Proudly based in Yellowknife, NTServing clients across Canada
Built for demanding ground.

Drilling Services

Experienced crews, field-proven equipment and practical solutions for exploration, environmental, geotechnical and remote northern programs.

From exploration to remote support.

Northtech Drilling combines decades of northern drilling experience with a well-maintained fleet and an in-house Yellowknife shop.

Diamond & Exploration Drilling

Coring is a core Northtech specialty. Crews are experienced in high-Arctic and remote work, including helicopter-supported and skid-based programs, with capability from BQ through PQ.

  • Exploration and definition coring
  • High-Arctic and permafrost programs
  • Remote and helicopter-supported work
  • Experienced northern crews

Environmental Drilling

Field support for environmental investigations where access, ground conditions and logistics demand a practical drilling contractor.

  • Monitoring well programs
  • Soil and subsurface sampling
  • Environmental site investigations
  • Remote mobilization support

Geotechnical Drilling

Geotechnical drilling for infrastructure, mine-site and construction programs, backed by crews accustomed to challenging northern conditions.

  • Site investigation drilling
  • Infrastructure programs
  • Mine-site support
  • Frozen-ground experience

Permafrost Drilling

Specialized experience drilling frozen ground in harsh climates, with an understanding of the operational and environmental challenges unique to northern terrain.

  • Frozen ground and permafrost
  • Extreme-weather operations
  • Long hose-line experience
  • Remote logistics planning

Remote Camp Work

Northtech specializes in remote drilling and has extensive experience working in difficult terrain and extreme weather across northern Canada.

  • Remote project mobilization
  • Camp-based drilling programs
  • Harsh-climate operations
  • Field-proven support systems

Machining & Fabrication

Northtech operates from a 6,000-square-foot fabrication and drilling shop in Yellowknife, helping keep equipment maintained, adapted and project-ready.

  • In-house machining
  • Custom fabrication
  • Equipment repair and adaptation
  • Operational support
Driller working on Northtech equipment

Built around experience, safety and production.

Northtech’s crews bring more than 100 years of combined drilling experience, with particular strength in high-Arctic work, permafrost, remote access and challenging field conditions.

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