Inflatable grout packers

Blick supply inflatable packer technology, to support a wide range of applications, including conventional and unconventional oil and gas, mineral exploration, mining, geothermal, water resources, grouting, coal seam and geotechnical exploration.

The range for coal seam, gas, geothermal and oilfield is extensive, and can be customised to suit your specific application. Please give us a call to chat through these options.

IPI water inflated wireline packers - SWiPS®

IPI's SWiPS® through-the-bit wire line hydraulic packer system is now the world leader for permeability testing in deep and demanding core holes. Using only water for inflation and not requiring a fixed wireline, IPI's SWiPS® simplifies the drilling operation by eliminating the need for separate or dedicated equipment. Water enables higher pressure ratings and therefore greater depth capability, and a more positive and reliable seal than gas alternatives. Available as standard for “P”, “H” and “N” sizes, in modular single / straddle formats. Compact and simple, SWiPS® makes testing possible where gas-inflate packers can't.

It doesn't get any easier than using the SWiPS® Packer:

Remove the inner barrel, then run SWiPS® in and latch into the core barrel.
Inflate SWiPS® by pressurising the drill string and conduct a permeability test.
Latch on to the tool using standard over shot, deflate packers by pulling up slightly. Once deflated, retrieve the packer, replace the inner barrel and resume drilling.

IPI Mining and Geotech

IPI has been the leading manufacturer of water inflated packers for Mining and Geotech for over 20 years. The SWiPs packer is one of their products, but what they cover goes so much further and provides solutions for rock burst mitigation, block caving hydrofracture, remote or deep permeability testing, rock-stress testing, and custom made requirements.

IPI Oil and Gas and Geothermal

IPI products for the Oil & Gas industry include a wide range of inflatable packers and service tools suited for open-hole and cased-hole applications onshore, offshore, conventional, unconventional, and geothermal.

Talk to us about what you are trying to achieve, and with the IPI experts, we will come up with the right solution to suit you.

Geopro Bimbar inflatable packers

Geopro Bimbar inflatable packers are frequently used for grout injection, and other geotechnical applications for structural reinforcement and/or water sealing of deep foundations, tunnels, dams and mines.

Thanks to their modular design, Geopro packers offer reliable and easy operation. Inflatable elements can be replaced in the field and single packers are easily transformed into double packers.

Geopro supplies a complete range of inflatable packers in nine different diameters from 28mm to 170mm. All Geopro packers are made of BIMBAR rubber technology and are reinforced with two layers of steel cables embedded into the natural rubber.

Geopro double packers are specifically designed for tube à manchette grouting use: the injection zone remains constant regardless of the "tube à manchette".

The bottom element of the packer is flexible making it easy to introduce into and retrieve from the tube à manchette. The choice of the packer to use is dependent on the internal diameter of the tube à manchette.

Wireline gas packer

The Wireline gas packer is a timesaving method for conducting permeability testing during core drilling. It is quick and easy with Geotech holes and in shallow depths.

The test is carried out with the drill string in place, reducing the time required to test in open or unstable formations. Available for all makes of Wireline Core Barrels (NQ, HQ, and PQ).

For testing specific zones, a Zone Packer can be easily attached to the lower end of the Wireline Packer.