EDECO and Simmons have been involved in deep drilling and workover for oil, gas, gas storage, geothermal, coal and deep geoscientific investigations for almost 40 years.

The group operates some 40 onshore drilling and workover rigs in various markets internationally.

• Wells have been drilled to 7000 m, but typical depth capability with the current inventory is up to 4000 m
  
  
• Oil and gas exploration, appraisal and development well drilling, including deviated, high angle, long reach, horizontal, lateral and multi lateral trajectories and including underbalanced drilling and slim hole or downsized well profiles.
  
  
• Workover and well servicing operations to depths of 4500 m
  
  
• Coal exploration boreholes including coring
  
  
• Coal bed methane developement
  
  
• Low and high enthalpy geothermal wells
  
  
• Deep geoscientific drilling, coring and testing, for example, for radioactive waste disposal
  
  
• Development drilling including multiple well pad operations using innovative skidding systems for fast moves
  
  
• Gas storage well development and servicing for both aquifer and salt cavern storage
  
  
• Experienced in difficult rig moves covering a range of logistics scenarios and in all climates
  
  
• Project management of integrated contracts including the design of drilling programmes
  
  
• Supervisory and training services for drilling and workover operations
  
  
• Innovative contracting solutions for a wide variety of projects
  
  
• Comprehensive health and safety programme and extensive experience in operating in environmentally sensitive locations.