Ground drilling · Selfoss · since 1946
Ræktunarsamband Flóa & Skeiða
Ground drilling across Iceland.
Ræktunarsamband Flóa og Skeiða is one of Iceland's strongest companies in the field of ground drilling, with extensive specialist expertise in the field.
The company operates seven drill rigs capable of handling a wide range of projects.
- Founded
- 1946Founded
- Rigs in operation
- 7Rigs in operation
- Maximum depth
- 2000 mMaximum depth
- Largest bit
- 650 mmLargest bit
The fleet
Seven rigs, each with its own name
Each rig has its own size, depth range and field of use. The job decides which rig goes to site.
Nasi
Schramm T130XD drill rig
- Year
- 2007
- Depth
- 2000 m
- Diameter
- 650 mm
Hrímnir
Cantera C312 buggy mounted drill
- Year
- 1988
- Depth
- 500 m
- Diameter
- 194 mm
Karl Prins
Hans England
- Year
- 1990
- Depth
- 500 m
- Diameter
- 350 mm
Karl Gústav
Atlas Copco drill rig mounted on a Magirus-Deutz truck
- Year
- 1990
- Depth
- 600 m
- Diameter
- 510 mm
Trölli
Atlas Copco drill rig mounted on an O&K dumper
- Year
- 1999
- Depth
- 800 m
- Diameter
- 510 mm
Einráður
Drill rig mounted on a JCB tracked excavator
- Year
- 1974
- Depth
- 300 m
- Diameter
- 140 mm
Jóhann
Fraste XL
- Year
- 1995
- Depth
- 500 m
- Diameter
- 250 mm
Services
What the rigs do
Drilling for hot water
Drilling for hot water in low-temperature areas, from shallow holes down to 2000 m.
Drilling for cold water
Drilling for cold water, both shallow holes and deep production wells.
Exploration drilling
Exploration drilling with rigs of different sizes to suit each site.
Core drilling
Core drilling with rigs specially equipped for the task.
Borehole cleaning
Cleaning of boreholes with the rigs equipped for such work.
Sea-water intake wells
Methane gas drilling
Drilling for methane gas with a specially equipped rig.
1946
History
One of Iceland's oldest contracting companies
The company was established as a co-operative on 22 January 1946, when the farming associations of five rural districts in the Flói and Skeið area merged under a single ræktunarsamband. Its main place of operation is in Selfoss.
Get in touch
Tell us about the job and we will match it to the right rig.
Víkurheiði 6, 800 Selfoss
Open positions
Applications are handled through our recruitment portal.