UO
University of Alberta
Steam quality read in real time on a SAGD production well.
LicensingIn developmentUniversity
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Updated Sept 30, 2026
Natural resource extraction covers getting a mineral or a hydrocarbon out, and measuring the process. On Halo, the solutions cover measuring in a hostile process, recovering from waste and seawater, and extraction chemistry and modeling. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Measuring in a hostile process
UO
UO
University of Alberta
Multivariable microwave sensors that hold up in oil sand conditions.
LicensingIn developmentUniversity
MH
An in-situ zirconia oxygen analyzer built for SO2 and SO3 laden gas.
In development
AS
Lab-grade metals measured in line, for process control and compliance at once.
In marketStartup
Tennessee State University
Spatial statistics giving a clear answer on underground contamination.
Pilot or trial engagementIn developmentUniversity
Recovering from waste and seawater
JB
Modular recovery aimed at what is already sitting in mining waste.
Pilot or trial engagementIn developmentStartup
SS
steve smith, consulting scientist
Extracting the trace elements seawater holds but nobody can concentrate.
LicensingIn developmentStartup
AD
Imperial College London
Ionic liquids pulling alkali salts selectively out of metal oxides.
In developmentUniversity
AJ
University of Leeds
Selective removal of salts and sulfates from the solid waste stream.
In developmentUniversity
Extraction chemistry and modeling
UO
University of Alberta
Surface-modified lithium manganese oxide, for extracting lithium.
LicensingIn developmentUniversity
UO
University of Alberta
A viscoelastic model for enhanced oil recovery and reservoir simulation.
LicensingIn developmentUniversity
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The owned set on Halo is small and instrument-heavy. Five entries measure something in a place that destroys ordinary sensing, and four recover a material from waste, seawater or a spent stream. Primary mining barely appears at all. On Halo it spans three groups: measuring in a hostile process, recovering from waste and seawater, and extraction chemistry and modeling.
Stage of development. Work on natural resource extraction on Halo comes mostly from university programs. 39% of the solutions are in market. Licensing and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 19% of the solutions that state terms offer fee-for-service work.
Three trends in natural resource extraction on Halo
Instruments, not extraction. Five of eleven entries measure and none of them extract: steam quality in a SAGD well, microwave sensing in oil sand, a zirconia oxygen analyzer for SO2-laden gas, inline metals analysis to lab grade, and spatial statistics on underground contamination. Extraction is capital equipment bought from established suppliers; sensing is where an outside idea can enter.
The resource has already been dug. Four entries recover material from somewhere other than a deposit: mining waste reprocessed modularly, trace elements from seawater, alkali salts pulled from metal oxides with ionic liquids, and salts and sulfates taken out of solid waste. Grade is falling in primary deposits and rising in what has already been dug.
Chemistry aimed at one metal. Two entries go after a single element with designed chemistry. Ionic liquids pull alkali salts selectively out of metal oxides, and a surface-modified lithium manganese oxide is built to extract lithium. Selectivity is the whole claim in each case, and it is what separates them from the bulk recovery work beside them.
371organizations
394solutions listed
70%from university labs
39%in market
Frequently asked questions
What is natural resource extraction?
Natural resource extraction covers getting a mineral or a hydrocarbon out of the ground and measuring the process that does it. It spans recovery from waste and unconventional sources, sensing built for high temperature and corrosive streams, separation chemistry for salts and metal oxides, and the modeling behind a reservoir. Mining and oil and gas operators are the buyers.
What are examples of natural resource extraction?
Three examples of natural resource extraction solutions on Halo include:
Which companies and suppliers are developing natural resource extraction?
There are 371 organizations with natural resource extraction solutions on Halo, 41 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are University of Alberta, RB Technologies, and 2S Water. Most offer licensing or sponsored research. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
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