Radar · Oilfield Services in Houston
Best Oilfield Services Companies in Houston, United States
The 190 best Oilfield Services companies in Houston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Paragon Offshore.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
190companies tracked
$3.1Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
32have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · OILFIELD SERVICES × HOUSTON
Our analysis of 50 Oilfield Services companies
$4.5b in tracked funding; 62% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2016.
50companies analysed
62%cloud-native stacks
2016funding peak (by rounds)
2012median founding year
30median Fliar Index™
4.3Mcombined LinkedIn audience
95%of audience held by top 3
9companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Oilfield Services companies in Houston
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paragon Offshore Producer of dairy products including milk, cream, butter, and cheese 21Market top 29%Funding top 41%Moat bottom 46%Fin. health bottom 44% All 8 signals ▾Markettop 29% Fundingtop 41% Moatbottom 46% Fin. healthbottom 44% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 30% Techbottom 15% Growthbottom 8% Market: 942 employees (top 15% of Oilfield Services) · Revenue ~$636M Funding: Raised $1.1B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 12 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $1.1B | 143 mo ago | 942 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Pacific Drilling Premier Canadian online casino offering diverse games, bonuses, and secure platform 37Funding top 28%Market top 41%News bottom 48%Global bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Markettop 41% Newsbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 21% Funding: Raised $600M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 15 yrs (0.2/yr) Market: 763 employees (top 25% of Oilfield Services) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $600M | 91 mo ago | 763 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Hercules Offshore Contract drilling and lifeboat services 42Funding top 31%Market top 32%News bottom 36%Global bottom 32% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 31% Markettop 32% Newsbottom 36% Globalbottom 32% Techbottom 16% Funding: Raised $346M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 22 yrs (0.1/yr) Market: 1,145 employees (top 8% of Oilfield Services) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $346M | 147 mo ago | 1,145 | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Rubicon Oilfield Upstream oilfield technology developer 13Funding top 36%Patents top 48%Moat bottom 49%Innovation bottom 42% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% Patentstop 48% Moatbottom 49% Innovationbottom 42% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 22% Growthbottom 10% Funding: Raised $300M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 22 yrs (0.0/yr) Patents: 12 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $300M | 126 mo ago | 204 | 2003 | — | 12 patents Downhole drilling and wellbore cleaning tools—vibratory devices and floatation systems. | — |
| 5 | Quintana Energy Services Provider of oilfield services for well completion and production 37Market top 37%Funding top 43%Fin. health top 44%Global bottom 32% All 7 signals ▾Markettop 37% Fundingtop 43% Fin. healthtop 44% Globalbottom 32% Moatbottom 32% Newsbottom 27% Growthbottom 25% Market: 1,100 employees (top 12% of Oilfield Services) · Revenue ~$145M Funding: Raised $240M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 11 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $240M | 114 mo ago | 1,100 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Sidewinder Drilling Provides contract drilling services 50Innovation top 20%Product top 26%Growth top 45%Market top 49% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 26% Growthtop 45% Markettop 49% Fundingbottom 48% Globalbottom 30% Newsbottom 27% Techbottom 23% Innovation: 10 product lines Product: 10 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $159M | 180 mo ago | 415 | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Tellurian Investments Private company focused on developing low-cost liquefied natural gas export projects 29Talent top 38%Funding top 50%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 50% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $81.1M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 10 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $81M | 114 mo ago | — | 2016 | Martin Houston Co-Founder | — | — |
| 8 | Pedevco Developer of oil and natural gas assets 53Growth top 31%News top 31%Funding top 34%Fin. health top 44% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 31% Newstop 31% Fundingtop 34% Fin. healthtop 44% Marketbottom 32% Globalbottom 30% Moatbottom 21% Growth: Revenue +16% YoY · 2 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo News: 10 BI events in 12 mo (of 14 tracked, 4 types) · +400% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $50M | 91 mo ago | 14 | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Gladiator Energy Provider of oilfield efficiency and equipment services 29Funding top 36%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 36%Tech bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 36% Techbottom 36% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $45.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $45M | 43 mo ago | 300 | 2012 | Cloy Gantt CEO | — | — |
| 10 | Ranger Energy Services EPC service provider for the oil & gas industry 64Product top 28%Market top 30%Funding top 36%Fin. health top 36% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 28% Markettop 30% Fundingtop 36% Fin. healthtop 36% Newstop 40% Techtop 44% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 46% Growthbottom 41% Globalbottom 32% Product: 1 published app (443 installs) · Company stage: Public Market: 2,000 employees (top 2% of Oilfield Services) · Revenue ~$547M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $45M | 56 mo ago | 2,000 | 2014 | Darron M. Anderso CEO | — | — |
