Yes. Its patented valve system provides fast, reliable inflation, and the printed sizing makes it easy for crews to identify and place the correct plug quickly.

No. Explosives don’t break the plug down. The BLASTBALL™ is built with a sealed bladder and reinforced outer webbing, so it holds up well in standard blasting conditions. It’s made to handle pressure, heat, cold, and fumes without slowly wearing out from the explosives themselves. BLASTBALLS™ have been used for sleeping shots for up to a month, sometimes longer.

Absolutely. A secure blast hole plug creates better retention, keeping energy confined in the column, reducing airblast and it ensures more predictable blasting performance across demanding underground environments.

It is ideal for production drilling, blocking cracks and voids, uphole retention, energy control setups, and air-decking configurations in small-diameter holes. It's primary use is plugging cracks/voids, but more specifically used in long-hole stoping to plug breakthroughs in downholes and the collars of upholes.

Yes. Its textured exterior grips the borehole wall securely, helping it stay in place even in wet, fractured, or inconsistent ground. With the weighted coupling,, the BLASTBALL™ can be lowered through water, then inflated at designed depth.

By preventing pressure loss and sealing the drill hole properly, the BLASTBALL™ directs more explosive energy into the rock, improving fragmentation and reducing wasted explosives.

Unlike basic rubber or foam options, the BLASTBALL™ uses a hermetic bladder, tire-strength webbing, and a reinforced body to deliver reliable sealing performance in tough underground conditions. BLASTBALL™ is inflated with an external air source, giving you the option to lower it to depth, and then inflate it. Other plugs are typically initiated at the collar, making it more difficult to lower them very deep into the the borehole.