Who We Are
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 downhold 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
The sealants are unique in that a sustained pressure drop through a leak site causes the sealant fluid to polymerize into a flexible solid seal. The sealants remain fluid until exposed to a pressure differential. Only at the point of differential pressure, through the leak site, will the sealant polymerization occur. The monomers and polymers in the formula are crosslinked by the polymerizing chemicals. As the reaction proceeds, the polymerized sealant plates out on the edges of the leak site and simultaneously links across the leak site to seal the leak. The resulting seal is a flexible bond across the leak. THe remainder of the sealant remains fluid and will not plug or damage any of the well components.