DRILLMAX® History

From Water Drilling Rigs Distributor to Drilling Machine Manufacturers

The roots of DRILLMAX^® began with founder, Ron Owens. Ron’s many relationships with both drilling machine manufacturers and water well rig owners developed his keen awareness of what well drilling rigs for sale needed to be desired.

In the early '80s Ron began business as a distributor for existing water drilling rigs and tooling products, specifically to support water well rig owners in the southeast United States – first based in Georgia and then moving to Ocala, Florida. The upstart company commonly took standard water drilling rigs and modified them with special features their customers required for their specific water drilling rigs conditions.

As drilling machine manufacturers went through company reorganizations, Ron increasingly had difficulty supporting the growing customer base. So in the mid-90s he began manufacturing entire water drilling rigs specifically for their client base – initially under the name Drillmaster and then in 2003 redesigned and launched as DRILLMAX^®. The business grew as an increasing number of water well drillers utilized their water drilling rigs.

Beginning in 2018, DRILLMAX^® production shifted to the Geoprobe^® industry-leading manufacturing facility in Salina, Kansas, where working teams leverage each individual's skills and specialized manufacturing tools.

Now as a member of the Geoprobe^® family, we are as excited as ever about the opportunities ahead. Our facilities are open to tours to personally witness the manufacturing processes, see the water drilling rigs in action, and dialogue with engineers – just give us a call.