Drill Force New Zealand Ltd

What Drill Force New Zealand Ltd does

Drill Force New Zealand Ltd is a multi-disciplined mobile drilling contractor founded in 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand, operating a modern fleet of 30+ Hydraulic and Table drive multipurpose drilling rigs. The company delivers drilling and related services across five principal verticals: Water Supply Wells (irrigation, municipal, farm, industrial), Geotechnical and Construction (site investigations, instrumentation, environmental sampling), Seismic (shot holes and VSP wells), Minerals (hard rock exploration, grade control, coal), and Energy (coal seam gas, oil and gas pre-collar, geothermal, shallow gas). Capability is supported by an in-house range of drilling methods — rotary wash, rotary air blast, down hole hammer, reverse circulation, wire line coring, and auger — together with specialized tooling for CPT, DMT and sDMT testing, a high-resolution down hole camera system, and proprietary in-house drill collars and stabilizers. Deep-well credentials include a 1,905m oil exploration well in Taranaki and approximately 1,000m coal seam gas operations.

Name

Drill Force New Zealand Ltd

Legal name

Drill Force New Zealand Ltd

Website

https://drillforce.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Drill Force New Zealand Ltd is a multi-disciplined mobile drilling contractor operating a 30+ rig fleet across water, geotechnical, seismic, minerals, and energy markets throughout New Zealand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Drilling Contracting Services

NAICS

Drilling Oil and Gas Wells (213111), Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (213112), Support Activities for Mining (2131)

SIC

Drilling Oil & Gas Wells (1381), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Drilling & Workover Rigs (Land & Offshore) (EUALABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exploration & Production Drilling Services (RC, Core, Directional, Sonic, Auger) (IMAKAKAB), Drilling & Well Construction (E&P Operator-led) (EUALAAAD), Drill Tools, Bits & Downhole Equipment (IMAHAMAB)

Keywords

• Water well drilling
• Geotechnical drilling
• Mineral exploration drilling
• Seismic shot hole drilling
• Coal seam gas drilling

Headquarters

HQ city

Takanini, Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Drilling Services (Project-Based): Drill Force generates revenue primarily through project-based drilling service contracts across multiple market segments including water well, geotechnical, environmental, seismic, minerals, and energy. Services are priced on a project-by-project basis with quotations provided following free onsite visits. The company operates a fleet of thirty drilling rigs and provides comprehensive drilling solutions including equipment, personnel, and specialized tooling.
2. Specialized Testing and Inspection Services: Revenue is generated from specialized services including CPT/DMT/sDMT testing, down hole camera inspections, geophysical logging, formation permeability testing, and pump testing. These services are often bundled with drilling projects or offered as standalone services.
3. Equipment and Tooling Rental: Drill Force rents out specialized equipment including test pumps for water aquifer testing, water level recording equipment, compressors with capacities up to 1050cfm and 500psig, and lighting towers. Packer type systems for hydrological formation testing are also available as rental products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Drill Force New Zealand Ltd is a multi-disciplined mobile drilling contracting company that delivers professional drilling services throughout New Zealand using a modern fleet of 30+ Hydraulic and Table drive multipurpose drilling rigs. Services span Water Well drilling (irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial), Geotechnical and Environmental site investigations, Seismic shot hole drilling, Mineral exploration (hard rock, coal), and Energy sector work (Coal Seam Gas, Oil & Gas pre-collar, Geothermal, Shallow Gas). The company offers in-house CPT, DMT, and sDMT testing, down hole camera inspection, geophysical logging, pump testing, and specialized equipment rental, with finished well diameters from 100mm to 350mm and depths up to 1,000m+.

