About Derex

Decades of experience and a dedication for innovation has made Derex one of the fastest growing drilling rig manufacturers in Canada. The imagineer behind the best domestic dual rotary drilling rig, now offers drills to meet every need of the serious water well, geothermal and RC exploration driller.

BETTER THAN

AVERAGE

We don’t like being told how things are going to be…. But, we bet that you don’t either. At Derex, doing thing our way and thinking outside of the box is out way. Whether we are building one of our drills or a completely custom drill, you know that we have spent a lot of time thinking about how it will drill…. And we are just as excited as the new owner to get out there and drill. Sure we know that means a Derex isn’t for everyone. We are ok with that, because we build our drills for those individuals who expect something better then average. Who look at a drill as an investment rather than an expense. So, if you are someone that thinks that there are more important reasons to buy a drill than quality and value. Well… you might as well not bother continuing on this page.

Derex History

My dad, Dan started in the oilfield in the 1960’s and went into welding and fabricating, during the 1981 recession he got a job Drilling water wells. In 1986, my uncle and my dad started their own drilling company with a tired old drill that needed to be fixed daily.
 
In the early 90s we knew we needed newer equipment, and would search endlessly through the NDBG for a good deal. Not finding what we needed at a reasonable price led us to start building our own drills and equipment.
In 2004 I took a few large drilling contracts that required some specialized drills, from these drills the Derrick that we use today was born. Over the years since we have tested/ abused the design until I was happy enough to bring it to market.
 
Today I am proud to say that Derex likely has more time and money into the research and development of drilling equipment, and rigs then all the other companies combined.
 
We know what will work and what won’t work…. and why.