Component Tracking in CorePlan's Drilling Hub is a feature that logs every drill component against each drill interval in real time. It captures how many metres each component drills, who's operating it and why it was retired, giving contractors a complete, searchable history of component performance across every rig and program.

You're running the same hammer on the same rig, hitting 8,000 metres on one site and 4,000 on another. Your unit cost has just doubled and you don't know why.

Most contractors can't tell you whether it's the ground or the driller, and that uncertainty is where margin disappears.

Your biggest variable cost runs on gut feel

Drill bits cost around $1,500 each. Hammers run upwards of $10,000 and they're supposed to last thousands of metres. When one dies early, that cost gets absorbed somewhere it shouldn't.

Most contractors are still tracking components in a spreadsheet that lives outside the Plod (CorePlan's digital shift report), assuming they're tracked anywhere. Hammers and reamers rarely get logged beyond a serial number. End-of-life reasons live in someone's head or a separate document that's never connected back to a specific drill interval.

When a supplier pushes back on a warranty claim, you've got nothing documented to show them. When you suspect a driller is burning through gear faster than others, you've got no evidence to have that conversation. Ground conditions that blow out past what you modelled at tender are the same story. You can't demonstrate the variance, so you absorb the cost instead of recovering it.

The longer that data stays scattered, the harder patterns are to act on. What could've surfaced in weeks takes months, if it surfaces at all.

CorePlan now tracks components from first use to end of life

Every component is logged against every drill interval with CorePlan. That covers hammers and reamers, plus casings and barrels. End-of-life reasons are captured in the Plod, so they're tied precisely to the ground conditions and the driller at the moment it happened, rather than written on a whiteboard or remembered later.

Wear patterns build over time across models and drillers, and all of it lives alongside the rest of your program in one platform.

What you can actually do with it

1 - Compare component life by model

See whether your bits and hammers are performing to spec. When you've got two hammer models drilling the same ground under the same conditions, the data will tell you which one's worth reordering and which supplier conversation you need to have.

2 - Spot which drillers are getting more or fewer metres out of the same gear

When you suspect someone's burning through components faster than they should be, you'll have the numbers to back it up. That's a much more productive conversation to have with your crew than a hunch, and it's a much easier one to have with targeted training behind it.

3 - Build a traceable record tied to drill intervals and shifts

When a hammer delivers 4,000 metres instead of 8,000, you'll have the ground conditions and the end-of-life notes against every drill interval in one place. That's the context you need to find the root cause and decide whether it's a supplier issue or something else.

4 - Take it to suppliers with confidence

When you can show exactly how many metres their component lasted and under what conditions, warranty conversations flow a lot easier. You're presenting documented evidence rather than a disputed estimate.

It fits straight into the workflow your team's already using

Drillers select the component when they're logging their Plod in the tablet app, so there's no new system to train anyone on.

Drilled metres and end-of-life notes pull through to the Component Registry automatically. Supervisors see average component life per model and per driller, with charts and export options available on higher tiers.

You also control how tightly it's enforced. You can make component entry mandatory so nothing gets skipped, and your drillers can select from your pre-approved list or create their own with smart suggestions to eliminate manual data entry errors.

The data compounds the longer you use it

Every Plod adds to the picture. Over time you build a complete, timestamped history of every component across every rig. When it's time to make a call on a supplier or a component model, the evidence is already sitting there.

Part of a bigger picture

Component Tracking sits alongside Plod workflows and digital cost contracts in Drilling Hub. Together, they give ops managers and supervisors what they need to run tighter shifts and keep revenue from slipping through the cracks.

Component Tracking is available now. Hammer and other component tracking is included on Advanced and Enterprise tiers. Drill bit tracking is available on Starter and above.

Want to see it in action? Book a demo or reach out to your account manager.

Frequently asked questions

What is Component Tracking in CorePlan?

Component Tracking is a feature in CorePlan's Drilling Hub that records every drill component against each interval logged in the Plod (CorePlan's digital shift report). It captures drilled metres, the operating driller and the end-of-life reason, so contractors have a full performance history for every bit and hammer across their entire program.

How does CorePlan track drill component end-of-life?

In CorePlan, drillers record the end-of-life reason directly in the Plod when they retire a component. That reason is automatically tied to the drill interval, ground conditions and shift it occurred in, so the full context is preserved without any manual cross-referencing.

Which CorePlan plans include Component Tracking?

CorePlan includes drill bit tracking on the Starter plan and above. Hammer and other component tracking is included on Advanced and Enterprise tiers.

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