Our Story
Hayter Drilling Ltd. has a rich heritage with humble roots established in 1958. Presently, we provide rural water well drilling services to farms, ranches and acreages across the province. While also handling larger commercial drilling, servicing and exploration projects for communities, municipalities, reserves, mine sites and more.
During our 65+ years in business we have completed countless projects for communities, municipalities, reserves, mine sites and more under our own consulting along with projects completed under the consulting of Beckie Hydro geologists, WaterMark Consulting and many other consulting firms.
Humble Beginnings
Hayter Drilling Ltd. was established in 1958 by Dale and Mae Hayter. The Company initially was established to satisfy the rural needs of the province. As it grew it diversified, and involved itself in other facets of drilling operations. In 1972, the firm incorporated, and continued to expand taking on contracts in northern Saskatchewan and the North West Territories.
Our test holes and E-logs are basis for all our designs and installations to suit the particular client requirements. We have also been involved in bulk sampling procedures for coal and diamond explorations throughout this province. Over the past we have specialized in many areas of drilling and carry on the knowledge and experience of past projects.
Growth & Development
We have performed a large amount of test drilling and monitor well installation work from 1972-1985 for the Saskatchewan Research Council.
From 1979 to present day we have drilled and designed many deep water wells in southwestern Saskatchewan for farm and ranch operations and Hutterite colonies to suit their requirements. These wells range from 900-1,700 feet in depth.
In 1980, we were involved with Esso Minerals at Midwest Lake, west of Wollaston Lake. The contract called for 12 inch holes to target depths of 700 feet. The method used was downhole hammer direct rotary, which was completed successfully.
From 1981 until 1995 we were awarded contracts with Key Lake Mining Corporation (now Cameco Corp.). Their program called for dewatering wells to diameters of 20 inches and depths of 350 feet. The contract also included pump testing, special sampling services as well as HQ size coring. For Cameco – McArthur River Minesite – we installed casing in
holes to supply cement to underground facilities 530 meters below ground level.
Commercial Developments
Also, Cominco Ltd. from 1982 to 1986 awarded us contracts for dewatering wells at Pine Point, NWT. The program consisted of 171⁄2 inch holes drilled to depths of 550 feet. Techniques included air drilling with foam additives. A program which posed many problems for other contractors was completed successfully and long before its deadline.
Many years of drilling 1,000 to 1,200 foot test holes were done for Christianson Consulting Services and Meneley Consulting Services for mapping and cross section information in targeted areas.
A further drilling program was completed in 1986 for Atomic Energy of Canada at Penawa, Manitoba. The contract called for 1,500 to 2,300 foot holes in the Precambrian shield.
In the late seventies and early eighties we drilled thousands of feet of HQ size core for the preliminary engineering work at Nipawin Hydro- electric Power project. The contract included installation of monitoring wells and piezometers in the glacial deposits as well as bedrock. The other facets of work performed were shelby tube and split spoon sampling.
In the fall of 1988 we were awarded a contract with PCS Patience Lake which involved drilling holes 24 inches in diameter and installing 20 inch casing with a .469 wall to depths of 400 feet. These holes were surface casing for oil rigs.
Continued Expansion
Transgas has done various potable water well programs for washing deep natural gas storage caverns at Rocanville, Prudhomme, Grandora and Landis, SK which we have been involved drilling of the potable wells and pump testing.
Projects have been completed for Husky Energy and Black Pearl Oil to drill potable wells for the purpose of creating steam for recovery in oil wells.
We have the knowledge and experience to complete your project and will continue to be a stable force in the water well industry for generations to come.
