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SIMCO BRINGS BACK THE 5000

The SIMCO 5000 In 1976 only five years after the start of the company SIMCO Drilling Equipment started the development of the SIMCO 5000 WS. The first SIMCO 5000 WS shipped in October of 1977. The drill rig was designed primarily for mud rotary water well drilling in the 250’-400’ depth range. The 5000 WS […]

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Look at all of the drill rig manufacturers and see why we are better!

Drill rig manufacturers  When you look at all of the drill rig manufacturers, we have in the United States there are not many. For our SIMCO 7000 and 2800 models there are only about 3-5 other drill rig manufacturers in the United States. Some are made for water well or geothermal drilling which are similar […]

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LOOKING FOR A USED DRILL RIG FOR SALE

  So you are looking for a used drill rig? With shortages on what seems like everything from RV antifreeze to trucks, drilling equipment is no exception. Every well driller we talk to is seemingly busier than ever and can’t keep up with the demand to drill water wells. Currently drill rig orders are extended […]

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DRONES WITH DRILLING RIGS

Drilling rigs and using drones with them can be a huge advantage. At SIMCO Drilling Equipment, Inc. we sometimes use drones to take pictures of our drilling rigs. The photos and video you can get with drones is amazing. We have used them to take video of our drilling rigs drilling water wells, geothermal boreholes […]