Licenced Well Drilling Contractors for 2023


Class 1 (water well)

Authorized Activities

Construct – using well drilling equipment – the following types of wells (unless otherwise specified in a licence):

  • test wells
  • monitoring wells
  • production wells
  • dewatering wells
  • geotechnical wells
  • open loop geothermal wells
  • closed loop geothermal wells
  • flowing artesian wells
  • injection wells
  • sand point wells
Driller Location Phone Number 
Breezy North Construction Inc. Selkirk, MB 204-785-9943
Central Drilling Ltd. Wadena, SK 306-338-2211
Ford Drilling Ltd. Matlock, MB 204-389-5258
Foss Well Drilling Renfrew, ON 613-633-7859
Friesen Drillers Ltd. Steinbach, MB 204-326-2485
M & M Drilling Rivers Ltd. Rivers, MB 204-328-7112
Paddock Drilling Ltd. Brandon, MB 204-725-0657
Ransom Drilling Ltd. Boissevain, MB 204-534-2529
Watkins & Argue Well Drilling Clearwater, MB 204-873-2005
Zechowski Well Drilling Birnie, MB 204-966-3375

Class 2 (closed loop geothermal) 

Authorized Activities

Construct closed loop geothermal wells.
Driller Location Phone Number 
DNS Geothermal Ltd.  Swan River, MB 204-734-2567

Class 3 (well digging)

Authorized Activities

Construct – by means of digging with non-powered equipment, a backhoe or a power shovel – the following types of wells (unless otherwise specified in a licence):

  • test wells
  • monitoring wells
  • production wells
  • dewatering wells
  • geotechnical wells
Driller Location Phone Number 
Badger Excavating Sinclair, MB 204-522-5242

Class 4 (other well construction)

Authorized Activities

Construct a type of well described in a licence, by the methods or with the equipment specified in the licence (such as a sand point well)
Driller Location Phone Number 
Rob Smith and Son Backhoe and Trucking Ltd. Neepawa, MB 204-966-3463