. . . EXHIBIT 21(1) SUBSIDIARIES OF LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY PERCENTAGE OF VOTING STOCK JURISDICTION OWNED BY NAME OF SUBSIDIARY OF INCORPORATION COMPANY - ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- ------------- Ausdrill Burkina SARL Burkina 100% Boyles Bros. Drilling Company Utah 100% Christensen Boyles Corporation Delaware 100% Christensen Boyles Corporation of Canada Ltd. Alberta, Canada 100% ESEMES (Botswana) Pty Limited Botswana 100% ESEMES (Mauritius) Limited Mauritius 100% G&K Properties Pty Ltd Australia 100% International Directional Services, L.L.C. Delaware 100% International Directional Services of Canada Ltd. Ontario, Canada 100% International Mining Services Pty Ltd Australia 100% Layne Christensen Australia Pty Limited Australia 100% Layne Christensen Canada Limited Calgary, Alberta, Canada 100% Layne de Bolivia S.R.L. Bolivia 100% Layne de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico 100% Layne Drilling Pty Ltd (f/k/a Glindemann & Kitching Pty Ltd) Australia 100% Layne Energy, Inc. Delaware 100% Layne Energy Cherryvale, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Energy Cherryvale Pipeline, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Energy Dawson, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Energy Dawson Pipeline, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Energy Illinois, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Energy Illinois Pipeline, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Energy Marketing, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Energy Operating, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Energy Osage, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Energy Pipeline, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Energy Production, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Energy Resources, Inc. Delaware 100% Layne Energy Sycamore, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Energy Sycamore Pipeline, LLC Delaware 100% Layne Texas, Incorporated Delaware 100% - --------------------- - - directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries, nominees or trustees Layne Water Development and Storage, LLC Delaware 100% Lenity Investments (Pvt) Ltd Zimbabwe 100% Mid-Continent Drilling Company Delaware 100% PT Layne Christensen Indonesia Indonesia 100% SMS Holdings Pty Ltd Australia 100% SMS Offshore Pty Ltd Australia 100% Shawnee Oil & Gas, L.L.C. Delaware 100% Stamm-Scheele Incorporated Louisiana 100% Stanley Exploration & Mining Company Limited Ghana 100% Stanley Mining Services Pty Limited Australia 100% Stanley Mining Services (Tanzania) Ltd Tanzania 100% Stanley Mining Services (Uganda) Ltd Uganda 100% Stanley Mining Services Zimbabwe (Private) Limited Zimbabwe 100% Stanmines Ghana Ltd Ghana 100% Tecniwell S.r.l. Italy 100% Toledo Oil & Gas Services, Inc. Louisiana 100% Vibration Technology, L.L.C. Delaware 100% West African Drilling Services (Guinea) SARL Guinea 100% West African Drilling Services (MALI) SARL Mali 100% West African Drilling Services Pty Ltd Australia 100% West African Drilling Services (No. 2) Pty Ltd Australia 100% West African Holdings Pty Ltd Australia 100% - --------------- - - directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries, nominees or trustees Page 2