Van Ruth Plug and Packers

Whatever your goal, our Products are designed to perform.

VAN RUTH®  manufacture high quality specialized products facilitating ground stability and water control with a vast range of cementing bridge plugs and packers, grouting and dewatering packers, pressure grouting packers, hoisting plugs, float shoes and collars, mechanical packers and associated problem solvers for both surface and underground mining applications.

  • CW Plug (CW)

    The VAN RUTH® CW PLUG (CW) is a highly effective bridge plug for spot cementing sections of drill holes or wedging in off bottom situations for branch hole operations.


    The CW PLUG is placed by pumping through the drill string and locks in the drill hole upon leaving the rods. The cup on top provides a seal on the drill hole. 

  • Cementing and Wedging Bottom Packer (CWBP)

    The VAN RUTH® CEMENTING AND WEDGING BOTTOM PACKER (CWBP) is used for bridging a drill hole, spot cementing or wedging operations similar to the CW PLUG yet where the drill hole is making water and two way seal is required.

  • Sub Set Cementing and Wedging Bottom Packer (CWBP SS)

    The VAN RUTH® SUB SET CEMENTING AND WEDGING BOTTOM PACKER (CWBP SS) are designed for use in the same situations as the CWBP but where the packer cannot be pumped down the rod string, for example where non wire line, mismatching rod and hole sizes or internally upset rods are being used.

  • Pressure Grouting Top Packer (PGTP)

    The VAN RUTH® PRESSURE GROUTING TOP PACKER (PGTP) formally our CWTP now redesigned is used to pressure grout through rods, the packer, and into the hole. The PGTP has a non-return valve and can be used on its own in blind holes for unstable ground formations, fault zones, and permeability testing.

  • Sub Set Grout Packer (SSGP)

    The VAN RUTH® PRESSURE GROUTING TOP PACKER (PGTP) formally our CWTP now redesigned is used to pressure grout through rods, the packer, and into the hole. The PGTP has a non-return valve and can be used on its own in blind holes for unstable ground formations, fault zones, and permeability testing.

  • Grouting And Water Control Packer (GWC)

    The VAN RUTH® GROUTING AND WATER CONTROL PACKER (GWC) is designed for use mainly in underground drill holes yet it may also be used at the surface. The GWC is designed for grouting or controlled dewatering. The packer can be locked in the drill hole by hand or by utilizing the water pressure in the drill hole.

  • Hold Down Plug (HD)

    The VAN RUTH® HOLD DOWN PLUG (HD) is used where higher pressures are expected in the drill hole below a CWBP or CWTP location or where up hole suction or slippage is of concern. 

  • Hold Up Plug (HUP)

    The VAN RUTH® HOLD UP PLUG (HUP) has applications for both surface and underground use and is designed to increase safety in the case of high flow water or tooling exiting the drill rod.

  • Bull Nose Plug (BNP)

    The VAN RUTH® BULL NOSE PLUG (BNP) is used for bypassing wedges, caves or loose casing in drill holes while running in rods. It is secured in the rod by a simple rolling o-ring locking mechanism. The BNP may also be used as a float shoe for longer casing or rod strings. 

  • Float Shoes and Float Collars

    VAN RUTH® FLOAT SHOES (FLOSHO) and FLOAT COLLARS (FLOCOL) act on the same principle as our BNP but with a non-return valve and a heavier duty locking sleeves used for cementing in a casing string or to "float" down a long casing string.

  • Mechanical Hand Set Packer (HSP)

    The VAN RUTH® MECHANICAL HAND SET PACKER (HSP) is a re-usable mechanical type packer used for grouting and permeability testing. The packer is set and held in the drill hole by the force of the packing segment against the drill hole wall.