Labs & Manufacturing
Local Expertise. Global Strength.
Rapid analytical data, close to the field.
Jacam Catalyst operates strategically located laboratories across the United States, providing rapid analytical and performance data to support field operations. With more than 50,000 sq. ft. of lab space, our facilities are equipped with advanced instrumentation, including ICPs, GCs, scanning electron microscopes, dynamic scale loops, and corrosion autoclaves.
Staffed by experienced chemists and technicians, our teams specialize in surface, organic, polymer, and analytical chemistry. Our decentralized approach allows us to develop and test customized solutions quickly, ensuring optimal performance in local conditions.
Our full-service laboratories support drilling, stimulation, production, pipeline, specialty chemicals, and R&D — helping solve complex challenges across the entire oilfield lifecycle.
Testing & Analysis
30 CapabilitiesPerformance and analytical testing run in-house, across the full oilfield lifecycle.
- Acid Stimulation
- Asphaltene Inhibitor Testing
- Bacteria Testing – ATP, Epifluorescence, Serial Dilution, qPCR
- Corrosion Testing – Wheel, LPR, RCE, HT/HP Autoclaves
- Corrosion Coupon Analysis
- Clay Swelling/Fines Migration Testing
- Emulsion Breaker Testing
- Failure Analysis
- Fluid and Solids Analysis
- Frac Flow Loop Testing
- Frac Fluid Load Recovery Testing
- Foamer/Defoamer Testing
- Gas/Liquid Residual Analysis
- H₂S Breakthrough Testing
- Material Compatibility Testing
- Molecular Size and Composition
- Oil Analysis
- Paraffin Testing – Dispersant and Inhibitor
- Particle Size Analysis
- Pipe-On-Pipe Friction Testing
- Product Selection and Design
- Residuals Monitoring
- Scale Inhibitor Program Analysis
- Solid Determination/Analysis – Digestion, SEM-EDS, XRF, XRD
- Sulfur Analysis
- Surface/Interfacial Tension Testing
- Viscosity Analysis – Brookfield, HT/HP Grace 5600
- Water Analysis Reporting
- Water Quality Analysis
- Wax Analysis and PPD Testing
Instrumentation & Equipment
51 CapabilitiesMore than 50,000 sq. ft. of lab space, equipped for surface, organic, polymer and analytical chemistry.
- Anaerobic Glove Boxes
- ATP – Luminultra, Hygenia Luminometers
- Automatic Titrators
- Brookfield Viscometers
- Capillary String Certification Apparatus
- Capillary Suction Test Apparatus (CST)
- Centrifuges
- Chandler 6500 Friction Flow Loops
- Cold Finger Apparatus – PSL
- Conductivity Meters
- Corrosion Wheel Testers
- Differential Scanning Calorimeters – DSC
- Dynamic Scale Loops (DSL)
- Epi-fluorescence Microscopes
- Fann 35A
- Flash Point Apparatus
- Fluorescence Spectrometers
- Force Tensiometers – Du Nouy Ring, Wilhelmy Plate
- FTIR Spectrometers
- Gas Chromatographs – Mass Spectrometer, Flame Ionization Detector (GC-MS, GC-FID)
- Grace 5600M HT/HP Viscometers
- High Pressure Liquid Chromatographs – Gel Permeation Chromatograph, Refractive Index Detector, Fluorescence Detector (HPLC-GPC/RID/FLD)
- HT/HP High Shear Corrosion Autoclaves (Rotating Cage, Rotating Cylinder)
- Incubator Ovens
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometers (ICP)
- Ion Chromatographs
- Laser Particle Size Analyzers
- Linear Polarization Resistance Corrosion Cells (Static, RCE)
- Liquid Chromatographs – Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS)
- Low Temperature Freezers (-40°F)
- Membrane Filtration Cells
- Metallographic Invert Microscope
- Microwave Digestors
- Muffle Furnaces
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometers (NMR)
- Optical Tensiometer
- Paraffin Flow Loop
- Pilot Scale Reaction Apparatus
- Pipe-On-Pipe Friction Apparatus – Linear and Rotational
- Refractometers
- Roller Ovens
- Scanning Electron Microscope – Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometers (SEM-EDS)
- Stability Analyzers (Asphaltene) – Turbiscan
- Sulfur Analyzers (XRF)
- Turbidity Spectrometers
- UOP-163 Titration Apparatus
- UV-Vis Spectrometers
- Vacuum Ovens
- Water Clarification Cells
- X-Ray Diffraction Systems (XRD)
- X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometers (XRF)
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Vertically integrated, from reactor to wellsite.
Our world-class manufacturing facilities reflect our commitment to innovation and quality. Jacam Catalyst formulates and produces oilfield chemicals at our vertically integrated sites in Sterling, Kansas, and Midland, Texas. Using advanced reactor systems, we manufacture more than 1,000 products that support the full oilfield lifecycle — from completions and stimulation to production and pipelines.
As a primary manufacturer of key chemicals, polymers, and minerals, we deliver greater efficiency, reliability, and value to our customers.
Products Manufactured
Jacam Catalyst's abundant formulation and blending capabilities allow timely fulfillment for drilling, stimulation, production, and pipeline chemical creation.
- Quats
- Amines
- Phosphate Esters
- Polymers
- Alkyl Ether Sulfates
- Betaines
- Alkanolamines
- Imidazolines
- Phosphonates
- Resins
- Complex Esters/Demulsifiers
Our Facilities
Kansas
Sterling, Kansas
- 160-acre facility
- 25 reaction vessels and 13 blend vessels across 10 buildings
- Capable of producing more than 1,600,000 pounds of product daily
- Low temp (350°F to 400°F) and high temp (400°F to 550°F) reaction capability
Gardendale
Midland, Texas
- 80-acre facility
- 21 active non-pressurized vessels — 275 to 9,000 gallons across 5 buildings
- Low temp reactions with heating and cooling capabilities
- 2 explosion-proof facilities for oil-soluble products
- Guar slurry mixing plant
- Dry-add system for delayed crosslinker slurries
- Capable of producing more than 1,400,000 pounds per day without additional equipment
- Ultraclean filtration capacity
Currently undergoing expansion
Headquarters
11999 East Highway 158
Gardendale, TX 79758
Phone: (432) 563-0727
Fax: (432) 224-1038