| 11 | Aegis Chemical Oilfield chemical solutions provider offering full life cycle treatment services 24Funding top 39%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 45%Market bottom 38% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 38% Growthbottom 34% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $26.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 13 yrs (0.1/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $26M | 102 mo ago | 316 316 → 239 (-24%) | 2013 | Gary Cooper Chief Executive Officer | — | 2 job openings · 1 expansion |
| 12 | Vantage Drilling Offshore drilling contractor operating a fleet of modern drilling rigs 55Fin. health top 33%Partners top 36%Market top 37%News top 37% All 9 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 33% Partnerstop 36% Markettop 37% Newstop 37% Fundingtop 44% Techtop 46% Growthbottom 43% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 30% Fin. health: Revenue ~$279M (FY2015) · Net margin -25.2% Partners: 1 partnership announcement in 12 mo (2 in 24 mo) · 3 contract events in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $26M | 204 mo ago | 900 | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Expanse Electrical Expanse Electrical provides integrated electrical infrastructure, instrumentation, and automation system… 32Talent top 45%Growth top 46%Funding top 49%Tech bottom 45% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 45% Growthtop 46% Fundingtop 49% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Fin. healthbottom 35% Marketbottom 29% Moatbottom 12% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Growth: Headcount 480 → 490 (+2%) across vintages · Revenue +32% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $19M | 174 mo ago | 490 | 1951 | Jerrit Coward CEO | — | — |
| 14 | LandBridge Energy exploration company managing land and resources 67Fin. health top 23%Growth top 27%Tech top 38%Funding top 40% All 8 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 23% Growthtop 27% Techtop 38% Fundingtop 40% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 39% Moatbottom 31% Globalbottom 30% Fin. health: Revenue ~$199M (FY2024) · Net margin 17.1% Growth: Revenue +81% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $13M | 23 mo ago | — | 2021 | Jason Long CEO | — | — |
| 15 | Delfin Midstream Provider of midstream develops technology and design for oilfield services 11Partners top 21%News top 34%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 44% All 8 signals ▾Partnerstop 21% Newstop 34% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 36% Growthbottom 35% Techbottom 28% Marketbottom 22% Partners: 4 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 4 deals News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Contracts rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $13M | 36 mo ago | 14 | 2014 | Dudley Poston CEO | — | 1 expansion |
| 16 | Prairie Oil and gas company focused on environmentally responsible energy development 40AI top 15%Patents top 44%Growth top 45%Moat top 45% All 10 signals ▾AItop 15% Patentstop 44% Growthtop 45% Moattop 45% Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 48% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 28% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Patents: 54 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 0 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $12M | 31 mo ago | — | 2022 | Edward Kovalik CEO | 54 patents Automated handling, storage, and quality assurance for anatomical pathology samples | — |
| 17 | Gold H2 Provider of hydrogen producing services in oilfield 14Funding bottom 42%Global bottom 25% All 2 signals ▾Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $6.5M · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Global: Single-market focus (United States) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $6M | 28 mo ago | — | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Blackbuck Resources Provider of water management services 14Talent top 34%Funding bottom 49%Global bottom 32%Market bottom 15% All 4 signals ▾Talenttop 34% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 15% Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 2 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $6.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 8 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $6M | 47 mo ago | 17 | 2018 | Samuel Oliver Chief Executive Officer | — | — |
| 19 | Bold Production Provider of oil and gas impurity treatment solutions 16Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 33%Tech bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 33% Techbottom 32% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 25% Growth: Headcount 39 → 46 (+18%) across vintages Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $5M | 148 mo ago | 46 46 → 63 (+37%) | 2013 | Glen Wind CEO | — | — |
| 20 | R2E Provider of management consulting services to oil and gas industry 16Talent top 45%Global bottom 25%Funding bottom 24% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 25% Fundingbottom 24% Talent: 2 named leaders on record Global: Single-market focus (United States) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $3M | 202 mo ago | — | 2005 | Jack Davis Founder & Managing Partner | — | — |
| 21 | ADI Analytics Offers consulting and advisory services focused on oil and gas, power, energy, and chemicals sector 21Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 40%Global bottom 36%Funding bottom 27% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Fundingbottom 27% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Tech: 24 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $3M | 173 mo ago | — | 2009 | Uday Turaga Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 22 | SmartChainServices Platform that provides automated smart contracts for the oil and gas industry 35Talent top 35%Funding bottom 36%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 35% Fundingbottom 36% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $1.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $2M | 20 mo ago | — | 2024 | William Kibbler Co-Founder & CTO | — | — |