Product overview

Drill Force New Zealand Ltd is a diversified drilling contracting company offering a comprehensive portfolio of drilling services and specialized equipment. The core service offerings include Water Supply Wells, Geotechnical/Environmental Investigations, Minerals Exploration, Energy (Coal Seam Gas, Oil & Gas, Geothermal), and Seismic Shot Holes. The company operates multiple drilling methods including Rotary Wash Drill, Rotary Air Blast, Down Hole Hammer, Reverse Circulation, Wire Line Coring, and Auger drilling. The equipment fleet consists of 30+ modern drilling rigs (Rig #1 through #91) including heavy duty multipurpose hydraulic top drive rigs, crawler track mounted coring rigs, and tractor mounted units. Supporting equipment includes specialized tooling (drill bits, down hole equipment, geotechnical testing equipment), push rig equipment for CPT/DMT/SDMT testing, DMT/SDMT software, and comprehensive ancillary equipment for well control, drilling fluid management, and site support. The company was established in 2008 and acquired Boart Longyear New Zealand's assets in 2013.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Supply Wells
• Geotechnical Site Investigations
• Environmental Site Investigations
• Instrumentation Installation
• Hydrological Investigations
• Construction & Special Projects
• Hard Rock Mineral Exploration and Grade Control
• Coal Exploration and Coal Quality Assessment
• Coal Seam Gas (CSG) / Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Drilling
• Oil & Gas Pre-collar and Surface Casing Services
• Geothermal Drilling
• Shallow Gas Drilling
• Seismic Shot Holes and VSP Wells
• Down Hole Camera Inspection
• In-house CPT, DMT, and sDMT Testing Services
• Equipment and Tooling Rental

Quantifiable outcome

• Wells drilled to depths exceeding 1,000m in Coal Seam Gas operations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and historical.

• New Zealand Drillers Federation (NZDF)coreOthersDrill Force is a current financial member of the New Zealand Drillers Federation, with Director Zane Brown holding an elected Council Member position. This membership provides industry representation, standards alignment, and regulatory engagement.
• New Zealand Geotechnical SocietycoreOthersDrill Force is a current financial member of the New Zealand Geotechnical Society, indicating active engagement with the geotechnical engineering community and alignment with professional standards.
• SitewisecoreOthersDrill Force maintains current Site Wise Gold certification, indicating compliance with health, safety and environmental management standards required for contractor engagement on New Zealand construction sites.
• Site Safe New ZealandcoreOthersDrill Force holds current Site Safe membership, demonstrating compliance with construction site safety standards in New Zealand.
• Impac (SHE Pre-qualification)coreOthersDrill Force holds current Safety, Health and Environment pre-qualification certification from Impac, enabling pre-qualification for project tendering.
• MITO (Master Industry Training Organisation)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDrill Force works with MITO to up-skill drilling staff through NZQA certificate levels, providing industry training to unit standards for field personnel.
• Boart Longyear New Zealand (Historical)historicalOthersIn March 2013, Drill Force acquired Boart Longyear New Zealand's Water-well, Geotechnical, Environmental and Energy assets. Majority of Drill Force shareholders and directors previously worked within the Boart Longyear New Zealand business.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Boart Longyear: Global drilling services and products provider with deep NZ heritage — Drill Force acquired Boart Longyear's NZ water-well, geotechnical, environmental, and energy assets in 2013, making it the most directly comparable incumbent. They overlap heavily in drilling methods, equipment, and customer base across mining, energy, and geotechnical.
• Halliburton: Global oilfield services giant with drilling, well construction, and directional drilling capabilities directly comparable to Drill Force's energy segment (CSG, oil & gas pre-collar). Operates at vastly larger scale but serves similar upstream customers.
• Weatherford International: Global oilfield services and equipment provider offering drilling tools, wellhead equipment, and drilling services. Comparable to Drill Force's downhole equipment manufacturing (drill collars, stabilizers) and oil & gas drilling service lines.
• Baker Hughes: Major oilfield services and equipment company offering drilling services, drilling tools, bits, and downhole equipment that directly parallel Drill Force's drilling methods portfolio and equipment offerings (drill bits, DTH hammers, wire-line coring).
• SLB (Schlumberger): World's largest oilfield services company providing drilling, directional drilling, MWD/LWD, and well construction services that overlap with Drill Force's oil & gas pre-collar and Range III casing work. Comparable in drilling-rig operations though at much larger global scale.

Direct peers

• Major Drilling Group International: Specialist mineral exploration drilling contractor with global operations using RC, core, and reverse circulation drilling methods. Directly comparable to Drill Force's minerals exploration and grade control segment for gold, nickel, silver, and coal.

Emerging players

• Schramm Inc. Manufacturer of multipurpose hydraulic top drive drilling rigs (including the T300M, which Drill Force operates as Rig #3). Comparable as a rig supplier drilling into the same water well, geotechnical, and shallow-energy market niches Drill Force serves.

Regional players

• Orbit Drilling (or similar NZ regional driller): Other New Zealand-based drilling contractors (e.g., Northland Drilling, McMillan Drilling, regional water-well/geotechnical drillers) compete directly with Drill Force in NZ water well, geotechnical, and exploration drilling markets. They are comparable NZ-region specialists serving overlapping customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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