Egan Drilling provides water exploration drilling services across Perth, regional Western Australia and remote project locations. With high-capacity rigs and fully equipped camps, our teams operate self-sufficiently even in Australia’s most challenging terrain, for both shallow- and deep-hole campaigns.
As Western Australia’s leading exploration drilling company, we support mining companies, hydrogeologists, environmental consultants, civil contractors and government clients with practical drilling solutions for groundwater investigation, water supply assessment and bore development.
Trusted by clients across WA since 1968, with deep knowledge of local geology and drilling conditions.
Our Australian designed and built rigs are purpose-built to handle WA’s unique terrain efficiently and safely.
Third-generation business built on integrity, long-term relationships, and hands-on service.
We maintain strict safety standards and deliver reliable results, no matter how remote or complex the site.
Water exploration drilling is used to assess groundwater potential before making larger drilling or infrastructure decisions. It helps identify aquifer depth, groundwater presence, formation conditions, potential yield and water quality. This information is commonly used by hydrogeologists, engineers, project managers and asset owners to determine whether a site is suitable for production bore development or further groundwater investigation.
Reliable groundwater access is critical for many mining operations. Egan Drilling supports mining clients and hydrogeological consultants with drilling for mine water supply, dewatering investigations, monitoring bores and borefield planning.
Our crews understand the practical requirements of working on mine sites and remote projects, including mobilisation, safety systems, site access and coordination with client representatives.
Egan Drilling supports government, civil, and environmental clients requiring groundwater investigations, water supply assessments, monitoring bores, piezometers, and dewatering-related drilling.
These projects may support infrastructure planning, environmental approvals, groundwater monitoring, compliance programs, or site investigation works.
We work with hydrogeologists, environmental consultants and engineers to support groundwater investigation programs, monitoring bore installations, piezometers, production bore investigations and dewatering assessments.
These programs may support baseline groundwater studies, compliance monitoring, aquifer testing or long-term water management.
A production bore is a long-term water supply asset. Water exploration drilling helps determine whether the proposed location, depth and formation conditions are suitable before committing to bore construction.
For mining, civil, and infrastructure projects, Egan Drilling also supports dewatering investigation drilling to help assess groundwater behaviour, inflow risk, and water management requirements.
We select the most appropriate method based on ground conditions, target depth, bore purpose and site access.
Egan Drilling uses Rotary Air Blast (RAB) drilling to deliver rapid and cost-effective results. This technique is suited to soft and semi-consolidated formations at the initial stages of an exploration program, providing useful preliminary data for further analysis.
A first-pass drilling technique suited to unconsolidated ground. Air core uses three-bladed drill bits to produce clean sample material with minimal contamination risk, and is well-suited to paleochannel water exploration programs.
Well-suited to deeper water exploration programs and hard rock environments. Down Hole Hammer drilling provides the penetration and accuracy required where precise sample recovery is essential.
Suited to deeper targets and variable or unconsolidated ground conditions. Rotary mud drilling is commonly used for groundwater and monitoring bore installations where formation stability is a consideration.
Egan Drilling is distinguished by its ability to excel in remote work environments. Our exploration crews are seasoned at tackling the challenges of isolated and demanding locations. With our advanced rigs and fully-equipped exploration camps, we guarantee self-sufficiency even in Australia’s harshest conditions.
We service Perth and regional Western Australia, with the capability to mobilise quickly to remote and demanding project locations.
Where water exploration confirms a viable groundwater source, we can manage the full progression through to water bore drilling and installation.
Safety is paramount in our operations. We strictly adhere to industry standards and regulations to ensure the well-being of our team and the environment.
We understand that every exploration project is unique. Our approach is tailored to meet the specific needs and objectives of your venture.
Trusted by clients across WA since 1968, our teams bring deep familiarity with local geology and ground conditions across the state, from coastal plains to remote outback terrain.
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Working with a single contractor across multiple phases reduces coordination overhead and keeps projects running smoothly.
If you don’t have existing data on aquifer depth, likely yield, water quality or local groundwater conditions, water exploration drilling is often the recommended first step.
We service Perth and regional Western Australia, including remote and outback locations.
Yes. Where exploration confirms a viable groundwater source, we can progress directly to water bore drilling and installation.
We work with mining companies, hydrogeologists, environmental consultants, civil contractors and government clients across Western Australia.
We select the most suitable method based on your ground conditions, target depth and project requirements. We’ll advise on the best approach during the planning phase.
We work with mining companies, hydrogeologists, environmental consultants, civil contractors and government clients across Western Australia.
It depends on the number of holes, target depth and site conditions. We provide a clear timeline estimate during the planning phase.
A project location, approximate target depth, drilling objective and any available groundwater or site information will help us provide initial advice and pricing.
Explore the depths of potential with Egan Drilling. Contact us today to discuss how our expertise in exploration drilling can elevate your project to new heights.
