Plant & Equipment

Aquatech has invested in state of the art drilling equipment to deliver all aspects of water well drilling.
Our equipment is maintained to the highest standards to ensure a high level of safety and productivity.

Our Versa 2000 drilling rig is a heavy-duty, high-performance rig designed for deep and technically demanding bore drilling projects.

Built for power and reliability, the Versa 2000 is well suited to agricultural, commercial, mining and high-yield water bores, where depth, ground conditions, and production requirements are more challenging.

The rig offers:

• High drilling capacity for deep bores up to 800m
• Strong pullback and torque for difficult ground conditions
• Efficient rod handling for safe, continuous drilling
• Proven performance on large-scale projects

The Versa 2000 allows us to confidently tackle deeper formations and complex geology, delivering reliable bores where smaller rigs are not suitable.

Technical Specifications

• Carrier 8x6
• 6" to 24" hole size
• Mud pump on board 40 LPS
• Pull back 80,000 lbs
• Pull down 30,000 lbs
• Top head drive torques 8,100 ft-lbs
• Hands free rod handling
• 4½" drill pipe, 150m onboard
• Drilling depth to 1,000m
• Onboard 1070 x 350 PSI compressor

Rig setup time: 1.5 hours

Support Equipment (Versa 2000 Operations)

• Tautliner supply truck
• Hiab crane truck
• 8x8 Tatra water truck
• Case 580 loader
• Mud puppy
• Blue premix mud tank
• Cement grout tank
• Fuel trailer
• LV
• Genset 20 kVA

Our NG100 Versa Drill is a powerful, versatile drilling rig designed for deeper and more demanding bore projects.

The rig has a total drilling capacity of up to 400 metres, with an onboard carousel capable of holding 60 metres of drill rod at a time. Through efficient reloading, the rig can continue drilling well beyond carousel capacity, allowing us to safely and effectively reach greater depths when required. Capable of both hammer and mud drilling, this rig is ideal for hard rock areas.

This setup provides:

• High drilling capacity for deep bores
• Efficient rod handling and reloading
• Flexibility across a wide range of ground conditions
• Reliable performance on larger or more complex sites

The NG100 Versa Drill is well suited to agricultural, mining, commercial, and high-demand water bores where depth, stability, and drilling power are critical.

Technical Specifications

• Total drilling capacity: up to 400m
• Onboard carousel capacity: 60m of drill rod
• Drilling methods: hammer and mud drilling
• Suitable for hard rock conditions

We operate a compact trailer-mounted drilling rig capable of drilling bores up to 60 metres deep, ideal for sites where access is limited or a full-size rig isn’t required.

Thanks to its smaller footprint, this rig is well suited to:

• Residential properties
• Farms and rural blocks
• Tight access sites
• Areas where minimal ground disturbance is important

Despite its size, the rig is fully capable of delivering professional-quality bores for domestic and light agricultural water supply.

The Case 580 is used as a dedicated loader unit for onsite support operations.

It has interchangeable attachments including bucket, forks, and jib, allowing flexible handling across a range of site tasks.

The tow hitch is also used to move our mud cleaner into position on hard-to-access sites, improving setup efficiency and site mobility.

Our Mud Puppy recycling system has been modified from factory specifications to meet our mud cleaning requirements.

It is a small-footprint unit on a single-axle trailer, fitted with shale shakers and desilting cyclones for effective solids separation and cleaner drilling fluid circulation.

Sampling is carried out from the rear chute of the main shaker or from the smaller secondary shaker, depending on operational needs.

The mud cleaner is complemented by a 6,000-litre premixed mud tank, with product mixed through a venturi system to achieve optimal mud consistency and performance.

This rig is a custom-built, high-mobility unit designed for efficient bore drilling across a wide range of site conditions. Mounted on a 6x4 Volvo platform, it combines transport flexibility with reliable onsite drilling performance.

It is well suited to agricultural, commercial, and regional water bore projects where dependable output, fast setup, and adaptable hole sizing are required.

Key Features

• Custom built drilling configuration
• Mounted on 6x4 Volvo carrier
• 4" to 12" hole size capability
• Mud pump onboard (32 LPS)
• Depth capacity: 8" diameter to 350m
• Rod handling carousel: 80m

This setup allows efficient drilling operations with minimal downtime, making it a practical and dependable rig for both planned works and responsive field deployment.

Rig setup time: 25 minutes

• Mud cleaning systems up to 750 GPM
• Desilter systems up to 900 GPM
• Mud mixing tanks, 5,000L to 10,000L
• Cement grouting units, trailer and skid mount
• Booster pumps
• Self contained living quarters
• Paddle mixers
• Test pumps
• Mobile compressors
• Crane trucks
• Water trucks
• Trailers
• Case 580 loader
• Fuel trailers and cells
• Gen set from 10 to 100 KVA
• Triplex mud pump 750 GPM