Director - Mining, Water & Geotech
IPI Packers
Masoud is the Director of Mining, Water, and Geotech at IPI Packers, leading the development and deployment of downhole technologies for mining and hydrogeological applications. With more than 20 years of field and technical experience, including extensive work in wireline operations, formation evaluation, and subsurface testing, he has built a career at the intersection of mining, groundwater studies, and downhole equipment performance.
Application of Inflatable Packers in the Mining Industry
This presentation provides an introduction to inflatable packers and their key applications within the mining industry. It begins with an overview of how inflatable packers function and highlights their primary use cases across common mining operations. The focus then shifts to the role of inflatable packers in hydrogeological investigations and injection well development in in-situ recovery (ISR) mining, outlining how these tools support reliable groundwater characterisation and controlled fluid injection. The presentation concludes with a review of the main technical features and capabilities of the packer testing tools currently available on the market, offering a comparative perspective on their suitability for various field conditions and project requirements.
