23 Years of Experience
Applied Geotechnical Drilling is a Brisbane based company that specialises in all aspects of Geotechnical investigations. The company has 23 years’ experience across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Africa.
We pride ourselves in maintaining a high standard of client relationships to deliver the desired result while maintaining a high level of safety practices.
Applied Geotechnical Drilling is a technically advanced company which conducts multi-purpose drilling operations within Australia and across the Pacific. We pride ourselves in our ability to complete any challenging project.
Solid and hollow flight augers
We have the capacity to auger up to about 12m
Standard penetration testing
Standard penetration testing and sampling to the highest standard
U50 & U75 push tubes
U50 push tube on demand or as per your contract requirement.
We Offer a Wide Range of Services
Applied Geotechnical Drilling is technically advanced company which conducts multi-purpose drilling operations within Australia and the whole of the Pacific. We pride ourselves in the ability to complete any challenging project, with these abilities ranging from the following:
- Solid Flight Augers
- Hollow Flight Augers
- Standard Penetration Testing (SPT)
- Push Tube Sampling (U50, U63 and U75's Tubes)
- Rotary Mud
- Rotary Air Blast (Hammer work)
- Down Hole Hammer
- NQ Diamond Core
- HQ Wireline Casing Advancer
- HW Wireline Casing Advancer
- NMLC Diamond Core
- HQ Diamond Core
- Monitoring Well Construction
- Bore Hole Instrumentation
- Detail field logging and mentoring fresh graduates
- Rock identification and boxing
Our Director's profile
James M. Adzraku is the principal director and the business development manager of Applied Geotechnical Drilling. He has over twenty years of experience in the drilling industry. He has been involved in government projects in Ghana.
James has received a Bachelor of Geoscience (geology) from the University of New England, Australia. Throughout his years in Australia, he has also acquired a certificate 4 in Drilling Operations, a Certificate 3 in Geotechnical Drilling, a Diploma in Drilling Operations, and a Class 1 Water Well driller’s license (QLD). He had previously received a Certificate in General Drilling from the University of Mines and Technology, Ghana. This has given him a better understanding of the geological processes to make informed decisions with regards to the selection of drilling methods and bits.
James has been involved in the following Major State Government projects
Drilling Supervision
Ipswich Motorway Upgrade
Pacific Motorway Upgrade
Gateway Bridge Duplication
Queensland Rail Corridor Upgrades
Cross River rail
Bruce Highway upgrade
Jetty Replacement