Discovery Drilling Equipment Ltd. is a private equipment and rig manufacturing company. We are headquartered in London, UK with offices and representations is all major oil regions of the world including US, Canada, Middle East, Northern Africa, Russia and South East Asia. Discovery is a new name in the industry introduced in the late 2008 as it was formed by private investors established the new company on the basis of manufacturing facility purchased from IDM Group in December 2008.

Currently Discovery is a wholly international company with its multinational team of experts in executive, financial, project management and manufacturing positions. Our key staff has experience from working in key rig building and drilling companies around the world.

Discovery’s prime advantage is a unique rig manufacturing facility in the Western Ukraine. Continuously manufacturing oil rigs since end of XIX century, enlarged several times during XX century, this factory was completely modernized to meet all up-to-date international industry requirements in 2006-2007. The factory is capable of building all types of rigs including land rigs, skidding rigs (for onshore and offshore drilling), mobile and trailer mounted rigs. It has already produced mobile work over and large land rigs to international customers in the past couple years. The factory can also make various components for the rigs like travelling and pipe handling equipment, hoisting equipment, full LP and HP mud systems as well as various spare parts. The factory has IS0 9001 (quality), OHSAS 18001 (H&S) and ISO 14001 (environment) certifications issued by Bureau VERITAS and is fully API licensed (4f, 7k and 8c). The quality of our work is one of the best in the world. The factory has three large and fully equipped rig up pads (forth one is planned for this year). The factory current capacity is over 12 rigs a year plus various components and spares, while such capacity is still extendable. The factory has extensive warehouses including the internal bonded storage and the railway link. Factory has a number of sawing and welding shops for steel fabrication, machine shop, covered paint shop and assembly shops. All shops are heated thus most of the work can be done at any weather conditions. 20 hectares (50 acres) of land and 50,000 sq. meters (538,000 sq. feet) of buildings make it one of the biggest rig building facilities in Europe.

Discovery can offer its clients the best engineering solutions in the industry. Though our associate companies in Canada we develop the conceptual designs of the equipment and with our large (over 20 professional rig engineers) department in Ukraine we do the detailed designs.

Also the company is very strong on supply chain side, we have the department led by skilled international professionals and have direct established contacts with suppliers of major equipment in the industry. That includes the mud equipment, electrics, engines and generators and various other equipment required for the drilling rigs construction.

Discovery has its own technology of rig controls equipment (VFD houses and drillers cabin) developed produced through our joint venture in South East Asia – Discovery Controls.

The company capacity was esteemed by some large international drilling contractors whose reference is available. The company is currently producing five land rigs – two 60°С desert rigs and three recently pioneered 1600 hp multi-directional skidding rigs destined for use in Siberia, Russia.

2009 – The company operates under Discovery Drilling Equipment name. Please go to the news room section for our current events.

Late 2008 - Discovery Drilling Equipment Ltd. was introduced, when a group of international investors and drilling professionals purchased the Eastern hemisphere business of IDM Group including entities in UK, Cyprus, Ukrainian manufacturing facility and representations around the world.

2007-2008 – The entities being currently known as Discovery Drilling Equipment – where a part of IDM Group, a UK (2006-2007) and US (2008) headquartered rig building company. All Group assets were working under single brand. During this period the company and Ukrainian manufacturing facility went through the massive renovation program to meet all modern industry standards.

2005-2006 – What is currently operating under Discovery trademark was conceptualized in late 2004, set up with headquarters in UK and entered the market in 2005 under Perkins, Macintosh and Perkins (PMP) name re-introducing the old brand of Ukrainian facility. The plan was to introduce a new rig and components manufacturing company to the international oil industry. In middle of 2006 its majority of shares was purchased by Lime Rock Partners, an international private equity fund, which invested into the further development of this concept. Later 2006 it was merged with another Lime Rock asset – IDM Equipment under IDM Group brand name.

DISCOVERY QHSE team draws upon API & ISO requirements & standards provide for the foundation to meet today's industry requirements which are continuously review by management for improvements to set the future's standards.

All our engineering is done on a high quality level in strict compliance with modern oil industry standards, particularly the API and ISO.

Our quality and safety are two priorities for the company management and staff.

The factory has IS0 9001 (quality), OHSAS 18001 (H&S) and ISO 14001 (environment) certifications issued by Bureau VERITAS and is fully API licensed (4f, 7k and 8c). The quality of our work is one of the best in the world. We have internal training programs for our workers ensuring the best practices and certification.

The company has experience and can provide products also under CE marking for European markets and/or GOST certification for Russia and FSU markets.

The company cares about the safety of its personnel, visitors and clients with safety system being part of overall Management system. We have excellent safety record (OSHA – 0,8 in 2008).

The company has also working system of environmental protection and minimization of environmental impact of our activity.

Health Safety and Environment Policy (pdf, 1MB)
Quality Policy (pdf, 1MB)
Certificate ISO 9001 (pdf, 1MB)
Certificate ISO 14001 (pdf, 1MB)
Certificate OHSAS 18001 (pdf, 1MB)