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The jobs behind the reputation.

Recent Drillspec jobs from across WA — recoveries, breakdowns, rebuilds and shut programs. Each one links to the full case study. Real jobs, real photos, no staging.

01 · Old lease · Rig recovery

Recovering an abandoned drill rig from the bush.

Drillspec recovered the rig from the bush and handed it back to the client, ready for whatever came next — without the cost or risk of writing it off where it sat.

Rig recovery Hydraulics Field service
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02 · Port Hedland · Breakdown response

From first call to spinning again — under 48 hours.

Drillspec had the rig back up and spinning inside 48 hours of the first phone call — diagnostics to done, one trip, no second mobilisation.

Breakdown response Phone diagnostics Exploration
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Drillspec DM15 service ute on a red-dirt track at golden hour, canopy open with the failed rotation pump on the tray
On the road — the failed pump loaded on DM15 at golden hour.
Drillspec DM15 service ute parked at the drill rig on arrival, cloudy Port Hedland sky
On site — DM15 pulls up to the down rig at Port Hedland.
The failed rotation pump removed from the rig, rusted and worn, on the ground
The culprit — the failed rotation pump, out of the rig.
The replacement rotation pump slung and ready to go into the rig
The replacement — new rotation pump slung and ready to fit.
The rig's hydraulic manifold and lines reconnected around the new pump, fresh fittings capped
Back together — hydraulics reconnected and pressure-tested.
03 · Perth · Full rebuild

A complete rig rebuild, stripped back to bare bones.

Drillspec rebuilt the rig to last, with the workmanship there to see — and more rigs lined up behind it for the same treatment.

Rig rebuild Full Rebuild Exploration
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The rig as it arrived — weathered deck and hydraulic hoses bundled across the frame
As it arrived — worn, tired, and ready for the teardown.
Side view of the weathered rig deck before teardown
Before — the old deck ahead of the strip-down.
Rebuilt CAT power pack and compressor with fresh stainless exhaust pipework on the rig during the Perth rebuild
Rebuilt from the ground up — new power pack, exhaust and pipework going back in.
Freshly rebuilt drill rig power module, repainted and reassembled during the Perth rebuild
After — rebuilt piece by piece, repainted and reassembled.
The finished Strike Drilling SDR20 rig, freshly rebuilt with mast up, ready for delivery
Delivered — the Strike Drilling SDR20 back on its tracks, mast up, ready to work.
04 · Shut program · Fleet rebuild

A fleet of Leopards — stripped, rebuilt, delivered on time.

Drillspec handed back every Leopard rebuilt and on time — strip, refurb, and back up ready to drill.

Shut program Fleet rebuild Boom & mast refurb Engine mid-life
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Sandvik Leopard DR3171 mid-strip in the shut laydown, boom and mast components staged on stands
The strip — booms and masts down, components staged in the laydown.
Crane lifting the boom on Leopard DR3171 with a Drillspec tech guiding the lift
Crane day — the boom lift on DR3171.
Leopard feed beam stripped for refurbishment on engineering stands, chains exposed
Feed beam on the stands — chains and wear components out for refurb.
Fresh wear strips welded onto the Leopard feed beam at last light
New wear strips going on at last light.
Rebuilt Sandvik Leopard with its mast raised against a morning sky
Back up — mast raised, ready to make metres again.

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