NAICS 213112:
Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing support activities, on a contract or fee basis, for oil and gas operations (except geophysical surveying and mapping, site preparation, construction, and transportation activities). Services included are exploration; excavating slush pits and cellars, well surveying; running, cutting, and pulling casings, tubes, and rods; cementing wells, shooting wells; perforating well casings; acidizing and chemically treating wells; and cleaning out, bailing, and swabbing wells.
Logging wells on a contract basisCleaning wells on a contract basisOil well logging on a contract basis+5 examples
Matching SIC code: 1382 Oil and Gas Field Exploration Services (also 1389 Oil and Gas Field Services, Not Elsewhere Classified)
Where it sits
- 21Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas ExtractionSector
- 213Support Activities for MiningSubsector
- 2131Support Activities for MiningIndustry group
- 21311Support Activities for MiningNAICS industry
- 213112Support Activities for Oil and Gas OperationsNational industry
Largest companies with NAICS 213112
Updated Nov 9, 2026| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLBslb.com | Houston, US | 83K |
| 2 | Baker Hughesbakerhughes.com | Houston, US | 68K |
| 3 | Halliburtonhalliburton.com | Houston, US | 61K |
| 4 | Oceaneeringoceaneering.com | Houston, US | 13K |
| 5 | Exproexpro.com | Houston, US | 9K |
| 6 | NESRnesr.com | Houston, US | 5.8K |
| 7 | ChampionXchampionx.com | Spring, US | 3.2K |
| 8 | Superior Energy Servicessuperiorenergy.com | Houston, US | 3K |
| 9 | Core Laboratoriescorelab.com | Houston, US | 2.7K |
| 10 | Key Energy Serviceskeyenergy.com | Houston, US | 2.7K |
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Similar activities the Census classifies elsewhere.
- 2111Oil and Gas ExtractionOperating oil and gas field properties on a contract or fee basis
- 541360Geophysical Surveying and Mapping ServicesPerforming geophysical surveying and mapping services for oil and gas on a contract or fee basis
- 237120Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures ConstructionOil and gas pipeline and related structures construction and repair
- 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical ServicesInspecting pipelines (i.e., visual)
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Code titles, definitions, examples and SIC matches: NAICS 2022 and the Census concordances, US Census Bureau. Company counts and lists: Crustdata, companies with a website, each by its primary code, updated weekly. Employee counts are estimates.