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Civil & Geotechnical
Webster Drilling is one of NZ’s largest and most experienced Geotechnical drilling contractors.
We span the globe. With numerous and ongoing contracts in Papua New Guinea, Australasia, Pacific Islands and Antarctica as well as one off projects in places such as Micronesia, Mozambique, Cameroon, Caribbean and Seychelles.
Our projects range from multi-year / multi-rig contracts in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea and Marine Jack-up / Floating platforms in the Pacific islands to single rig shallow residential boreholes in New Zealand and anything in between.
We have a strong commitment to quality of Geotechnical data, health and safety, training and finding innovative approaches to difficult contracts where needed.
We maintain a fleet of diverse rigs and equipment, including many heli-portable and rough access rigs. Our extensive workshop in Porirua NZ, can also design and build equipment for specialist work using the latest CAD / CAM software and in house CNC tooling.
Our Geotechnical rigs include but are not limited to;
- Rotary / Core – Heli-portable, Tracked, Tractor and man portable. – Depth up to 700m / Angle capability
- Sonic Core - Heli-portable, tracked, Dual head
- CPTu - Heli-portable, tracked and 15kN Ballasted rigs available
Our Geotechnical methods and tooling include, but are not limited to;
- Wireline core NQ, HQ, PQ
- Conventional core (various sizes)
- Permafrost Coring
- Vibrocore
- Push / Shelby Tube
- Piston Core
- SPT
- Lugeon Packer (hydraulic and pneumatic)
- Piezometer Installation
- Falling, rising and static head testing
- CPTu testing (Audited to ISO 22476-1:2012/CETANZ TG6)
- DPSH
- Scala Penetrometer
- Dilatometer / Pressuremeter testing
Environmental & Water
Environmental & Water intro
Capabilities Specs / Projects info?
Energy
At Webster Drilling we understand that land-based drilling is all about maximising safety and drilling efficiency, while minimising rig down time. That’s why the Nova-1 drilling package has been carefully designed and configured for minimum hazard exposure, process efficiency, and rapid rig moves to maximise the operators uptime, without sacrificing drilling power and capability.
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Webster Drilling developed the Nova-1 drilling package using our innovative engineering experience, extensive manufacturing history, and our broad spectrum of drilling knowledge. This valuable understanding has been gained from the thousands of projects we have successfully delivered to our clients throughout the world.
NOVA-1 Key Attributes: (From WDENov 16 Oil & Gas profile?)
Scientific & Mineral
Webster Drilling has a long and storied history of Scientific drilling in New Zealand and Antarctic, going as far back to Bain Websters involvement in the Dry Valley Drilling Project in Antarctica in the 1970s.
Since then, our team has been at the forefront of Scientific Exploration & Drilling throughout NZ and the World.
For over 40 years we have worked closely with Scientists and universities from around the world to achieve their scientific goals.
Some of Our key past projects have included
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DVDP (Bain Webster as Driller) – 1970
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Cape Roberts, Antarctica – 1995
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Andrill – SMS, MMS – Antarctica – 1999 – 2006?
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Deep Fault Drilling Project – NZ - ICDP – 2012?
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Lake Ohau Climate History (LOCH) – NZ – 2018?
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Wanganui Pliocene stratigraphic drilling project – 2014
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Hawai'i Scientific Drilling Project (HSDP) – 3500m “piggyback” geothermal core drilling – 2007
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Southland Ophiolites - Otago University – 2009
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Deep Marine (~3000m) Remote Operated Drilling – Okinawa – 2017
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Deep Ice Core – Antarctica – Various projects
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Permafrost Coring – Antarctica, Nunavat – Numerous Projects
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Lake Pukaka – Marine Sediment Piston Coring - 1997
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Lake Tutira – Marine Sediment Piston coring – 1997
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Sterile Permafrost Coring - NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratories – Eureka, Nunavat
Seismic
Webster Drilling is a world leader in rough terrain, heliportable and man portable seismic drilling
and operates globally.
We specialise in low footprint, low environmental impact equipment with many rigs designed in-house using our vast experience drilling shotholes in the mountians of NZ, the jungles of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, the deserts of Iran, Turkey and Australia, and the sea ice and ice shelfs of Antarctica.
The company has a range of drilling rigs and techniques, including truck and tractor mounted, trailer mounted, skid mounted, helicopter and people portable rigs.
As of 2019, Webster Drilling has completed 222,814 shotpoints and 2,136,266 metres of Seismic drilling globally across many hundreds of projects.
Key projects? TBC