Please call the Groundwater Section, Water Resources Management Division at (709) 729-2539 or email groundwatersection@gov.nl.ca for more information regarding well drilling or to report an offense regarding well drilling.
The following table provides a listing of licensed well drillers.
Table Header Definitions
Licence Number
The Licence Number is the official number given to a person who is a well drilling licence holder under the Water Resources Act. No two persons may hold or state the same licence number. A well driller assistant does not have a licence number.
Affiliated Company
The Affiliated Company refers to the company that was stated as the well driller’s employer at the time of application. This does not mean that the well driller cannot conduct the business of well drilling under another company name.
Status
The status refers to the current status of well drilling licence. Labels in this column include:
Licence Holder – means that the well driller is currently licensed and in good standing*
Under Review – means that the Licence Holder is under review regarding the Status of his or her well drilling licence
Suspended – means the well drilling licence has been suspended under the Water Resources Act
Canceled – means that the well driller is no longer licensed to carry on the business or well drilling under the Water Resources Act.
*Good standing means a licence holder follows all the requirements of the Water Resources Act and has no unresolved complaints on record.
2025 Licensed Well Drillers under the Water Resources Act
| Licence Holder Name | Licence Number | Affiliated Company | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | First and Middle | |||
| Hammond | Martin B. | 001 | Martin B. Hammond Ltd. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Sullivan | Bruce | 010 | Aqua Drilling Company Ltd. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Robinson | Ted | 017 | Northeast Well Drilling Co. Ltd. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Squires | Rod | 022 | Squires Water Well Drilling Inc. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Lallier | Eric | 023 | Les Forages L.B.M. Inc. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Fetterly | Kyle | 027 | Brewster Well Drilling | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Sullivan | Peter | 029 | Prime Drilling Inc. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| West | Eddie | 030 | Northeast Well Drilling Ltd. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Hammond | Christopher | 032 | Martin B. Hammond Ltd. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Hammond | Martin S. | 033 | Martin B. Hammond Ltd. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Hammond | Justin S. | 034 | Martin B. Hammond Ltd. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Downey | Bernard | 037 | Artesian West | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Gingras | Phillipe | 038 | Brewster Well Drilling | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Gough | Ivan | 039 | Brewster Well Drilling | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Sullivan | Jonathan P. | 040 | Prime Drilling Inc. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Lamonde | Yourri | 042 | Les Forages L.B.M. Inc. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Parsons | Roger | 043 | Squires Water Well Drilling Inc. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Rene | Stephane | 045 | Groupe Puitbec Inc. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Gale | John | 050 | Formation Drilling | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Hofer | David | 051 | Foraco | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Decker | Andrew | 052 | Foraco | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Gale | Scott | 056 | Artesian West | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Kleinsasser | Gary | 059 | Foraco Canada Ltd | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Martin | Eric | 063 | Les Forages L.B.M. Inc. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Beaudet | Jordann | 064 | Les Forages L.B.M. Inc. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Cuerrier | Virgil | 071 | Foraco Canada Ltd | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Squires | Jonathan | 072 | Squires Water Well Drilling Inc. | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Hofer | Stephen | 080 | Foraco Canada Ltd | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Seok | Eunjeong | 081 | Formation Drilling | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Piercey | Christopher | 082 | Formation Drilling | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Waldner | Jason | 085 | Foraco Canada Ltd | Licence Holder – 2025 |
| Sommer | Ejner | 089 | Foraco Canada Ltd | Licence Holder – 2025 |
Known Companies who may Offer Various Well or Borehole Drilling Services
This listing is for information purposes only and may not be complete.
This list is current as of March 2025.
Aqua Drilling
P.O. Box 3061
Paradise, NL, A1L 3W2
Tel: 709-727-4977
Email: brucedrilling@gmail.com
Artesian West
51a Pinchgut Lake
Corner Brook, NL, A2H 0H4
Tel: 709-640-0760
Email: scott@artesianwest.ca
Brewster Well Drilling
PO Box 1140, STN C
St, John’s, NL A1C 5M5
Tel: 709-690-3611
Fax: 902-866-3105
Email: info@brewsterwelldrilling.com
DSD Services Ltd.
4 Hops Street, Alexandria Building
Conception Bay South, NL, A1W 0E8
Tel: 709-781-6038
Fax: 709-781-0668
Email: info@dsdrilling.ca
Foraco Canada Ltd.
#305, 10820 – 24th Street S.E.
Calgary, AB T2Z 4C9
Tel: 403-279-3161
Fax: 403-279-3162
Email: calgary@foraco.com
Formation Drilling
12 Northshore Highway
Gillams, NL, A2H 6B9
Tel: 709-691-8880
Email: formationdrilling@nf.aibn.com
Groupe Puitbec Inc.
15 de l’Artisan
Victoriaville, QC G6P 9S9
Tel: 819-758-6468
Fax: 819-758-7822
Email: info@puitbec.com
Les Forages L.B.M. Inc. (Newfoundland & Labrador Division)
PO Box 38
5 Second Avenue
Wabush, NL A0R 1B0
Tel: 709-280-3799
Fax: 1-800-567-7883
Email: info@lesforageslbm.com
Martin B. Hammond Co. Ltd.
PO Box 249
Clarke’s Beach, NL A0A 1W0
Tel: 709-786-3561
Fax: 709-786-7386
Email: hammondwellone@gmail.com
Northeast Well Drilling Co. Ltd.
407 Little Bay Road
Springdale, NL A0J 1T0
Tel: 709-673-7286
Tel: 709-668-0884
Fax: 709-6738-3677
Email: northeastwelldrilling21@gmail.com
Prime Drilling Inc.
Suite 203, 55 White Rose Drive
St. John’s, NL A1A 5G9
Tel: 709-701-8769
Fax: 709-757-2467
Email: primedrilling@outlook.com Website: www.primedrillingnl.com
Squires Water Well Drilling Inc.
106 Lawrence Pond Road East
Conception Bay South, NL A1X 4C6
Tel: 709-682-6348
Fax: 877-738-4079
Email: Squireswelldrilling@yahoo.ca