Libode is located in the OR Tambo District Municipality of the Eastern Cape, approximately 50km from Mthatha. The town serves as a local hub for surrounding rural and peri-urban communities. Municipal water supply in the OR Tambo region is variable, making private boreholes an important water source for homes, schools, clinics and farms across the district.
Libode and the surrounding OR Tambo hinterland sits on the Transkei sedimentary sequence — shale, mudstone and sandstone intruded by dolerite sills. Groundwater collects in fractures and at dolerite contact zones. A geophysical survey is the reliable way to identify productive drilling positions before any rig moves onto site.
The OR Tambo District is one of South Africa's most water-stressed regions. Private boreholes are widely used across the district for homes, agricultural smallholdings, churches, schools and institutions. Everest Drilling provides complete borehole solutions from survey through to commissioned, running water systems.
Every project starts with a surface geophysical survey to locate productive groundwater fractures before drilling begins.
Solar-powered submersible pumps provide water independence from Eskom and municipal supply around the clock.
Elevated tanks provide consistent gravity-fed water pressure for homes, farms and commercial properties.
Surface electrical resistivity survey to locate productive groundwater fractures before committing to a drill point.
Percussion and rotary drilling to site-specific depths up to 250m. Everest Drilling guarantees the depth as quoted and drilled.
Submersible pump selection, sizing and installation matched to confirmed borehole yield and property water demand.
Solar-powered borehole pump systems that operate independently of Eskom — ideal for load shedding resilience and off-grid properties.
Elevated water storage tank installation for gravity-fed supply to homes, farms, lodges and commercial properties.
Post-drilling yield assessment to confirm borehole productivity and inform correct pump and storage system specification.
Contact Everest Drilling for a site assessment and project-specific quotation. We serve Libode, OR Tambo District Municipality, and surrounding areas.