| 23 | Renewell Energy Provider of GHG-abating, flexible energy storage network by oil & gas infrastructure 24Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 44%Tech bottom 38% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 44% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 17% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $1M | 13 mo ago | 10 | 2020 | Walker Colt Co-Founder | — | — |
| 24 | Sentinel Energy Services Provider of energy services and equipment to oil and gas sector | $1M | 69 mo ago | 3 | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Nine Energy Service Provider of oilfield well completion and cementing services | $1000K | 91 mo ago | 1,722 | 2012 | Ann Fox CEO & President | — | — |
| 26 | Entrion Provider of drilling equipment manufacturing services 62Innovation top 20%Product top 43%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 31% All 5 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 43% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 31% Globalbottom 25% Innovation: 4 product lines Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Seed rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $725K | 41 mo ago | — | 2004 | Eivind Johnsen Chief Executive Officer | — | 1 job opening |
| 27 | Flotek Industries Manufacturer of chemicals and equipment for oil and gas industry | $525K | 118 mo ago | 146 146 → 286 (+96%) | 1985 | John Chisholm CEO & President | — | 3 job openings |
| 28 | Scandrill Drilling service provider for oil & gas exploration companies | $163K | 480 mo ago | 236 236 → 167 (-29%) | 1977 | Paul Mosvold CEO & President | — | — |
| 29 | DeltaTek Offshore Provider of EPC services for oil & gas industry | $47K | 125 mo ago | — | 1993 | Akinwunmi Odumakinde CEO & Director | — | — |
| 30 | Axiom Energy Firm engaged in redevelopment of oil reserves | $25K | 194 mo ago | 10 | 2009 | Greg Hepler Co-Founder | — | — |
| 31 | Baker Hughes Oil field services company | — | 17 mo ago | 58,000 58,000 → 67,475 (+16%) | 1987 | Lorenzo Simonelli Chairman & CEO | 42,124 patents Downhole drilling, measurement, and completion tools for oil and gas extraction | 1 partnership |
| 32 | Halliburton Provider of products and services for oilfield industries | — | 44 mo ago | 54 | 1919 | Jeff Miller President and Chief Executive Officer | 23 patents Downhole pump diagnostics, coring tools, tubular connections, flow control, degradable cement zonal isolation | — |
Top 12 Oilfield Services companies in Houston
#1
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2020 · 10 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2020 · 10 employees
Provider of GHG-abating, flexible energy storage network by oil & gas infrastructure
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 44%Tech
bottom 38%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 17%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $1.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (May 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 4 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -2 · hiring: Engineering Technician, high-leverage role
Funding rounds
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$1.4M
- 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
HAX, OSTI, Greentown Labs, SOSV
Tech stack
Google AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceIsotopeJqueryJquery Migrate
#2
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2021$12.8Mraised▾
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2021
Energy exploration company managing land and resources. It offers services for managing land and resources to support and promote energy production and other commercial and industrial activities for oil and gas sector.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 23%Growth
top 27%Tech
top 38%Funding
top 40%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 39%Fin. health: Revenue ~$199M (FY2024) · Net margin 17.1% · Revenue +81% YoY
Growth: Revenue +81% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 31 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Landman
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Post IPO$12.8M
Founders & team
Tech stack
BugherdCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFancyboxGodaddyGoogle Font Api
#3
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2024$1.5Mraised▾
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2024
Platform that provides automated smart contracts for the oil and gas industry. It is a technology firm that specializes in providing smart contract and distributed ledger solutions for the upstream oil and gas industry. It automates oilfield contract management, enabling clients to manage operational performance.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 35%Funding
bottom 36%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 3 named leaders on record
Funding: Raised $1.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Oct 2024)
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
#4
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2022$12Mraised▾
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2022
Prairie Operating Co is a financial services company based in Oklahoma City. They offer investment services and have a website where users can contact them for more information.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%Patents
top 44%Growth
top 45%Moat
top 45%Funding
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Patents: 54 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 0 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2021
Funding rounds
- Nov 2023Post IPO$12M
Founders & team
Investors
Water Mill Capital
Tech stack
AudioeyeBootstrapBootstrap IconsCore-JsExpressGoogle Cloud
#5
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2022$6.5Mraised▾
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2022
Provider of hydrogen producing services in oilfield
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
bottom 42%Global
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $6.5M · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round round (Feb 2024)
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
