Geological engineering and precision drilling, led by the people who have actually done it.
Our geologists, hydrogeologists, and drill masters bring over 70 years of combined field experience and 8,000+ completed boreholes to mining, energy, water, and infrastructure clients across the Middle East and CIS.
Field-to-report services for mining, water, and infrastructure projects
Every service line below maps to the depth range and deliverable a technical director actually needs — from surface mapping through to licence-ready documentation.
Geological & Geotechnical Studies
Site characterization, desk studies, and field mapping to define resource potential and foundation conditions before mobilization.
Water Well & Hydrogeological Drilling
Potable and industrial water boreholes, sited and drilled to national hydrogeological standards, with yield and quality confirmation.
Geotechnical Drilling for Infrastructure
In-situ testing and undisturbed sampling for roads, bridges, ports, and industrial facilities, feeding directly into foundation design.
Mineral Exploration Drilling
Deep exploration boreholes with full core recovery and logging, executed with hydraulic rigs suited to demanding lithologies.
Borehole Geophysics & Pumping Tests
Downhole logging and aquifer/pumping tests that verify what the drill program found, before a single design decision is made.
Mining Licensing Documentation
Exploration and exploitation licence dossiers, resource calculations, and environmental documentation prepared to authority standards.
From prospecting permit to production support
Prospecting & Permitting
Desk study and permit support ahead of field mobilization.
Field Investigation
Mapping, drilling, in-situ testing, and sample recovery.
Laboratory Analysis
Physical, mechanical, and mineralogical testing of core.
Technical Reporting
Geological and geotechnical documentation, resource evaluation.
Licensing Dossiers
Concession and licence documentation to authority standards.
Ongoing Support
Monitoring, pumping tests, and advisory through execution.
Rigs built for both water tables and hard rock
- Hydraulic drilling rigs covering dry and wet-circulation methods, drilled to whatever depth each project requires — from shallow water wells to deep exploration boreholes.
- Direct and reverse circulation systems, matched to lithology and target depth.
- Heavy and light transport fleet, enabling simultaneous deployment across multiple rig sites.
- Casing systems in PVC and steel, sized to hole diameter and formation stability.
- Downhole geophysics tooling for logging, verification, and pumping-test instrumentation.
Mobilized across the Middle East and CIS (Expanded)
Project planning and client communication run in English, delivered by teams who work fluently across both regions.
Gulf & wider region
Water security, mineral exploration, and infrastructure ground investigation for national and private developers.
Commonwealth of Independent States
Mineral resource studies, water drilling, and licensing documentation — including active work in Tajikistan.
Built around the people who have run the rigs, not just the paperwork
Formin CIS is built around senior geologists, hydrogeologists, and drill masters who have personally overseen thousands of boreholes — for water supply, geotechnical investigation, and mineral exploration. That experience is what clients are actually hiring: engineers who know how a formation behaves under the drill bit, not just how to write a report about it.
We put that field experience to work for mining, energy, water, and infrastructure clients across the Middle East and CIS, from the first site visit to the final licence dossier.
Tell us about your site
Share the project location, target depth and timeline, and our technical team will come back with a scoped proposal.
We typically respond within two business days.