Awarded 11 Jun 2013
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View Live TendersMud Rotary Drilling for Monitoring Bores in Dampier Peninsula, WA
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(inactive) Department of Water awarded a contract to Darling Downs Drilling (Welltechnics PTY LTD) for mud rotary drilling and construction of monitoring bores at five to seven sites on the Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia.
The project aimed to improve understanding of groundwater resources in the Broome Sandstone aquifer, with bore depths estimated between 150m and 400m.
The contract was part of the Royalties for Regions groundwater investigation projects and was subject to obtaining necessary clearances and permits.
This contract reflects the state's investment in regional water resource management, with specialized drilling firms like Darling Downs Drilling typically winning such hydrogeological investigation contracts.
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