South West Pinnacle Exploration was originally incorporated as ‘South West Pinnacle Exploration Private Limited’ at Delhi as a Private Limited Company under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 vide Certificate of Incorporation dated November 27, 2006 issued by Registrar of Companies, National Capital Territory of Delhi and Haryana. Pursuant to change in the registered office of the Company from one state to another state vide resolution passed by shareholders of the company in the Extra Ordinary General Meeting held on September 11, 2012 consequent to which fresh certificate of incorporation was issued by Registrar of Companies, Haryana, on June 15, 2013. Subsequently, pursuant to shareholders resolution passed at Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on October 31, 2017, the Company was converted into a Public Limited Company, following which the name was changed to ‘South West Pinnacle Exploration Limited’ and a Fresh Certificate of Incorporation consequent upon conversion of company to Public Limited, dated November 17, 2017 was issued by Registrar of Companies, National Capital Territory of Delhi & Haryana.

The company is providing end to end drilling, exploration and allied services to coal, ferrous, non ferrous, atomic and base metal mining industries and water & unconventional energy industries. The company has many operational rigs and support equipment of different capacities to drill. It also provides consultancy for geological field services and allied services. The company has an in-house team of geoscientists for providing integrated exploration services including geophysical logging, surface geophysical & topographic surveys.

Since its inception in 2006, the company took its first step in the field of drilling and exploration services in the year 2007 with just a small fleet of two drill machines. Over the years the company evolved not only in terms of manpower and fleet size but also in terms of varied expertise, which it could offer to its ever-increasing customer base from exploration of mineral and coal, to CBM (Coal Bed Methane) exploration & production, Aquifer Mapping and providing Gelogical & Geophysical services etc. With the combined efforts of its young management, experienced professionals and dynamic workforce, the company is able to provide quality, timely & safe delivery of its services to its customers both within the country and overseas also. 

Business area of the company

The company is one of the fastest growing private exploration services companies in India, in the field of Mineral & Unconventional Energy resources. The company is providing end to end drilling, exploration and allied services to coal, ferrous, non ferrous, atomic and base metal mining industries and water & unconventional energy industries.

Services of the company

• Aquifer mapping services
• CBM exploration services
• CBM production services
• Coal & mineral drilling services
• Geological & geophysical services
• Mining services
• Workover rig services
• Underground drilling
• 2D/3D Seismic Exploration

Awards and certification 

• 2016-2019: First company to win an integrated coal exploration& seismic project from CMPDI.
• 2020-2023: Awarded a coal block in Jharkhand with 84 Mn tons of geological reserves.
• 2020-2023: Awarded 11-year, $125 million Copper Mining contract via JV in Oman.
• 2024-2025: Secured Aquifer Mapping contracts worth over Rs 1,000 million from CGWB.
• 2024:2025: Renewed CBM Production Contract with RIL at twice the previous value.
• 2024:2025: Formed a second JV in Oman (17.5% stake); awarded a 1,448 sq.km mining block.

History and milestones

• 2006-2009: Incorporation of the Company as ‘South West Pinnacle Exploration Private Limited’.
• 2006-2009: Commencement of Drilling operations for Core Drilling.
• 2006-2009: Kicked off 1st CBM Exploration project.
• 2006-2009: Entered into niche area of LDC (Large Diameter Core Drilling - 8 inches core) for Diamond Exploration.
• 2010-2012: Commenced integrated exploration projects, including geology, geophysics, geological reporting, and drilling.
• 2010-2012: Began overseas drilling operations in Oman.
• 2010-2012: Entered the niche segment of Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling.
• 2013-2015: Entered the unconventional oil & gas sector, including CBM production drilling
• 2013-2015: Completed 50+ exploratory projects across India.
• 2013-2015: Submitted the first detailed geological report for coal exploration.
• 2016-2019: Entered Aquifer Mapping services.
• 2016-2019: Listed on NSE EMERGE in 2018; migrated to NSE Main Board in 2019.
• 2016-2019: Formed JV in Oman with 35% stake in Alara Resources LLC
• 2016-2019: Entered 3D Seismic Data Acquisition for oil, gas & minerals.
• 2020-2023: Entered oil & gas exploration using Passive Seismic Tomography (PST) technology.
• 2020-2023: Completed 150+ exploration projects across diverse geographies.
• 2020-2023: Executed an iron ore exploration contract in Bangladesh.
• 2020-2023: Listed on both BSE and NSE.
• 2024:2025: Raised capital through a preferential issue of equity/warrant in Feb 2025.