Directors Profile

West Australian John Misson founded Replacement Inflatable Packers and Elements Pty Ltd in January 2005.
He first gained experience as a rubber technician some 36 years previous, and subsequently made his career servicing the earth sciences and engineering industries.
During that time John gained extensive experience in all facets of the manufacture of inflatable packers and associated equipment. Indeed, John has been involved with many intensive research and development projects, such as the “Goodwin A” offshore oil rig pile reforming project, which involved the precision deployment of what was (and may still be) the world’s largest inflatable packer.

The genesis of packer design and function is thought, by some, to have originated in the early mid 20th century. While the inflatable packer concept was adequately described in 1924, it would be nearly a decade later for the inflatable packer concept to achieve eager acceptance.

Indeed the notion that the packer paradigm was an emergent technology brought about by the discovery of oil in the mid 19th century, as a source of light and lubrication, is simply untrue.
The first borehole packers known to be employed on a production string predates oil and gas well drilling by several decades and is a topic we explore at greater depth in an upcoming article.

We are all aware of the current global financial downturn, and while many businesses have been badly affected, at Replacement Inflatable Packers and Elements Pty Ltd productivity is increasing and the company is expanding. Our commitment to providing the finest products at the most competitive prices is certainly paying dividends, allowing us to expand our workplace and reinvest in tooling and infrastructure.

We are particularly pleased with our reliable high pressure inflatable packers, suitable for use in all extreme pressure applications and conditions, especially high pressure hudrofracture procedures, pre-conditioning for block caving operations and high pressure cement grouting.

While the modern world seems to run oil, we must remind ourselves that oil is a finite resource. Water, on the other hand is essential to life; all life on earth depends on water. Our societies would change should oil cease to flow but life would cease should water cease to flow. It follows that water wells are more important than oil wells in the long term, though much less profitable in today’s age.

At replacement Inflatable Packers and Elements Pty Ltd we believe that water well developers should not pay oil field prices for water well development and maintenance.

John Misson
Director
Replacement Inflatable Packers and Elements Pty Ltd