About Us

Located in Calgary and Grande Prairie, we're committed to providing you with exceptional customer service and offering the safest, most efficient, drilling equipment suitable for the soil conditions found in western Canada.

Our drilling services include: 
  • sonic drilling
  • bedrock HQ coring 
  • solid and hollow stem augers
  • discrete sampling
  • air rotary 
  • ODEX casing advancement
  • ​Standard Penetrating Testing (SPT)
  • helical and driven pile installation

​Meet our team

Damian Brake, B.Sc., P.Ag., President
Damian began the company in 2001 and has extensive experience working in western Canada's environmental and geotechnical drilling service industry. In addition to his expertise designing and operating drilling equipment, he has worked as an environmental consultant, conducting and reporting Phase I, II, and III Environmental Site Assessments for the upstream oil and gas reclamation programs. Damian is a Professional Agrologist recognized by the Alberta Institute of Agrologists, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Calgary.
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Alan MacLean, Operations Manager
Alan has been with Core Drilling since 2012. As operations manager, Alan is responsible for the coordination of field operations. He manages customer relations, equipment maintenance, and day-to-day logistics for our growing company. With extensive experience in drilling operations, Alan ensures all drilling equipment leaves our shop inspected and safe to operate for client projects.
Josh Yarker, B.Comm., Vice President ​
Josh has been with Core Drilling since 2006 and as Vice Presidnet, is responsible for the coordination of field operations, corporate safety compliance and business development. He also manages customer relations and plays an integral role in corporate direction. With extensive experience in industrial management, Josh ensures all drilling work is conducted in a safe and efficient manner to ensure customer projects are completed on-time and on-budget. Josh holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary.
Tyler Johnson, Northern Area Manager
Tyler has been on the Core Drilling team since 2018 as a senior driller in environmental, geotechnical and coring programs. In 2020, he was promoted to Northern Area Lead, based in Grande Prairie, where he has been heavily involved in northern operations and staff development.