Licenced Well Drilling Contractors for 2026


Below is a list showing those drilling companies who currently hold a valid licence to operate in the Province of Manitoba for the 2026 calendar year.

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
  • injection wells
  • sand point wells
Drilling Company Location Province Phone # Licence Number Expiry 
A.M. Bruce Drilling Ashern  MB 204-302-0667 579 Expired
Breezy North Construction Inc. Selkirk MB 204-785-9943 588 Expired
Central Drilling Ltd. Wadena SK 306-338-2211 536 Expired
Earth Drilling Co. Ltd. Calgary AB 403-700-8778 547 Expired
Ford Drilling Ltd. Matlock MB 204-389-5258 575 December 31, 2026
Forged Drilling Co.  Pilot Butte SK 780-881-7237 556 December 31, 2026
Formation Drilling Ltd.  Dauphin MB 204-638-7325 538 Expired
Foss Well Drilling  Renfrew ON 613-602-2026 619 December 31, 2026
Friesen Drillers Ltd. Steinbach MB 204-326-2485  or 1-888-794-9355 607 December 31, 2026
Interlake Water Supply Inwood MB 204-278-3328 580 December 31, 2026
K.D.E. Drilling Ltd. Medora MB 204-665-2373 531 Expired
Hayter Drilling Ltd. Watrous SK 306-946-3615 605 December 31, 2026
Lakepoint Construction & Hygaard Well Drilling St. Andrews MB 204-785-9699 540 Expired
Kiansky Bros. Ltd. Zhoda  MB 204-425-3145 592 December 31, 2026
Les Forages L.B.M. Inc. Victoriaville  QC 819-758-7883 593 Expired
M & M Drilling Rivers Ltd. Rivers MB 204-328-7112 532 Expired
Maple Leaf Drilling Ltd. Winnipeg MB 204-224-3084 584 December 31, 2026
Paddock Drilling Ltd. Brandon MB 204-725-0657 610 December 31, 2026
Ransom Drilling Ltd. Boissevain MB 204-534-2529 539 December 31, 2026
Selkirk Drillers Ltd. Selkirk MB 204-482-7886 543 December 31, 2026
Stonewall Drilling Rosser MB 204-344-6076 542 Expired
Watkins & Argue Well Drilling Clearwater  MB 204-873-2005 594 December 31, 2026
Wolverine Drilling Inc. Humboldt SK 306-682-4647 560 Expired
Zechowski Well Drilling Birnie MB 204-966-3375 541 Expired

Class 1 Conditional

Not Licensed to drill flowing artesian wells

Drilling Company Location Province Phone # Licence Number Expiry 
Ed & Di Enterprises Ltd./Perimeter Drilling Ltd. St. Andrews MB 204-782-1526 576 December 31, 2026
Fred A. Zavislak Well Drilling & Trucking Ltd. Brandon MB 204-574-7487 581 Expired

Class 2 (closed loop geothermal) 

Authorized Activities

Construct closed loop geothermal wells.

Driller Location Province Phone # Licence Expiry
DNS Geothermal Ltd.  Swan River MB 204-734-2567 700 December 31, 2026
ReNew Solutions Canada Inc. Calgary AB 403-462-3819 718 December 31, 2026
Waber Mfg Inc. Sperling MB 204-750-1515 704 Expired
Winkler Plumbing & Heating Winkler MB 204-362-6909 714 December 31, 2026
X-Terra Geothermal Worx Stanley MB 204-362-6918 712 December 31, 2026

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 Province Phone # Licence Expiry

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 Province Phone # Licence Expiry
Ernco Environmental Drilling and Coring Ltd. Red Deer MB 403-887-1490 608 December 31, 2026
Rob Smith and Son Backhoe and Trucking Ltd. Neepawa MB 204-966-3463 545 December 31, 2026