Select a market
Oil & Gas
Over 10 years of research and development have gone into our phosphate-glass solution for the oil and gas industry. With field-proven results and unique properties, these solutions enable operators to achieve full production potential and reduce operating expense in challenging formations.
Our novel glass solutions have been laboratory-tested and field-proven to have excellent injectability and to permanently increase the strength of the formation. They can be mixed and pumped with conventional equipment on drilling rigs and intervention vessels, across a variety of well types and operations.
VitriReinforce
A viscosity similar to water and excellent injectability into tight formations. Once in place, the solution precipitates oblong minerals in the apatite family, giving a permanent strength increase in unconsolidated formations while maintaining original permeability.
Field-proven in chalk: tested to inject into 1.5 mD chalk while maintaining near-original permeability after treatment, with a 3–5× tensile-strength increase. The first field trial in a Norwegian North Sea chalk reservoir was successfully completed in 2020 — with no chalk production where previous treatments left the reservoir unstable, and higher drawdown applied repeatedly with no signs of failure.
- Compatible with carbonate reservoirs today
- Sand-reservoir solution in development
- See the VitriReinforce product page →
VitriSeal — in development
The same excellent injectability and strength increase as VitriReinforce, but forming an impermeable material — ideal for sealing water flow and blocking water shortcuts and fractures in reservoirs and overburden formations. Learn about VitriSeal →
Tunnelling & Construction
We are developing a low-viscosity glass solution with excellent injectability into micro-fractures and tight formations, providing permanent sealing and strength increase. Based on the same novel technology used in oil & gas, but tailored to the tunnelling environment.
In-depth laboratory testing indicates best-in-class injectability compared with other established solutions, with quick (1–2 hour) sealing and strength development. Our solutions work with standard tunnelling injection and pumping equipment, supplied pre-mixed in concentrated or ready-to-pump form.
Biomedical
VitriTech manufactures a suite of biomedical glasses designed to act as a powerful delivery system for bio-active agents. Each customised sodium-phosphate formulation enables precise control over dissolution rate — dissolving completely and harmlessly into safe, non-toxic sodium, calcium and phosphate ions, with complete bio-reabsorption and no residue.
When an active metal is included in manufacture it becomes part of the molecular structure of the glass, released as an ion at a controlled rate. Bioactive glasses — biocompatible within the body — have been developed as reabsorbable fibres for implants and wound care, and as powders to coat implants.
Corglaes Ag
An antimicrobial glass delivering silver ions — used in medical, dental, personal care, water treatment and the oil & gas industry. Its main application, a topical wound-treatment powder, is internationally approved by the healthcare industry; the release of silver ions prevents the spread of infection in wounds.
In development — Corglaes Cu & Zn
Corglaes Cu delivers copper ions — antifungal and antifouling, a prime candidate for marine applications, cosmetics and agriculture. Corglaes Zn delivers zinc ions — a corrosion preventative for oil & gas, with further uses in personal care and fire safety.
Marine
Our anti-microbial glass, verified by external laboratories, has a unique application in the marine sector: reducing aerobic and sulphur-metabolising bacteria-induced corrosion, scaling and fouling. Because composition, size and morphology can be customised to control the release of active elements, the toxicological effect is confined to a small, controlled region — ideally replacing current chemicals and reducing impact on the surrounding environment.
Deployment methods under test include incorporation into paints, electroplating, enamelling, and direct dosing as pellets or liquids. Candidate glasses suitable for pilot trials have already been identified.