What Well Force International does

Well Force International is a Bermuda-headquartered mining services company founded in 2009 that supplies specialized downhole equipment, proprietary software, and on-site professional services to mining operators. Its activities span directional drilling, borehole surveying, and geophysical logging, with field operations delivered across Europe, Africa, and South America. The company's core proprietary technology is HiTT, a 3D Borehole Management Software suite that includes dedicated modules for directional drilling and borehole planning, positioning Well Force as a vertically integrated supplier rather than a pure services contractor.

Revenue is generated through three streams: software licensing and maintenance for the HiTT platform, rental of precision downhole instruments (gyroscopes, rig aligners, navi-motors, and survey cameras), and professional services delivered by mobile field teams deployed directly to client mining sites. The go-to-market model is project-based and quote-driven, with services performed on-site rather than remotely, implying individually sizable contracts and a sales motion built around mining operator procurement cycles. Legal jurisdiction appears to be Mauritius based on governing-law disclosures, with operational headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda. The company reports a milestone of more than two years without a lost-time injury, a relevant procurement criterion for safety-conscious mining operators.

With only five employees listed, Well Force operates as a boutique specialist that scales through its equipment fleet and partner network rather than headcount. This structure concentrates execution risk on a small core team but allows the company to maintain a global service footprint across multiple continents. The combination of proprietary software, specialized rental equipment, and embedded field expertise creates an integrated offering that competitors offering any single component alone would struggle to replicate without significant capital and hiring investment.

Name

Well Force International

Legal name

Wellforce International

Website

https://wellforceint.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Well Force International, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Bermuda, provides HiTT 3D borehole management software, specialized downhole equipment rentals, and directional drilling and surveying services to mining operators across Europe, Africa, and South America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamilton

HQ country

Bermuda

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rental: Rental of down hole survey, orientation, navi-tool equipment, and drill rig aligners. The company partners with leading manufacturers to provide innovative technologies with proven field results. On-site support, training, and tool commissioning included with rental fleet.
2. Professional Services - Surveying and Directional Drilling: Surveying services, directional drilling management, geophysical logging, and azimuth alignment services provided to mining operations globally.
3. HiTT Software Licensing: HiTT 3D Borehole Management software solution for borehole planning, management, and directional drilling. Provides borehole planning and management capabilities as well as directional drilling support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WellForce International provides complete rig site solutions for the mining industry, combining the proprietary HiTT 3D Borehole Management software, a rental fleet of directional drilling and survey instruments (gyros, core orientation tools, rig aligners, navi-motors, survey cameras), and on-site professional services including surveying, directional drilling management, geophysical logging, and azimuth alignment. Its work centers on accurate drill hole trajectory management, ensuring target intersection, reducing re-drill costs, and minimizing environmental impact across surface and underground mining projects in Europe, Africa, and South America.

Product overview

Well Force International is a complete rig site solutions provider for the mining industry, offering a unified portfolio combining proprietary software (HiTT 3D Borehole Management Solution), rental equipment, and professional services. The HiTT software serves as the core platform, providing 3D visualization for drill hole trajectory management with modules for borehole planning/management and directional drilling. The rental equipment portfolio includes gyros, core orientation tools, rig aligners, navi-motors, and survey cameras. Services include surveying, directional drilling management, geophysical logging, and azimuth alignment. The company partners with leading equipment manufacturers to supply innovative and accurate technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HiTT 3D Borehole Management Solution Proprietary software solution that displays the trajectory of drill holes toward targets in a 3D visual interface, enabling accurate realignment of drill paths in real time. Used by mining operators for borehole planning and management in surface and underground drilling operations.
• Rig Site Equipment Rental Rental fleet of down hole survey, orientation, navi-tool equipment, and drill rig aligners (including gyros, core orientation tools, rig aligners, navi-motors, and survey cameras) supplied with on-site expert support, training, and tool commissioning for mining customers.
• Surveying Services Field-deployed surveying services providing quality surveys for confidence in resource definition, covering down hole measurement and orientation for mining exploration and production drilling.
• Directional Drilling Management Directional drilling management service including steering of dog leg paths, deviation correction using real-time down hole steering technology, and rapid wedge setting for mining drilling operations.
• Geophysical Logging Services Comprehensive geophysical logging services including Optical Televiewer, Acoustical Televiewer, Gamma Ray Spectral, Full Wave Sonic, Dual Induction, Induced Polarization, Magnetic Susceptibility, Natural Gamma, Dual Density, Borehole Deviation, and Collar Pick Ups for mining boreholes.
• Azimuth Alignment Services Rig alignment service providing accurate azimuth measurement to true north in under five minutes, unaffected by magnetics, for both surface and underground drilling operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Greater than two years LTI free across operations
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Seequent (Bentley Systems): Provider of 3D geological modeling and visualization software for mining and civil engineering (now part of Bentley Systems), overlapping with WellForce's HiTT 3D Borehole Management solution in the drilling planning and visualization workflow for mineral exploration.
• Micromine: Australian mining software vendor offering 3D geological modeling, resource estimation, and mine planning tools used by the same exploration customers WellForce serves, with comparable 3D visualization functionality to HiTT.
• Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA: Provider of 3D mine planning, simulation, and geological modeling software for the mining sector, comparable to HiTT in offering digital planning and visualization tools used by mining exploration and operations teams.

Broad incumbents

• Epiroc: Swedish-listed global mining and infrastructure equipment manufacturer offering drilling rigs, automation, and downhole tools — an incumbent whose tooling ecosystem intersects with WellForce's gyro, survey camera, and rig aligner rental fleet.
• Perenti Global (formerly Ausdrill): Australian-listed diversified mining services contractor delivering surface and underground drilling, including directional and specialized exploration drilling services — overlapping WellForce's service portfolio but at much broader scale.
• Major Drilling Group International: Canadian-listed global drilling services contractor serving major and junior miners with surface and underground drilling, including specialized directional and exploration drilling — significantly larger but operating in the same mining drilling services category.
• Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions: Major Swedish mining equipment manufacturer whose drilling tools, automation systems, and rock processing equipment serve many of the same mining customers; comparable downhole tooling and rig-alignment ecosystem to what WellForce rents and services.
• Boart Longyear: Global mining drilling services and equipment manufacturer offering directional drilling, downhole tooling, and rig-site solutions to the same mining customers WellForce serves, but at materially larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Imdex Limited: Australian-listed mining drilling technology company whose Reflex Instruments subsidiary manufactures gyros, core orientation, and survey tools — directly overlapping WellForce's rental product portfolio of gyros, core orientation tools, and survey cameras used in mineral exploration drilling.
• DDH1 Holdings: Specialized diamond drilling contractor for mineral exploration, providing surface and underground drilling services across Australia and other mining regions — directly comparable to WellForce's surveying and directional drilling service offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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