About us

Africa Drilling & Exploration is recognized as one of the most leading and reliable multi disciplinary drilling contractors based in Kitwe with branch office in Lusaka of Zambia.And we also operate in Rwanda and India. Having more than 15 years of experience in this business, the company has been offering best solutions for all kinds of water related problems. Our highly experienced drilling operators and dedicated technical personnel are integral part of the company who has perfection in borewell drilling.

   We have specialization in borewell cleaning and installation of pumps, keeping the customer preference at our priority. All the cutting-edge technologies and machines are preferred to provide excellent services to our valued customers across the country. If you are searching an expert borewell drilling contractor, our company has great reputation in this field and borewell drilling for various dimensions with depth ranging from 50 to 150 meters. Furthermore, we offer after sales service complying with customer convenience and preference.

Our Objective
Our main objective is to deliver high level of customer satisfaction by providing quality output and real value for money. We assure you cost effective services round the clock in and around Zambia, Rwanda and India.

Our Services

1.Borehole Drilling Contractors

Being a specialized borehole drilling contractor, we offer excellent borehole drilling services. Our borehole drilling services are preferred by many clients to cater their varied needs of industrial, commercial, agricultural, construction and municipal applications. These machines are available in bench, pillar and gang type, which cover a wide range of operations such as borehole drilling, Development of borehole and ground water exploration. Our company is known as well drilling service provider who undertakes all types of bore works in all types of soil. We have been serving both rural & city clients in Zambia , Rwanda and India .

We are expert in drilling 6" & 8" boreholes with super fast hydraulic rigs with experienced & qualified geologists. The company also has Groundwater Surveyors, who assist the customer in deciding the borewell point; installation of submersible, jet & hand pumps. We have expertise in desalting & cleaning of damaged borewells, earth pits, all types of borewell drilling for domestic & industrial purpose, site chosen by scientific method, compressor hiring and borewell servicing, etc. Widely preferred well drilling contractor by customers operates a vast range of drills from modern table and top drive multipurpose rigs to percussion cable tools, backed with support vehicles and ancillary equipment to cover most phases of borehole drilling.

2. Bore hole Cleaning:

A borehole must be flushed periodically for the best yield and safety of the borehole, because ground water may change any time. We have great expertise in flushing and cleaning borehole through high pressure air compressor, which takes raw water, dust, or wastes and decayed particles if any. If we find any decayed particles or animal, we use calcium carbonate in that borehole to kill germs and bacteria. Our company is recognized as a leading borehole cleaning solutions provider in Zambia and Rwanda. The frontrunner borehole cleaning contractor offers its services at very cost effective prices round the clock to meet complete customer convenience.

Tests conducting while cleaning

• Physical Examinations: Color, odor, turbidity, and electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids and suspended solids.

• Chemical Examinations: PH, alkalinity, hardness, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron, manganese, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, chloride, fluoride, sulfate, phosphate, silica, BOD, COD, TKN, oil & grease, aluminum, chromium, arsenic, and free chlorine.
• Bacteriological Examination: Standard plate count, total coli form, fecal coli form, fecal streptococci

3. Installation of Pumps:

There are several clients in and around Zambia who prefer only Africa Drilling & Exploration for any kind of installation pumps service, as we offer services believing in complete customer satisfaction. We are engaged in installing submersible pumps, jet pumps and hand pumps.

• Submersible Pumps: We undertake installation of the following submersible pumps which are known best today – Texma, Atlanta Suguna and Grundfos. Texma is the most popular for 6 “& 8 “borewells. Atlanta Suguna and Grundfos are stainless steel body pumps that give excellent performance. These pumps can be installed for agriculture, fishiculture, industry, domestic, hotel, apartment, theatre, marriage halls, etc.
• Jet Pump: A Jet Pump is a type of impeller-diffuser pump which is used to draw water from wells into residences. It can be used for both shallow (25 feet or less) and deep wells (up to about 200 feet.)
• Hand Pump: Hand Pumps are used primarily in developing nations as a manually powered means of bringing water to the surface from a borehole, rainwater tank or well.

Our Specialty
Our specialty is that, right from the beginning, we have started drilling operations by the slow rig, clayx rig to the latest super fast high pressure hydraulic drilling rigs both on surface and in well by 6 “ & 8“ borewells. 6“Core drilling and telescopic drilling was done in India on a large scale for buildings, dams, railways, thermal stations, etc. in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and coastal areas of India.