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Innovation & IP

One platform. Three technologies.
Protected end to end.

DrillTerra’s IP strategy tracks the product platform: the RipTerra™ bit patented in Australia, the next-generation RockTerra™ family filed internationally, and the TurboTerra™ sub protected in every system.

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The IP behind the platform

Three families. One roadmap.

Patent · granted family

Granted

RipTerra™

Patent
AU 2014273848
Coverage
Concave-profiled underside · shaped discharge channels · single-pass evacuation
Protection
International protection
Status
Granted – IP Australia
Inventor
David Hanns

PCT · next generation

Filed internationally

RockTerra™

Patent
WO 2025/073006 A1
Focus
Next generation, very hard ground
Protection
International protection
Status
International application filed
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In-system technology

Pending

TurboTerra™

Product
the TurboTerra™ sub
Result
2.6× standard-bit life via reduced bearing wear, Bengalla production trial
Mechanism
Extended bit life through savings on bearing wear
Protection
Patent pending · international protection
Status
In active protection – IP strategy managed with IP Solved

Simulation

Watched in DEM. Confirmed in the field.

Designed in DEM, confirmed in the field. Simulation lets us watch millions of rock particles cross candidate face geometries before steel is cut – then instrumented production trials close the loop.

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IllustrationGenerative flow – not simulation output

Innovation pipeline

Research to commercial – a staged, evidence-gated flow.

Technology advances only when it clears objective performance, safety and IP criteria on operating rigs.

  1. 01

    Research

    • Face-profile studies
    • Wear materials

  2. 02

    Development

    • RockTerra™ (very hard ground) – filed internationally
    • Next-diameter RipTerra™ variants

  3. 03

    Field trials

    • TurboTerra™ – 2.6× at Bengalla
    • RipTerra™ production trials (+15% ROP over 10,560 m)

  4. 04

    Commercial

    • RipTerra™ – available now

How we work

Field-first. Simulation-led. Partnered.

01Field-first

Every claim on this site traces to operating rigs in real ground.

02Simulation-led

Simulation compresses years of trial-and-error into weeks of engineered iteration.

03Partnered

Structured trials with Tier-1 operators – shared data, honest results.

The evidence pack – on request

  • Technical whitepaper
  • DEM simulation
  • Field trial record
  • Live cost model

Delivered under NDA to qualified operators.

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Next step

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