YELLOW JACKET DRILLING SERVICES LLC

What YELLOW JACKET DRILLING SERVICES LLC does

Yellow Jacket Drilling Services LLC is a private, founder-owned drilling services company founded in Spring 1998 by Richard LeBlanc and headquartered in the Phoenix, Arizona area. The company operates approximately 40 specialized drill rigs across 14 Western US states and employs roughly 170 staff (over 150 field operational personnel and over 20 administrative and management staff). It has completed 12,597 projects over its 28-year operating history and serves enterprise clients in environmental, geotechnical, water supply, mining, and energy sectors, alongside government customers including DOE facilities (Hanford, Los Alamos, Pantex) and the National Park Service. The company is structured as a qualified small business with regional offices in Phoenix AZ, Rancho Cucamonga CA, Sandy OR, and Denver CO, each staffed with a dedicated district manager.

The company's core offering is a diversified portfolio of drilling and well-services delivered through a multi-method rig fleet. Capabilities span Flooded Reverse Circulation, Dual Tube Reverse Circulation, Dual Rotary (Foremost DR-24HD/DR-24), Mud Rotary, Air Rotary, Air Rotary Casing Hammer (ARCH), Undereaming Casing Advancement (STRATEX), Sonic (Terra Sonic TSi 150T/150C/150CC), Hollow Stem Auger (CME 95/85, Boart Longyear BK-81, CME 1250), Direct Push (Geoprobe 7822DT, L-12-T limited access), Conventional and Wireline Coring, Utility Clearance (VACMASTER 4000/1000 vacuum excavation), Pump and Well Servicing (Pulstar P12/P38HD/P60NV/P100), and Well Abandonment. Equipment is DOT and emissions compliant in all 50 states and meets ASTM-D-1586-99 requirements. The fleet's breadth allows selection of the appropriate drilling method per ground condition and supports projects ranging from environmental site characterization and remediation to large-diameter production wells up to 48 inches and 3,000 feet deep.

Revenue is generated through project-based, quote-driven contracts with multi-year cadence on enterprise accounts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by drilling method, equipment type, depth, and site conditions. Sales are executed via direct enterprise field sales through four regional district managers and a website Request-a-Quote funnel; long-tenure customer referrals and listings on contractor vetting portals (ISNetWorld, Browz, Avetta/PICS) drive mid-funnel deal flow. Yellow Jacket holds multiple safety certifications (PEC Safeland & SafeGulf, EMS 385 for USACE) and reports differentiated safety performance with a 2025 TRIR of 0.00 versus an industry average of 3.0 and a 2025 EMR of 0.52 versus an industry average of 1.0. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investors or parent entity.

Name

YELLOW JACKET DRILLING SERVICES LLC

Legal name

Yellow Jacket Drilling Services LLC

Website

https://yjdrilling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Yellow Jacket Drilling Services LLC is a private, founder-owned drilling services firm operating approximately 40 specialized rigs across 14 Western US states. Founded in 1998, it delivers multi-method drilling, well installation, and sampling services to environmental, geotechnical, water supply, mining, energy, and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Geotechnical Drilling Services

NAICS

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

Exploration & Production Drilling Services (RC, Core, Directional, Sonic, Auger) (IMAKAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Well Construction & Completion Services (Cementing, Casing, Tubular Running) (EUALABAC), OFS Engineering, Construction & O&M (Field Development, Brownfield, Maintenance) (EUALABAM)

Keywords

• Environmental drilling services
• Water supply drilling
• Geotechnical drilling
• Sonic drilling
• Mining drilling services