#6
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2008 · 763 employees$600Mraised▾
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2008 · 763 employees
Premier Canadian online casino offering diverse games, bonuses, and secure platform. It delivers an exciting and reliable online gaming service, prioritizing quality and trust. Leveraging advanced gaming software, it provides engaging and interactive experiences with regularly updated promotions and a loyalty program. Transparency and fairness are ensured through independently reviewed Random Number Generators. Security is a top priority, utilizing encryption technology to protect personal and financial information. A dedicated support team is available to assist users. The platform offers a wide selection of games including slots, table games, and live dealer games, accessible via website and mobile app. Features include easy login, registration, diverse payment options, and responsible gaming tools. It is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and supports English and French languages.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%Market
top 41%News
bottom 48%Global
bottom 36%Tech
bottom 21%Funding: Raised $600M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 15 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Nov 2018)
Market: 763 employees (top 25% of Oilfield Services)
News: 1 BI events in 12 mo (of 18 tracked, 5 types) · Top themes: M&A
Funding rounds
- Nov 2018Post IPO$500M
- Sep 2018Conventional Debt$1B
- Apr 2011Series D$600M
Investors
UBS, Argo Partners
Tech stack
Nginx
#7
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 2014 · 942 employees$1.1Braised▾
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 2014 · 942 employees
Producer of dairy products including milk, cream, butter, and cheeses. The company sources milk from local farms and processes it into a variety of dairy products for consumers and businesses. Their product line includes fresh milk, various types of cream, butter, fromage blanc, spreadable cheeses, and desserts. They also offer a line of products specifically for children. The company emphasizes simple recipes and avoids artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives. They actively engage in employment opportunities within the dairy industry.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 29%Funding
top 41%Moat
bottom 46%Fin. health
bottom 44%News
bottom 32%Global
bottom 30%Market: 942 employees (top 15% of Oilfield Services) · Revenue ~$636M · ~3% of tracked Oilfield Services revenue (16 cos, FY2026)
Funding: Raised $1.1B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 12 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Jul 2014)
Moat: Top 44% by revenue among 16 tracked Oilfield Services companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10
Funding rounds
- Jul 2014Conventional Debt$1.1B
Tech stack
DebianApache Http Server
#8
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 2012 · 300 employees$45Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 2012 · 300 employees
Provider of oilfield efficiency and equipment services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 36%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 36%Tech
bottom 36%Global
bottom 29%Funding: Raised $45.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Oct 2022)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Market: 300 employees (top 50% of Oilfield Services) · Top-10,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 25k LinkedIn followers · 74 engagements/post (2.2× cohort median)
Funding rounds
- Oct 2022Conventional Debt$45M
Founders & team
Investors
Siena Lending Group
#9
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2014 · 14 employees$12.7Mraised▾
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2014 · 14 employees
Provider of midstream develops technology and design for oilfield services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 11how this company ranks against its industry peers
Partners
top 21%News
top 34%Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 44%Global
bottom 36%Growth
bottom 35%Partners: 4 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 4 deals
News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Contracts
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards · 1 expansions (incl. Samsung Heavy Industries) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2023Series A—
- Sep 2014Series A$12.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Mitsui OSK Lines
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCdnjsCloudflareContact Form 7GodaddyGoogle Hosted Libraries
#10
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2004 · 1145 employees$345.8Mraised▾
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2004 · 1145 employees
Hercules Offshore offers offshore contract drilling and liftboat services. The Company operates in the United States Gulf of Mexico, the Middle East, India, Latin America, West Africa, and Malaysia. Hercules serves oil and natural gas exploration and production companies.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 31%Market
top 32%News
bottom 36%Global
bottom 32%Tech
bottom 16%Funding: Raised $346M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 22 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Mar 2014)
Market: 1,145 employees (top 8% of Oilfield Services)
News: 0 BI events in 12 mo (of 54 tracked, 8 types)
Funding rounds
- Mar 2014Conventional Debt$300M
- Jul 2009Post IPO$45.8M
- Aug 2004Series A—
Investors
Lime Rock Partners, GCP Capital Partners, GEC
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpJetpackApache Http ServerJquery Migrate
#11
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 2003 · 204 employees$300Mraised▾
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 2003 · 204 employees
