparable as a Norway-anchored oilfield services company serving the same regional operator network as Hydrophilic's JIP supporters.

Emerging players

• Tendeka: Tendeka provides downhole monitoring, zonal isolation, and sand control technology to E&P operators. As an independent specialist in downhole sensing and intervention technology, it is comparable to Hydrophilic's focused service-and-tool model.
• Resman: Resman is a Norwegian-based provider of intelligent tracer technology for reservoir monitoring and well diagnostics. It is a comparable Nordic, technology-driven player in reservoir surveillance serving a similar operator base to Hydrophilic.
• TGT Oilfield Services: TGT is a specialized provider of well diagnostics and reservoir monitoring technology, including spectral and acoustic tools. As a niche technology-focused player serving E&P operators with downhole measurement, it overlaps meaningfully with Hydrophilic's specialist profile.
• Ziebel: Ziebel is a Norwegian-based specialist in fiber-optic well intervention and downhole monitoring technology. As a Norwegian, niche-technology provider of downhole sensing for E&P operators, it is comparable to Hydrophilic in scale, geography, and product positioning.

Direct peers

• Core Laboratories: Core Laboratories is a specialized provider of reservoir description and formation evaluation services to global E&P operators. Its focused, measurement-centric business model is closely comparable to Hydrophilic's specialist reservoir-intelligence positioning.
• Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes provides wireline services and formation evaluation tools to E&P operators worldwide. Its reservoir characterization portfolio directly overlaps with Hydrophilic's open-hole measurement use case.
• Halliburton: Halliburton operates a major wireline, formation evaluation, and drilling services business serving global E&P operators. It competes in the same reservoir characterization category as Hydrophilic, particularly through open-hole logging offerings.
• Weatherford International: Weatherford offers wireline logging and formation evaluation services to upstream operators, and is a direct competitor in delivering open-hole reservoir measurements to E&P customers similar to Hydrophilic's target market.
• SLB: SLB (formerly Schlumberger) is the world's largest oilfield services provider and the dominant wireline logging and formation evaluation company, serving the same E&P customer base with open-hole downhole measurement technology directly comparable to Hydrophilic's HLT.

Market position

Strengths6 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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