WSSM

What WSSM does

WSSM LLC is a privately held, founder-led oil and gas services company headquartered in Katy, Texas, with an additional storage facility in Williston, North Dakota. The company sells a dual offering to oil and gas service companies and operating/E&P companies: (1) regulatory radiation safety services — including a License Lease program that lets clients operate under WSSM's existing radioactive materials licenses in Texas, New Mexico, and North Dakota rather than obtaining their own (a process WSSM says can take 6+ months), plus compliance consulting, Authorized User training, real-time GPS tracking of radioactive sources, and licensed-source storage; and (2) proprietary multiphase metering hardware under the AquaField™ brand, specifically the AquaField™ GOLD multiphase flow meter (a non-nuclear device using patented detection principles for water content and conductivity) and the patent-pending AquaField™ Mud Meter for continuous digital mud logging.

The underlying technology centers on physical measurement instrumentation rather than software or AI: the AquaField™ GOLD meter eliminates the HSE risk of traditional nuclear-source multiphase meters while handling slug flow, emulsions, and salinity/water-breakthrough detection. The business model blends hardware sales (meters), recurring revenue (monthly License Lease subscriptions, GPS tracking subscriptions), and professional services (compliance consulting, Authorized User certifications, managed storage). Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on the company's website, founder-led outreach ([email protected]), and a network of complementary technology and service partners including Hammertech, Corvera, Cactus Measurement, and Applied Health Physics.

The founder, Warren Sneedon, anchors the company's credibility with 30+ years of oil and gas instrumentation experience, 14 years as a certified Radiation Safety Officer, and a role in the first subsea multiphase meter installation at Petrobras in 1998. WSSM holds specific radioactive materials licenses across three US states and maintains BBB accreditation, but discloses no revenue, headcount, funding, or institutional investment.

Name

WSSM

Legal name

WSSM LLC

Website

https://ws-sm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WSSM LLC is a founder-led oil and gas services firm that licenses its multi-state radioactive materials permits to service companies and sells proprietary non-nuclear AquaField™ multiphase flow meters and mud meters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Spring

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. License Lease Program: Monthly fixed fee for sustained license access ensuring uninterrupted use of licenses covering radiation safety, multiphase metering, and compliance certifications. Also offers per-project fee for short-term needs without extended commitments.
2. Compliance Consulting Services: Expert compliance consulting including audits, complex reporting management, and ongoing support to keep operations aligned with state and federal requirements in the oil and gas sector.
3. Authorized User Certifications: State of Texas-certified training program for fixed gauge usage and multiphase meter operation, certifying personnel to work without requiring a Radiation Safety Officer on-site.
4. GPS Tracking Services: Real-time GPS tracking technology for radioactive source management, providing regulatory transparency and compliance oversight for clients operating in multiple states.
5. Storage Services: Storage of sealed radioactive sources in licensed facilities in New Mexico and North Dakota, including brokerage, installation, maintenance, leak testing, surveys, and quarterly reporting.
6. Multiphase Flow Meters (AquaField™): Sale of proprietary multiphase flow meters including AquaField™ GOLD for production monitoring and AquaField™ Mud Meter for drilling operations. Meters feature patented detection principles for water content and conductivity measurement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WSSM provides radiation safety, regulatory compliance, and multiphase flow metering services to oil and gas operators. Its core offerings include proprietary AquaField™ multiphase meters, lease of exclusive radioactive material licenses, authorized user certification training, GPS tracking of radioactive sources, and radioactive material storage facilities. The company enables customers to maintain compliant oilfield operations without the burden of obtaining their own state-level licenses.

