Duraband NC

At Hardbanding Solutions we just love it when customers contact us to say what they think of their new purchase. We began developing Skye Hardbanding Equipment in 2014, and this year we’ve become a truly global supplier. We now have units operating in North and South America, as well as …

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 …

2018 marks ten years since Hardbanding Solutions Europe made our first trip to Russia and Duraband NC was first used in the country.  Since then, the use of hardbanding has grown at a phenomenal rate, as the percentage of directional drilling has increased and protection of the drill string has …

Postle Industries, suppliers of Duraband® NC, has developed a cost-saving procedure for re-application of hardbanding that promises cool tool joint internal diameters and protects the Internal Plastic Coating (IPC). The Postle process, named CoolBanding® (patent pending), helps to protect the IPC by reducing the amount of heat introduced into the …

A new standard operating procedure for the application of Duraband® NC hardbanding on completion tubing connections has just been released by Hardbanding Solutions by Postle Industries.  The upset connections of 2-7/8 and 2-3/8 tubing are experiencing excessive wear in many drilling environments, especially horizontal drilling.   This excessive wear is not …

Producers, drilling contractors and rental companies periodically experience marginally acceptable hardbanding applications.  But now there is a simple, but effective, new tool to ensure that their hardband applicators are properly applying hardbanding alloys such as Duraband® NC or Tuffband® NC.  The new Hardbanding Gauge & Rule, just introduced by Hardbanding …

Drilling HPHT, sour gas, highly deviated and geothermal wells can be very hard on hardbanding and drill pipe tool joints. The casing can also show excessive wear in these types of harsh drilling environments. When ordinary hardbanding products are used, which contain cracks, the result is often spalling and chipping …

Two of the most recognized hardbands in the industry are non-cracking Duraband® NC and Tuffband® NC.  Each product has been proven to decrease drilling costs and downtime while increasing profitability and productivity.  Both products are casing-friendly.  Tuffband® NC is used when drilling conditions are not very abrasive, while Duraband® NC …

Hardbanding Solutions are delighted to announce the world’s most trusted Hardbanding material, Duraband NC, is now stocked in Russia for immediate delivery to all of their applicators. This means that the growing list of companies licensed to apply Duraband NC can respond to a requirement for quality, casing friendly and …

Two of the most recognized hardbands in the industry are non-cracking Duraband® NC and Tuffband® NC.  Each product has been proven to decrease drilling costs and downtime while increasing profitability and productivity.  Both products are casing-friendly.  Tuffband® NC is used when drilling conditions are not very abrasive, while Duraband® NC …