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If your requirement is for a replacement packer elements please go to the Replace / Rebuild page and complete the form there.

If you require one of the ancillary piece of equipment (eg a valve or surface equipment) please go straight to the quote request  

If your requirement is for casing repair by swaging, please read the notes on swage repair first.

If you require a complete packer system and you have not done this before, please review the following information before submitting a quote request.

The following details some of the factors that affect inflatable packer design. Although not all of this information is always required the more that can be provided, the quicker we can respond and the better the solution we’ll be able to offer.

• Hole size – and included in this is any restrictions of diameter through which the packer must run. Obviously this is fundamental to sizing of the packer and to determining (along with pressure rating) the reinforcement required in the rubber element.

• Operating depth – In a fluid filled hole, the operating or setting depth of the packer is significant in determining surface pressure requirements for a gas inflation system. It is also significant for determining ancillary equipment requirements e.g. the length of inflation hose required. In deep, deviated wells this may also have a bearing on the rubber type chosen for the element.

• Fluid level in the hole(SWL) – This is significant for liquid inflated packers where there exists the possibility that a packer won’t be able to deflate back through the inflation hose if the head of liquid in the hose significantly exceeds the SWL. In this case, alternate arrangements must be made for deflation.

• Differential pressure rating – this is fundamental to the packer’s design and construction but to be useful it must be specified in conjunction with the maximum hole diameter for the required pressure. The direction in which the differential pressure acts may also be important in certain circumstances.

• Borehole fluid conditions – specifically, the type and condition of the fluids which are either in the hole or are to be introduced into the hole. The main items of concern are potential temperature and chemical effects on the rubber and metal parts of the packer.

• Borehole conditions – including whether or not the packer is to be set in open-hole or in casing. If in open-hole then any characteristics of the ground conditions that may be adverse to the packer’s setting should be investigated. For example, setting gas inflated fixed end packers in soft clays is not to be recommended.

• Deployment method – There are several possible deployment methods for inflatable packers, including pipe, wireline, hose and pump-down. Each of these obviously has it’s own special requirements and thus the proposed deployment method must be determined.

• Inflation method – As with deployment there are several possible inflation methods available, (e.g. small bore tube, through the string, via a straddle packer system, etc) as well as a number of choices of inflation fluid e.g. gas (which one?), water, mud, brine, cement, epoxy, etc. As previously there are special considerations and requirements for each case and early identification of the customer’s intentions is essential.

Depending on the application and, to some extent, the Customer, some of these criteria may be irrelevant but in order to make that decision it is necessary to at least briefly consider them. The bottom line is that the more information that can be gained for any particular quotation the more likely it is that a successful quotation will be submitted.  We look forward to receiving your request for a quote.  Thank You.