Rubicon Offshore International is an offshore oilfield service company specializing in the development and production of mid-range oilfields. Rubicon Offshore International is an offshore oilfield service company. The company develops and produces small oil fields in the Australasia region. It also provides mobile production and life-of-field intervention services to subsea and deepwater production markets. The company’s field development services include single subsea well developments, multi-well subsea developments, and surface wellhead platforms with surface completions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 13how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 36%Patents
top 48%Moat
bottom 49%Innovation
bottom 42%Market
bottom 40%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $300M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 22 yrs (0.0/yr) · Last round PE (Dec 2015)
Patents: 12 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 12 patents
Funding rounds
- Dec 2015PE$300M
- Feb 2004Seed—
Investors
Lime Rock Partners, Warburg Pincus
#12
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2014 · 2000 employees$45Mraised▾
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2014 · 2000 employees
EPC service provider for the oil & gas industry
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 28%Market
top 30%Funding
top 36%Fin. health
top 36%News
top 40%Tech
top 44%Product: 1 published app (443 installs) · Company stage: Public
Market: 2,000 employees (top 2% of Oilfield Services) · Revenue ~$547M · ~2% of tracked Oilfield Services revenue (16 cos, FY2026)
Funding: Raised $45.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Oct 2021)
Funding rounds
- Oct 2021Post IPO$42M
- Jun 2019Post IPO$3M
Founders & team
Investors
White Deer Energy
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAppnexusBootstrapCloudflare
Funding & investor landscape
$3.1Btotal disclosed funding
30companies funded
50disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Walker Colt
Co-Founder · Renewell Energy
Jason Long
CEO · LandBridge
William Kibbler
Co-Founder & CTO · SmartChainServices
Cameron Sinclair
Co-Founder & CEO · SmartChainServices
Edward Kovalik
CEO · Prairie
Cloy Gantt
CEO · Gladiator Energy
Dudley Poston
CEO · Delfin Midstream
Darron M. Anderso
CEO · Ranger Energy Services
Martin Houston
Co-Founder · Tellurian Investments
Charif Souki
Co-Founder · Tellurian Investments
Samuel Oliver
Chief Executive Officer · Blackbuck Resources
Justin Love
Chief Executive Officer · Blackbuck Resources
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,096,218 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Oilfield Services coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN HOUSTON · Consumer & Industrial
How research on Oil Gas Digital in Houston is moving
A read on the academic research around Oil Gas Digital in Houston — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 132 papers.
University of Houston leads Houston's oil-gas-digital research (132 papers, balanced early/recent split), focusing on hydraulic fracturing and enhanced recovery with cautiously optimistic advancement-dominant tone (stance 0.45).
132 papers · stance +0.45 · 16% breakthrough · 16% concern
top institutions
- University of Houston124
- Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital5
- Houston Independent School District3
- University of Houston - Downtown2
leading researchers
Birol Dindoruk · Kishore K. Mohanty · Ganesh Thakur · W. J. Lee · Christine Ehlig‐Economides · Daulet Magzymov
prism intelligence · tone & topics
80% positive · 5% critical tone
EnergyEnvironmentBusinessMachine LearningData ScienceMaterials Science
▲
Breakthroughs19 · 14%
▲ 10%→20% share
▲2.0× share momentum2 median citations58% since 2021mostly methods-led
Enhanced oil recovery breakthroughs are surging — papers quadrupled (1→4), doubling field-share to 20%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Enhanced oil recovery1→4
Landmark Nanofluid of graphene-based amphiphilic Janus nanosheets for tertiary or enhanced oil recovery: High performance at low · 269 cites
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Advancements82 · 62%
▼ 65%→59% share
▼0.9× share momentum5 median citations40% since 2021mostly methods-led
Enhanced oil recovery advancement research is intensifying — papers tripled (5→16) across 132 total.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Enhanced oil recovery5→16
- Hydraulic fracturing3→4
- Permeability (electromagnetism)6→7
- Reservoir simulation7→8
Newly emergingPetroleum 0→3
Landmark Temperature Effects on Surfactant-Aided Imbibition Into Fractured Carbonates · 150 cites
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Concerns19 · 14%
▼ 15%→14% share
▼0.9× share momentum5 median citations42% since 2021mostly empirical
Enhanced oil recovery concern research is rising steadily — papers tripled (1→3) within a stable 14–15% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Enhanced oil recovery1→3
Landmark The Role of Diffusivity in Oil and Gas Industries: Fundamentals, Measurement, and Correlative Techniques · 45 cites
Common questions
How many Oilfield Services companies are there in Houston, United States?
Radar tracks 190 indexable Oilfield Services companies headquartered in Houston, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Oilfield Services companies in Houston, United States?
The Oilfield Services companies in Houston, United States on this list have raised a combined $3.1B in disclosed equity funding across 30 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Oilfield Services company in Houston, United States?
Paragon Offshore is the highest-funded Oilfield Services company in Houston, United States, with $1.1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Oilfield Services companies in Houston, United States are funded?
30 of the 190 Oilfield Services companies in Houston, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Oilfield Services unicorns are there in Houston, United States?
None of the Oilfield Services companies in Houston, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Houston, United States Oilfield Services companies?
The most active investors in Houston, United States Oilfield Services companies on this list include Europa, OSTI, Lime Rock Partners, SCF Partners, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors.
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