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 […]
The SIMCO sales team recently delivered a new drilling rig to a company in Ashland, Virginia. The PTO-driven 2800 model was purchased during the South Atlantic Well Drillers Jubilee held in Myrtle Beach last month. Equipped with a 185 cfm/150 psi air compressor and a 2×3 centrifugal mud pump, this SIMCO 2800 came with a […]
The manufacturing world is still reeling from the aftereffects of the COVID pandemic, and those supporting water well and geothermal well drilling operations around the world are no exceptions. Interruptions to steel and microchip supplies have slowed vehicle production to less than a crawl, but SIMCO Drilling Equipment, Inc. is focused on the light at […]
SIMCO Drilling Equipment has long been a leader in the design and engineering of state-of-the-art geotechnical drilling rigs and equipment. From the popular 2400 SK-1 drill, to the maneuverable and rugged 2800, all the way to the powerhouse 7000 model, SIMCO offers options and advantages that can tackle nearly any geotechnical drilling job their customers […]
Versatility and reliability are essential when it comes to drilling, and SIMCO’s 2800 drilling rig has been held as the standard in the drilling industry for years. Rugged and compact, this tough geotechnical drilling rig’s variable speed drill head is just one of the superstar components of the 2800. It gives you torque when you […]
SIMCO rigs are known for their power, versatility, and customizable features. But the SIMCO 2400 SK-1 is uniquely qualified for a very specific application, providing flexibility and efficiency. In Florida, recreational waterways are seeing an increased need to install and upgrade boat docks, ramps, retaining walls, piers and safety markers. This is a task that […]
Deep in the sandhills of northwestern Nebraska you’ll find a SIMCO 2800 water well drilling rig churning away, producing upwards of 120 wells a year. That rig, along with a SIMCO 7000, belongs to Lanny Forster and his son, Austin, of Forster Well Drilling, Inc. out of Gordon, Nebraska. For over three decades, the Forster […]
In rotary drilling, efficiency all comes back to moving the cuttings out of the hole efficiently. The more efficiently you can move the cuttings out of the hole, the more drilling progress your team can make in less time, whether for water well, geothermal, or geotechnical drilling. The US made SIMCO PDQ drill pipe outshines […]
When SIMCO developed the 2800 and the 5000 water well model drill rigs more than 40 years ago, they also developed a safer and more efficient process to add on and remove the drill rods from the tool string. Today, the innovative off-hole locking system comes as a standard feature on most of the drilling […]
From the Water Well Journal and National Driller Magazine to WorldWide Drilling Resource, the drilling industry looks to respected publications to learn about the most innovative and reliable drilling systems. SIMCO Drilling Equipment, Inc. is proud to have been featured on multiple covers over the past years. For more than a decade SIMCO Drilling Rigs […]
SIMCO Drilling Equipment, Inc. is always working hard to meet the needs of our customers and our custom trailers are just one more example of our commitment to drilling excellence. A trailer’s job is more than just a way to move the rig safely from place to place. The compact 3700 trailer is designed to […]
The robust, portable, and powerful SIMCO 2400 geotechnical drill rig is one of the most reliable in the SIMCO arsenal. With the addition of an automatic hammer, we made it more versatile and safer, keeping the all-hydraulic rig at the top of the class. Now we’ve improved it further by building it on remote-controlled tracks. […]