Product overview

WSSM LLC delivers multiphase metering and radiation safety solutions for the oil and gas industry. The product portfolio centers on the AquaField™ branded multiphase flow meters: AquaField™ GOLD for permanent and temporary wellhead production monitoring without nuclear sources, and AquaField™ Mud Meter for continuous mud logging during drilling operations. These products are complemented by GPS tracking technology for radioactive source management, and the company offers associated services including storage, license leasing, compliance consulting, and authorized user certifications across Texas, New Mexico, and North Dakota.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AquaField™ GOLD: A compact, lightweight multiphase flow meter designed for monitoring production in wells. Operates without requiring PVT input once in operation, uses patented detection principles to measure water content and conductivity. Does not use a nuclear source, eliminating HSE risk.
• AquaField™ Mud Meter

Products and services

• AquaField™ GOLD Multiphase Flow Meter Proprietary patented multiphase flow meter providing non-nuclear multiphase measurement of oil, water, and gas at the wellhead for oil and gas operators.
• AquaField™ Mud Meter Proprietary patented mud meter used in oilfield measurement operations to support multiphase flow analysis on customer well sites.
• License Lease Program Subscription service allowing oil and gas operators to lease WSSM's exclusive radioactive material licenses in Texas, New Mexico, and North Dakota, enabling compliant operations without obtaining their own state licenses.
• Compliance Consulting Regulatory compliance consulting services guiding oil and gas operators through state and federal radiation safety requirements for their operations.
• Authorized User Certifications Training and certification program qualifying oilfield personnel as authorized users of radioactive sources under WSSM's licenses.
• Radioactive Source GPS Tracking GPS-based tracking service that provides real-time location visibility of radioactive sources deployed at customer well sites for regulatory transparency.
• Radioactive Material Storage Secure storage and transfer facility for radioactive materials at the company's Williston, North Dakota site, available to oil and gas operators between deployments.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HammertechcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic technology partner providing MUD and multiphase meters. Hammertech products help operating companies improve oil recovery and increase production plant throughput. AquaField™ Mud Meter is featured alongside Hammertech offerings.
• CorveracoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner for Coriolis and single phase measurement correction for bubbly flow. Listed as recommended complementary technology on WSSM's storage services page.
• Cactus MeasurementminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecommended partner for flowback, drillouts and production testing services. Provides complementary service offerings to WSSM's radiation safety and metering solutions.
• Multiphase Meter SolutionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecommended partner for flowback, drillouts, and production testing services. Offers complementary multiphase metering services.
• Lawrence (Rick) Jacobi ConsultingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting company specializing in technical and regulatory assistance for radiation safety and multiphase metering applications.
• Applied Health PhysicsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerComplete radiological services company providing technical support and regulatory compliance assistance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hammertech: Listed as a strategic technology partner of WSSM providing MUD and multiphase meters. Directly comparable to AquaField™ Mud Meter and complementary flow assurance offerings for drilling and production operations.
• Expro: Oil & gas well services and flow measurement company where the WSSM founder previously worked and holds a patent. Provides well testing, production measurement, and subsea intervention services that overlap WSSM's flowback, well testing, and multiphase metering use cases.
• SLB (Schlumberger): Largest oilfield services company with a deep multiphase flow meter portfolio (PhaseTester, Vx) and global production monitoring services. Directly competes with WSSM's AquaField™ multiphase meter offerings for upstream operator deployments.
• Weatherford International: Oilfield services and measurement provider offering production and multiphase metering solutions, wellhead equipment, and intervention services. Competes with WSSM across production monitoring and well testing segments.
• Cactus Measurement: Channel partner of WSSM providing flowback, drillouts, and production testing services. Operates in the same oil & gas service company segment with overlapping flowback and well testing use cases.
• Emerson (Roxar): Owns Roxar multiphase meters and sand detection systems (founder Warren Sneedon holds a patent originally attributed to Roxar). Directly competes in multiphase flow metering and downhole flow assurance instrumentation.

Others

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Large scientific instrumentation company including radiation detection and dosimetry products. Adjacent to WSSM's radiation safety consulting, Authorized User certification, and radioactive source management services.
• Mirion Technologies: Provider of radiation detection, measurement, and safety solutions. Comparable to WSSM's radiation safety, GPS tracking, and storage services for radioactive sources, though Mirion is broader and not oil & gas focused.

Broad incumbents

• Halliburton: Major oilfield services company offering drilling, completions, and production services including downhole and surface measurement. Broad incumbent competing indirectly with WSSM through bundled drilling and production offerings.
• Baker Hughes: Large diversified oilfield services and industrial energy technology company with measurement solutions and production chemicals. Operates broadly across upstream, midstream, and digital, including multiphase measurement relevant to WSSM's niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wssm-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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