Drillform Technical Services Ltd.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Calgary|Calgary, AB · grants and contributions register · Calgary Shepard

Drillform Technical Services Ltd.: federal grants and contributions: 5 agreements; $1.2M value; 1 departments; 2 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-0SROE5O15A · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Drillform Technical Services Ltd.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/drillform-technical-services-ltd/

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5agreements
$1.2Mvalue
1departments
2programs

Largest agreements

Development of Next generation Rig Equipment - Part 2$550Kvalue2021start2022end

Drillform is designing and manufacturing a next-generation suite of Iron Roughnecks, Catwalks, Power Slips, Casing Running Efficiency Packages and other automated equipment for drilling rigs globally. Products identified for support from this Project Include: 1) Drilling Catwalk & Casing Efficiency System, 2) Iron Roughneck, 3) Automated Slips, 4) Air Blade, 5) AC Drawworks

Development of Next Generation Rig Equipment$550Kvalue2019start2021end

The Firm is designing and manufacturing a next-generation suite of Iron Roughnecks, Catwalks, Top Drives, and other automated equipment for drilling rigs globally. Products identified for support from this Project Include, each of which have detailed technical uncertainties and risks that the Firm has outlined and is in progress towards addressing: 1) Drilling Catwalk, 2) Iron Roughneck, 3) Automated Slips, 4) Air Blade, 5) AC Drawworks

Drillform at ADIPEC 2019$37.5Kvalue2019start2019end

Drillform will be exhibiting at ADIPEC, held in Abu Dhabi from November 11th to 14th. Attracting 145,000 visitors from 135 countries, it is the largest oil and gas conference in the world and presents global business opportunities.

Drillform exhibition at OTC 2019$35.0Kvalue2019start2019end

Drillform will be exhibiting at the Offshore Technology Conference May 6th - 9th in Houston, Texas. Hosted in the World's Energy Capital over 60,000 attendees from 100 countries travel to Houston for this world-class industry event.

Market research for international Opportunities at Drillform$17.5Kvalue2019start2019end

Drillform develops technology and patents for automated rig equipment we manufacture to improve safety and productivity. Automation and remote controls, remove personnel from the "red zone", reduce operating times, and reduce injuries. Drillform is bringing 6 new products to market to save energy and reduce environmental clean-up, among other benefits. Drillform's team are highly experienced at bringing automated equipment innovations to market, and the upcoming tools we intend to bring for sale shortly are the next-generation of these efforts. This project will conduct extensive research on c

Departments

National Research Council Canada5agreements$1.2Mvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20211agreements$550Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20194agreements$640Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.