Headquarters

HQ city

GILBERT, Arizona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Drilling Services: Project-based drilling services for environmental, geotechnical, water supply, mining, and energy sectors. Services include monitor wells, vapor extraction wells, air sparge wells, nested wells, chemical injection points, piezometers, inclinometers, dewatering wells, production wells, irrigation and water supply wells. Sampling and testing services including Simulprobe, Vap2Probe, Hydropunch, packer testing, Shelby Tube, SPT/split spoon sampling, aquifer stressing and pump testing.
2. Well Installation Services: Installation of various well types including monitor wells, vapor extraction wells, air sparge wells, nested wells, chemical injection points, cathodic protection installations, piezometers, inclinometers, dewatering wells, and small to large diameter production wells for industrial, irrigation, and water supply applications.
3. Pump and Well Servicing: Well development and pump installation services using specialized pump rigs (Pulstar P12, P38HD, P60NV, P100) for deploying sample pumps, packer testing, and down-well needs across environmental and supply well applications.
4. Utility Clearance Services: Vacuum excavation services using VACMASTER System 4000 and 1000 for locating underground utilities using air or water excavation in various soil conditions including hard, wet, sunbaked, or compact soils.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Yellow Jacket Drilling Services provides specialized drilling and well installation services for environmental, geotechnical, water supply, mining, and energy sectors across the Western United States. The company operates approximately 40 drilling rigs capable of multiple methods including sonic, dual rotary, mud/air rotary, auger, direct push, pump/well servicing, and utility clearance (vacuum excavation), serving enterprise clients, environmental consultants, and government agencies from regional offices in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Colorado.

Product overview

Yellow Jacket Drilling Services LLC is a drilling services company offering a portfolio of specialized drilling and well installation services rather than a single software product. The company operates approximately 40 drill rigs across 15 states and provides multiple service lines organized by drilling method: Water Supply Drilling (Service King SK475, GEFCO Speedstar 110K, Taylor Titan 225C), Dual Rotary Drilling (Foremost DR-24HD, DR-24), Rotary Drilling (GEFCO Speedstar CH 50K, CH 40K), Sonic Drilling (Terra Sonic TSI 150T, TSI 150C, TSI 150CC), Auger Drilling (CME 95, CME 85, Boart Longyear BK-81, CME 1250 Track), Direct Push Drilling (Geoprobe 7822DT, L-12-T), Pump/Well Servicing (Pulstar P12, P38HD, P60NV, P100), Utility Clearance (VACMASTER System 4000, System 1000), and Sampling & Testing Services. These are complemented by well installation services (monitor wells, vapor extraction, dewatering, etc.) serving environmental, geotechnical, water supply, mining, and energy market sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Supply Drilling

Quantifiable outcome

• 2025 TRIR of 0.00 compared to industry average of 3.0
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Boart Longyear: Mining and exploration drilling services and equipment provider serving mineral exploration customers with similar drilling methods (RC, core, sonic). Direct competitor on the mining segment of Yellow Jacket's portfolio.
• WDC Exploration & Wells: Western US drilling contractor providing exploration, water supply, and environmental wells across multiple drilling methods. Comparable regional operator with similar service-line diversification.
• Major Drilling Group International: TSX-listed mining exploration drilling contractor offering RC, core, and sonic services globally. Comparable on drilling method mix and mining customer base, though at materially larger scale than Yellow Jacket.
• Enviro-Drill: Environmental and geotechnical drilling contractor offering hollow stem auger, direct push, and rotary methods for monitoring wells and site investigations. Comparable on method mix and customer type.
• Hydro Resources: Water well drilling contractor focused on large-diameter municipal, agricultural, and industrial water supply wells. Directly comparable on the water supply well drilling portion of Yellow Jacket's business.
• Gregg Drilling LLC: Environmental and geotechnical drilling services firm offering sonic, auger, and direct push methods to environmental consultants and government agencies. Highly comparable service offering and customer type to Yellow Jacket.
• Cascade Drilling, L.P. Western US environmental and geotechnical drilling contractor with overlapping drilling methods (auger, rotary, sonic, direct push) and similar customer base among environmental consultants and government clients. Closely comparable service mix and regional footprint.
• Layne (a Granite Construction company): Historically a leading US water well drilling contractor offering large-diameter water supply, dewatering, and environmental well installation. Direct comparable for Yellow Jacket's water supply drilling segment using Service King and Taylor Titan rigs.

Regional players

• Burnham Drilling Services: Regional drilling services firm in the Western US offering environmental and mining-related drilling. Operates in overlapping geography with comparable method mix at smaller scale.

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors: National environmental services giant offering drilling and remediation services as part of a broader industrial services portfolio. Comparable on environmental drilling but at much larger scale with adjacent service lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yellow-jacket-drilling-services-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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