Webster Drilling and Exploration Limited has a personnel team with vast experience in all types of drilling throughout the world. Along with a core of permanent staff, the company employs a large compliment of contract drillers and driller's assistants.

The staff management team and many of the contract employees have been through (or are at present completing) many comprehensive training courses including :

- Shell Safety and Safety Audit courses
- ADITC Drilling Training courses
- Defensive Driving
- Helicopter Loadmaster Certification
- Comprehensive Industrial First Aid
- Fire Fighting courses
- Seismic Explosives Certification
- Dangerous Goods licenses
- HS+E management courses
- Construction "site-safe" passports

Bain Webster Managing Director bain@websterdrilling.com

Bain has been managing director of Webster Drilling since inception and has worked in the drilling industry in New Zealand and abroad since 1968. Bain has a wealth of experience in onshore and offshore oilfield drilling, scientific research drilling, seismic exploration, geotechnical, environmental and mineral drilling and has acted as project manager and technical consultant on a number of international research and aid projects.

Dr. Jeffrey Ashby Director jeff@websterdrilling.com

Jeff completed his doctorate in Geology at Victoria University of Wellington in 1986 and has worked for many years as a contract geologist and drilling supervisor throughout New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Antarctica. In 1988 Jeff began working for Webster Drilling on a contract basis and in 1995 became a director of the company specialising in pricing and tendering, accounts, stock control and general logistical co-ordination. Jeff has an extensive scientific background and acts as the interface between drilling, engineering and science.

Peter Rutland Director peter@websterdrilling.com
Peter has been involved in the drilling industry since 1981 and with Webster Drilling since the company's inception. Peter has an enormous amount of experience in seismic, geotechnical, environmental, mineral and scientific drilling as well as years of experience as drill supervisor and project manager throughout New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands.