Research · Industrial B2B
On 10 October 2026 we asked an AI search engine with live web search 10 questions Australians ask about drilling contractors in Australia, and recorded every name it recommended and every source it cited.
| # | Name | Answers naming it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Topdrill | 3 of 10 |
| 2 | B&T Drilling | 2 of 10 |
| 3 | Aqua Bore Drilling | 2 of 10 |
| 4 | Legion Drilling | 2 of 10 |
| 5 | TerraForma Drilling | 2 of 10 |
| 6 | Precision Drilling Australia | 2 of 10 |
| 7 | Swick Mining Services | 2 of 10 |
| 8 | Ranger Drilling | 2 of 10 |
| 9 | McKay Drilling | 2 of 10 |
| 10 | GeoDrill Australia | 2 of 10 |
| 11 | Wilson’s Drilling | 1 of 10 |
| 12 | Queensland Groundwater | 1 of 10 |
| # | Website | Answers citing it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | mining.com.au | 3 of 10 |
| 2 | qldgroundwater.com.au | 2 of 10 |
| 3 | btdrilling.com.au | 2 of 10 |
| 4 | aquaboredrilling.com.au | 2 of 10 |
| 5 | legiondrilling.com.au | 2 of 10 |
| 6 | tfdrilling.com.au | 2 of 10 |
| 7 | precisiondrillingaustralia.com.au | 2 of 10 |
| 8 | hagstromdrilling.com.au | 2 of 10 |
| 9 | topdrill.com.au | 2 of 10 |
| 10 | coreplan.io | 2 of 10 |
| 11 | tweedvalleywaterbores.com.au | 2 of 10 |
| 12 | iseekplant.com.au | 2 of 10 |
When someone asks an AI assistant who to choose, the answer usually names a short list. Businesses on that list get the enquiry; the rest are not considered. The names come from what the engine finds and trusts on the web: the business's own pages, and what directories, reviews and media say about it.
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Questions were written to sound like real buyers and did not name any business. Each was asked once through Perplexity sonar (live web search, AU location) on 10 October 2026. Names were read from each answer by a language model and checked against the answer text; directories, review sites, government bodies and media were not counted as names. Answers change from day to day, so this is a snapshot, not a ranking. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Search Insights.
With the names each answer gave.
Named: Legion Drilling, B&T Drilling, Queensland Groundwater, JAK Drilling Specialists, Aqua Bore Drilling, BD Water, Wilson’s Drilling
Named: TerraForma Drilling, BG Drilling, Solid Foundation Geotechnical (SFGEO), Matrix Drilling, Slaitini Drilling
Named: DDH1 Limited, Ranger Drilling, Swick Mining Services, Westdrill, Drillwest, Thomson Drilling, Red Dirt Drilling, Precision Drilling Australia, K-Drill, Bartlett Resources, B&T Drilling
Named: DDH1 Drilling, Swick Mining Services, Stratacore Drilling, Terra Drilling, HMR Drilling Services, Strike Drilling, Ranger Drilling, Hagström Drilling, Topdrill, Durock Drilling, Edge Drilling, Precision Drilling Australia, Arcon Drilling, McKay Drilling
Named: Queensland Groundwater Solutions, Gibson Drilling Services, Ingham Drilling, Cross Country Water Bore Drilling, JaK Drilling, Aqua Bore Drilling
Named: no providers named
Named: Wallis Drilling, McKay Drilling, Topdrill, Master Drilling Australia, GeoDrill Australia
Named: Tamworth Drilling, FB Drilling, Water Resources Drilling, The Impax Group, Slade Drill, Ivan Drilling, Tweed Valley Water Bores
Named: Perenti, Ausdrill, Topdrill, Ventia, Mitchell Services, GeoDrill Australia
Named: Terratest Australia, Legion Drilling, TerraForma Drilling, Nova Group Pacific, Mapstone Geotechnical Services, Egan Drilling, Decle Drilling, BFG Daracon, BWE Drilling
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