We are delighted to announce our in-person participation at the 2022 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition Conference (ADIPEC), 31^st October – 3 November 2022, at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates...
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IPI Packers exhibiting at the 2022 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

IPI Packers’ will be exhibiting at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Symposium where we will be demonstrating the flexibility and robust nature of our packer element design...
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Meet us at Africa Down Under (ADU) on 31 August - 2 September

We are delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting at the 21st edition of Africa Down Under (ADU) which will be held 31 August – 2 September at the Pan Pacific, Perth, Western Australia...
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IPI Packers exhibiting at the 2022 SPE Aberdeen Well Decommissioning Symposium

IPI Packers’ exhibition stand at the 11^th SPE Aberdeen Well Decommissioning Symposium provides an authentic demonstration of the fundamental design characteristics of our distinctly different inflatable packer technology and showcases a solutions-based portfolio tailored for the following decommissioning challenges:
 

• Milled-Window Abandonment 
• Barrier-Verification Testing 
• Thru-Tubing Workover and Zonal Abandonment
• Heavy-Duty Anchoring for Conductor Recovery
• Suction Bucket Jacket Removal 

 
We welcome all participants to visit our exhibition stand...
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How Inflatable Packers are Transforming the Mining Industry

In this podcast with Rob Tyson of “Dig Deep”  IPI Packers’ Founder Clem Rowe talks about how he started working with inflatable packers back in the 1980’s, what inflatable packers are and their various applications in mining...
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IPI Packers Releases New High-Expansion Packer Inflation Video

Contrary to popular belief, not all inflation cycles are bad for the oil and gas industry!
 
Our differentiating inflatable-packer design characteristics and state-of-the-art technology enables IPI Packers to offer increased multi-set reliability and unmatched post-deflation recovery characteristics...
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IPI Packers announces technical publication and SPE presentation at the 2021 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE)

We are happy to announce an upcoming paper presentation at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) 21–23 September 2021, Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
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IPI Packers announces geothermal technical publication and conference presentation

We are happy to announce an upcoming paper presentation at the 2021 Geothermal Rising Conference (GRC) – 3–6 October 2021, San Diego California, USA...
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IPI announces an investment program of over $9m over a three year period with a new purpose built factory in Perth assisted by a Federal Government Grant for modernising Australian industry.

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Technological Advancement Novel Collaborative P&A Campaign Using Inflatable Packers and Bismuth Alloy Plugs

IPI continue to set the standard for collaboration in providing efficient and economic isolation in global P&A applications...
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IPI Packers Announces the Launch of a New Corporate Video

Our new video highlights the benefits your operation can realize from the use of IPI’s differentiated inflatable packer element technology...
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New IPI Facility under construction

IPI Packers has a ground-breaking announcement to make! We are proud to announce the ongoing construction of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility which is intended to double our production capacity and create local jobs in Western Australia over the next few years...
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Meet IPI at 10th SPE Aberdeen Well Decommissioning Symposium

We are proud to announce IPI’s participation as virtual exhibitors in the upcoming 10^th SPE Aberdeen Well Decommissioning Symposium 2021...
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Gordon Mackenzie has joined IPI in the role of Director - Energy Services

IPI Packers are pleased to announce that Gordon Mackenzie has joined them in the role of Director Energy Services...
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BiSN/IPI Webinar: Abandonment with Alternative Barriers

November 2020: Inflatable Bridge Plugs are regularly used as a platform in permanent shut-off or P&A applications to allow for the placement of cement or similar in the wellbore...
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Inflatable Packers International (IPI) Announces Strategic Partnership with Wellpro Group

Perth, Western Australia - April 15th, 2020 - Inflatable Packers International (IPI), a leading manufacturer of inflatable packers and associated equipment, is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Wellpro Group, an Aberdeen-based well intervention and thru-tubing service company with a proven global track record of operational excellence...
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IPI has joined CTES (Comite de Tuneles y Espacios subterraneos de Chile)

IPI has joined CTES (Comité de Túneles y Espacios subterráneos de Chile), the Chilean arm of the Tunneling and Underground Space Association...
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InflataLOK™ Enables Rigless Installation of an Insert- Progressing Cavity Pump in the Middle East

Case study: A leading onshore operator required the installation of an insert progressing cavity pump (I-PCP) in 3-1/2” completion tubing to bring a suspended well into production...
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Inflatable Bridge Plug Conveyed from a Capillary Tube Unit Enables Rigless Workover Operations in Western Australia

Case Study: A leading operator required a safety barrier solution to enable workover operations in a water disposal well located in Western Australia...
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Thru-Tubing Water Shut-off Solution for High Temperature Horizontal Well in South East Asia

Case Study: An oil and gas operator in South East Asia required a solution to control water-cut production in an offshore well...
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High Expansion Zonal Abandonment Solution for Extended-Reach Horizontal Well in the Middle East

Case Study: An offshore operator in the Middle East required a tailored solution to shut-off an open-hole formation taking excessive fluid losses in an extended-reach horizontal well...
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IPI inflatable packer successfully passes product qualification testing to 20,000 psi differential pressure

IPI has successfully tested an inflatable packer to 20,000 psi differential pressure. 
As mine operations get deeper, the stresses involved increase and packer consumption was observed to have increased due to the higher pressures involved...
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Inflatable Packers International Pty Ltd and Maltha Building Group LLC announce exclusive partnership

This new cooperation will offer IPI's unique inflatable packer technology to the Russian and CIS market...
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InflataLOK™ SPE Paper

Inflatable Packer Anchor System Enables Rigless Installation of an Insertable Progressing Cavity Pump in South Oman...
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InflataLOK™ Enables Rigless Offshore Installation of an Insert-Progressing Cavity Pump in Nippleless Tubing.

Case study: InflataLOK™ is the world’s first inflatable packer based, nippleless, insert-PCP anchor system...
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Packer Testing in Wireline Core Holes

Packer testing in Wireline Core Holes written by Joel Adams, published in Coring magazine issue No...
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Advances in inflatable packer technology and application

Advances in inflatable packer technology and application A paper written by our Francis Ford and Clem Rowe, and presented by Francis at Deep Mining 2017: Eighth International Conference on Deep and High Stress Mining held in Perth in March 2017...
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​IPI Australia is now ISO 9001: 2015 QMS certified

 IPI Perth, Australia gained certification on ISO 9001 Quality Management System in 2015, and have upgraded to ISO 9001:2015 on 27 April 2017, Managing Director, Clem Rowe commented:
 

“IPI’s commitment in the establishment of manufacturing and management practices in adherence to the international trends and norms on Quality Assurance and Quality Control has been a great achievement for our Perth team...
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