
SSC: Supplemented Tribological Test Results for Wear Resistant Hardbanding
This article follows on from the technical report first published in ROGTEC Issue 49, SSC: Hardbanding Report, which covered SSC’s wear resistant hardbanding test for domestic and foreign wires. A detailed description of the test method, equipment and test benches used, and a conclusion on the test results were published …

SSC Hardbanding Report
Tribological test results for wear resistant hardbanding The primary cause of drill pipe tool joint wear as it rotates in the open well bore is the presence of a hard rock layer in aggressive geological formations. Drilling in such severe operating conditions results in the wearing of the outside diameter …
Castolin Eutectic: Expands in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia Joint Venture
Castolin Eutectic opened a new subsidiary in Saudi Arabia via a Joint Venture agreement with its long-term distributor, Tarek Nasser Al Akeel Company Ltd (TACO). The joint venture was formally signed during the Castolin European Sales Congress on 19 March 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany. Founded in 1982, Tarek Nasser Al …