Innovative Intervention

Inspired by origami-engineered deployable structures from medical devices and space exploration, we are proud to unveil a groundbreaking solution for thru-tubing isolation.

Pragma’s M-Bubble Plugs and Packers incorporate an additive manufactured unfolding Inconel element and are the result of four years of research and development. They offer the industry an unrivalled combination of high ID deltas (up to 300%), pressure rating and temperature rating and have an excellent track record in the field.

Why Choose the M-Bubble from Pragma?

Traditional expandable and inflatable isolation methods are often unreliable. The M-Bubble revolutionises thru-tubing isolation by offering a new level of reliability that operators can trust.

Tools can easily be deployed by a wide range of operators and service companies on a global scale by using standard setting tools rather than a bespoke arrangement. In addition to oil and gas applications, these products can assist in repurposing wells for CO₂ and gas storage.

PermaSeal features a patented metal sealing connector and tool joint technology for coiled tubing to deliver a high-performance solution for extreme well applications. 

The technology is designed to replace elastomer seals and withstand pressures in excess of 20,000 psi and temperatures of 200C and beyond with enhanced integrity.

PermaSeal is designed for the most aggressive well applications including high temperature or high-pressure intervention operations or permanent well installations such as velocity strings. When our PermaSeal connectors are combined with our twin flapper check valve for well intervention, a safe and reliable gas-tight well barrier is created.

PermaSeal is suitable for applications across a range of energy sectors. Its CRA metal seal ring ensures compatibility with even the most aggressive well fluids and the most extreme of well conditions, even up to 30,000 psi.

Pragma’s Annular Safety Valve (ASV) can be used in hydrogen and natural gas storage wells plus traditional gas lift and gas producer wells. It has been developed from our patented Slim Pump Safety Valve and offers a range of valuable features and benefits.

The ASV provides leak-tight sealing and the ability to open and close in both directions at full working pressure (to 5,000 psi), allowing for both injection and production. A large flow area also supports high volume operations. 

The ASV incorporates a control line pass-thru and is deployed into the nipple profile of a Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub Surface Safety Valve (TRSCSSSV) to enable separate hydraulic control of both valves from surface. It is surface testable and allows quick reinstatement of a safety valve in the event of failure. The ASV has been deployed in a pilot hydrogen project in France to demonstrate the viability of salt caverns for large-scale green hydrogen storage.

Pragma has developed proprietary technology for an all-metal downhole safety valve to withstand extreme temperature applications of between -90C and +340C. 

This exceeds the level that most HPHT safety valves can currently achieve (-30 to 245C) and makes it suitable for a range of cross sector applications including oil and gas, geothermal and CCUS.