About Us

Mission statement

Blending technology and innovation to drive the safest, most efficient drilling operations.

At NeoTork, we design and manufacture innovative drilling technologies that manage torque and vibrations downhole by focusing on drillbit depth of cut. Our products deliver improved efficiency, profitability, and safety of operations for all drilling projects globally, especially complex applications.

Philippe Cravatte

Philippe Cravatte

Technical Director

Philippe, one of the founders of Neo-Oiltools (NeoTork’s parent company), is the inventor of NeoTork. Philippe was the Technical Director for Corpro following its 1999 MBO and continued in this role supporting both Corpro and its sibling brands under the umbrella of the international services company Reservoir Group (2007-2013). Philippe remained the Technical Director following Reservoir Group’s acquisition by ALS Oil & Gas (2013-2014).

Philippe’s career started at Security DBS in Belgium as a design engineer, specializing in coring and drilling tools and he remains as passionate about engineering today.

Career Highlights:

  • Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Gramme Institute in Liege
  • Technical Director, Corpro 1999-2007
  • Technical Director, Reservoir Group 2007-2013
  • Technical Director, ALS Oil & Gas 2013-2014
  • Owner of multiple patents in the drilling industry, including NeoTork

Michael Bocklandt

Michael Bocklandt

Technical Manager

Michael began his career as a Design Engineer in the aviation industry in 2005, before joining Reservoir Group as a Technical Support Engineer, working under Philippe.

Following the acquisition of Reservoir Group by ALS Oil and Gas, Michael joined forces with Philippe where he has been instrumental in the design and development of NeoTork.

Career Highlights:

  • Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Gramme Institute in Liege
  • Master’s Degree, General Management, HEC-ULg, University of Liege
  • Technical Support Engineer, Reservoir Group 2011
  • Technical Support Engineer, ALS Oil & Gas 2013-2014

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