Geodril Poços Artesianos

What Geodril Poços Artesianos does

Geodril Poços Artesianos is a Brazilian artesian well drilling and water-solutions company headquartered in Formosa, Goiás. Founded in 1965 and operating under its current legal name since 1972 when José Cavalini assumed ownership, the firm has drilled a cumulative 15,327 wells across approximately 60 years of operations and currently employs 47 qualified professionals.

The company's service portfolio covers the full well lifecycle: drilling at depths of 100 to 1,500 meters, regulatory regularization with Brazilian water authorities (ANA, SEMAD, Crea), preventive and corrective maintenance, and hydrogeological testing and analysis. Customers fall into three segments: the agricultural and rural sector (the dominant client base, supporting irrigation and livestock water demand), residential households seeking private water access, and industrial/commercial operators with higher-volume requirements. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via phone, WhatsApp, and a corporate website, with no third-party channel partners identified.

Geodril is a privately held, family-controlled limitada (Ltda.) with no disclosed outside shareholders or institutional investment. Revenue is project-based, with pricing tied to well depth, geological conditions, regulatory scope, and ancillary services. The firm's market positioning leans on its Crea-certified technical staff, multi-decade brand presence, and claimed nationwide Brazilian service reach as the principal trust and differentiation signals.

Name

Geodril Poços Artesianos

Legal name

Geodril Poços Artesianos Ltda.

Website

https://geodrilpocos.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Geodril Poços Artesianos is a Brazilian artesian well drilling and water-solutions company based in Formosa, Goiás, serving agricultural, residential, and industrial clients with drilling, regularization, maintenance, and testing services since 1965.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Well Drilling Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Dewatering & Groundwater Control (Wellpoints, Deep Wells, Cutoff Systems) (IMAFAOAF)

Keywords

• Artesian well drilling
• Well maintenance services
• Well regularization
• Groundwater solutions
• Water well construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Formosa

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Well Drilling Services: One-time drilling services for new artesian, semi-artesian, and phreatic wells with depth ranging from 100 to 1500 meters. Includes site analysis, drilling, casing, filtration, and pump installation.
2. Well Regularization Services: Legal regularization of existing wells including technical documentation, regulatory approvals, and compliance with Crea, DNPM and environmental requirements.
3. Well Maintenance Services: Preventive and corrective maintenance services for wells including pump inspection, hydraulic and electrical equipment testing, cable/tube/control panel replacement, extending equipment lifespan.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Geodril Poços Artesianos provides professional drilling, maintenance, and regulatory regularization of artesian, semi-artesian, and phreatic wells using rotary and percussion drilling equipment. Services include site analysis, casing installation, filtration systems, submersible pump installation and repair, hydrodynamic testing, and water quality analysis, with depths ranging from 100 to 1,500 meters.

Product overview

Geodril Poços Artesianos is a service company providing a unified portfolio of artesian well solutions, comprising three core service offerings: Perfuração (drilling of new wells), Regularização (legal regularization of existing wells), and Manutenção (preventive and corrective maintenance). These services are complemented by supporting activities including water testing and analysis. The company has operated since 1965 and serves clients across Brazil, focusing primarily on rural and agricultural water supply needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Artesian Well Drilling (Perfuração de Poços Artesianos) Professional drilling of artesian, semi-artesian, and phreatic wells with depths from 100 to 1,500 meters using rotary and percussion drilling equipment. Includes site analysis, casing, filtration, pre-filtration, moto-bomba installation, and sealing per technical standards. Targeted at rural properties, farms, and agricultural operations throughout Brazil.
• Well Regularization (Regularização de Poços Artesianos) Legal regularization and licensing of existing artesian wells, including ART (Anotação de Responsabilidade Técnica), regulatory approvals, water analysis documentation, and compliance with Crea and environmental regulations. Targeted at property owners needing to bring existing wells into legal compliance.
• Well Maintenance (Manutenção de Poços Artesianos) Preventive and corrective maintenance of artesian wells, including submersible pump repair and disassembly, hydraulic and electrical equipment evaluation, cable, tube, and control panel replacement, and periodic testing. Designed to extend well equipment lifespan and prevent failures.
• Flow Testing and Water Analysis (Teste de Vazão e Análise de Água) Hydrodynamic flow testing following ABNT, DAEE, and DNPM standards, with collection of water samples for physical-chemical and bacteriological laboratory analysis, flow measurement, and pumping system design. Supports both drilling and regularization services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,327 wells successfully drilled
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Multiple Industry Partners (Logos Displayed)minorOthersThe company displays logos of multiple industry partners and suppliers in a 'Nossos Parceiros' (Our Partners) section on their website. Specific partner names are not individually identified in the source material, only partner logos are shown.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Others

• Franklin Electric: Franklin Electric is a US-listed manufacturer of water pumping systems and motors, including submersible pumps widely used in artesian wells. It is comparable to Geodril as a supplier to the same artesian well ecosystem, providing equipment that Geodril installs and services.
• Grundfos: Grundfos is a global pump manufacturer with significant presence in Brazil, producing submersible and centrifugal pumps used in water wells. It is comparable to Geodril through shared end-customer need (reliable water pumping), serving as a key equipment supplier to the artesian well industry.
• Boart Longyear: Boart Longyear is a global drilling services and equipment company primarily serving mining and mineral exploration customers. It is comparable to Geodril through its use of rotary and percussion drilling rigs and field-service model, though its end markets are mining rather than water supply.

Regional players

• Corsan: Corsan is the Rio Grande do Sul state water utility, serving southern Brazil. It is a regional incumbent comparable to Geodril in addressing Brazilian water supply, with municipal distribution rather than individual well drilling as its core model.
• Cagece: Cagece is the Ceará state water and sewer utility serving northeastern Brazil. It is a regional peer in the Brazilian water supply space, comparable to Geodril in addressing water access needs in its region, though primarily via municipal distribution rather than private well construction.

Broad incumbents

• Sabesp: Sabesp is the state water utility of São Paulo, serving over 28 million people with water and sewage services. While Geodril drills individual private wells, Sabesp is a comparable broad incumbent in Brazilian water supply infrastructure with overlapping end-customer need (reliable water access).
• Copasa: Copasa is the Minas Gerais state water and sewer utility, one of the largest in Brazil. It is comparable to Geodril as a major player in Brazilian water supply, though it operates municipal distribution networks rather than drilling private wells.
• Aegea (Águas do Brasil): Aegea is a private Brazilian water and sanitation operator running concessions across multiple states under the Águas do Brasil brand. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Geodril in addressing Brazilian water supply, with a focus on concession-based utility operations versus private well drilling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/geodrilpocos

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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