Conducting isolations on ageing valves has become increasingly challenging for operators, causing costly delays and downtime.

Our Valve isolation solutions will minimise downtime and reinstate valuable production safely and effectively, preventing delays to your inspection, repair and maintenance programme and getting production back online quickly and safely.

 
 

How it works:

  1. Contact us to discuss your requirements

  2. We will develop an action plan for your specific requirements

  3. We develop a timeline that works in collaboration with your operations, allowing you to get back online as quickly as possible

 

IG-L FAQs


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- What is IG-L?
IG-L is a time activated Gel which Deployed as a fluid, convert to a resilient, self-bonding, pressure energised, solid material to re-establish pressure retaining barriers.

- Is the product resin?
IG-L is a bit like a stress ball, soft yet solid. It can take huge compression forces but rips apart quite easily for removal purposes.

- What is the composition and activation principle?
The product is provided in four parts: a base compound, lightening agent, de-foamer, and activator. Mixed for 5 to 10 minutes before deployment, it is a time activated gel.

- What is the shelf life of the unactivated product?
The shelf life of the un-activated product is 4 months when stored between 5℃ and 20℃. The component parts of the product must be stored away from direct sunlight.

- What is the footprint of the deployment equipment spread?
We have developed a tool package which offers a small foot-print area that will allow work to be carried out close to the injection point. The tool package will allow both mixing and deployment within the small footprint (approx. 2m2). All the component parts can be manual handled.

- How quickly after mixing does the product need to be deployed?
As IG-L is a time activated gel it is highly recommened for the ease of pumping that the product is pumped immediately after mixing.

- What effect does temperature have on IG-L?
Temperature will affect the curing time, the higher temperature, the faster curing. Standard curing time is 6-8 hours @ 20 ℃, althought 24 hours is recommended for full cure.

- Can the existing oil or similar fluids be displaced through the leak path of the valve?
Yes, IG-L has been formulated to float the top of a closed ball valve and displace the existing fluids through the leak paths.

- When full of IG-L will the valve require addidtional torque to function open?
No. Even when the Ball Valve is full of IG-L it will still open without additional torque and the product can be pigged to a safe area, pumped down a pipeline or broken back to a thin fluid.

- On completion of a successful operation what happens to the IG-L?
The cured IG-L can be converted back to a fluid state using the IG breaker solution and then flushed out. The IG breaker is a 97% water-based solution and will convert the cured IG-L back to an aqueous solution. Or simple pigged out in its solid form.

- What is the largest bore size valve that has been succssfully isolated?
IG-L has been successfully deployed in the field on ball valves upto 24".