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One of two pile reforming packers 1.8m diameter x 6m long rated for 2000psi at 2.5m inflated diameter. Picture courtesy of AGE Developments Pty Ltd.

IPI personnel have undertaken many special inflatable packer projects, both at IPI and previously, when at AGE Developments. Whilst at AGE Developments they played leading roles in the design and fabrication of the above pile reforming packers, which played a critical part in a vital offshore gas project that had suffered an unforeseen set back.

Pile Reforming

For a somewhat unusual operation AGE Developments designed and built what may be the largest high pressure inflatable packers in the world. The operation was the opening up of 2.5 metre diameter piles that had partially collapsed during driving. Apart from the structural need for opening, these piles also needed to be drilled through for installation of secondary insert piles.

The inflatable packers finally produced for this project were 1.83m (72”) diameter with 6m (20’) rubber length and rated for 15MPa (2000psi) inside 2.56m (100”) ID piles. The overall element weight was approximately 26 tonnes.

IPI are frequently commissioned to undertake developmental work on projects that are frequently of a confidential nature, but typically in the oil and gas sector.

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