Seal-Tite International
Madisonville, Louisiana, United States
Seal-Tite International
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Engineered Sealing Solutions
About Seal-Tite International
Background
Barry Ellis, founder and managing director of Seal-Tite® International, worked as a problem-well specialist for one of the world’s major oil companies. During his field work in Libya, Malaysia, and the Gulf of Mexico, Ellis saw a need for a method of curing downhole leaks without having to perform expensive workover operations. His entrepreneurial spirit led to the founding of Seal-Tite® International in 1995 and the development of a line of unique pressure-activated sealants.
Product Development
Seal-Tite International has a line of unique pressure-activated sealants that seal leaks in oilfield environments. The sealants are unique in that the pressure drop through the leak site causes the sealants to polymerize into a flexible solid. Only at this point of differential pressure will the sealant polymerization process occur. As the reaction proceeds polymerized sealant forms at the edges of the leak site and simultaneously links together to form a flexible bond across the leak site. The remainder of the sealant is the system remains liquid.
Description of Services
Thousands of Successful Leak Repair Operations
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Tubing and Casing
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Subsea and Umbilicals
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Microannulus Cement
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SCSSVs and Control lines
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Wellhead Tubing and Casing Hangers
What we do
Services Overview
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 |
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| Fluid escaping through leak site. | Sealant building at leak site. | Sealant bridging across the leak. | Leak sealed. |
| Features and Benefits
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Seal-Tite® International is an oilfield service company that provides leak repair services based on a unique pressure activated sealant technology that uses differential pressure across a leak site to cause liquid sealant to polymerize into a flexible solid.The sealant reaction is analogous to blood coagulating across a cut. The cut is sealed but the arteries continue to flow. As liquid sealant enters the leak site and encounters a pressure drop sufficient to start the polymerization process, the liquid molecules link together and build a flexible solid seal. The strength of the seal is generally increased in pressure steps until the desired test pressure is reached. Once the seal is formed and tested, the remaining liquid sealant may be left in the system or flushed from the system. Our slogan, Engineered Sealing Solutions, is appropriate for the service we provide. Engineers review the application, prescribe the appropriate sealants, prepare the procedures and follow the operations on each job.A Seal-Tite Technician is required on location to diagnose and cure leaks following the procedures developed for the application. If after diagnostics we determine that the leak severity is beyond our capabilities, he will not attempt to cure the leak. We do not take on jobs unless we are confident we can cure the leak or the customer instructs us to try even though the chance of success is low. Seal-Tite has developed a variety of sealants, both oil based and water based, and in many cases can modify the strength of particular sealants on location to suit the application. Typical service equipment consists of three plastic Pelican Cases enclosing a high pressure low volume air driven pump, sealant injection cylinder, hoses, fittings, hand tools, and an assortment of sealants; all suitable for helicopter transport.