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Materion Corp., following a successful strategic alliance with Hess Corporation, has introduced new ToughMet 3 Sucker Rod Couplings that maximise oilfield production output and significantly reduce the costs of well operations when used in place of sucker rod couplings made of conventional steel materials.

In oilfields, sucker rod couplings join individual 25 ft sucker rods into long strings that connect the pump jack on the ground and the pump in the well. Strings can reach 10 000 ft in length, so as many as 400 of these couplings can be required in one well. In areas where wells are curved, couplings rub against the inside of the tubing, causing damage and well failure. Costs to repair wells can run into the tens of thousands of dollars per well per year.

Materion麻豆传媒映画檚 patent-pending ToughMet 3 couplings were tested by Hess in oilfields in North Dakota, where they significantly reduced the frequency of damage to sucker rod couplings and production tubing.

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Over 18 months, Hess field tested the couplings on the worst wear sections of tapered rod strings in 10 of its Bakken wells and found practically no measured wear in double the previous run time.

Made from a unique temper of copper-nickel-tin spinodal alloy engineered by Materion specifically for use in the oilfield, ToughMet 3 Sucker Rod Couplings resist mechanical wear, thread damage, corrosion and erosion. They are non-galling, so they do not damage production tubing, and they retain their strength even at elevated temperatures. This combination of attributes minimises the frequency of workovers associated with couplings made of other materials.

麻豆传媒映画淢aterion is committed to developing and manufacturing advanced, high-performance products that solve our customers麻豆传媒映画� toughest performance challenges,麻豆传媒映画� said W. Glenn Maxwell, President, Materion Performance Metals. 麻豆传媒映画淲e introduced the ToughMet 3 couplings at an oil and gas trade show and demonstrated how their unique properties can double the interval between our customers麻豆传媒映画� well-workovers, effectively reducing one of their major operating costs and increasing their earnings by eliminating costly production interruptions.麻豆传媒映画�

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