hardbanding

The Postle Hardbanding Gauge is a patented tool designed to assist in hardbanding and drill pipe inspection operations. It allows the hardbander, or inspector to quickly look at hardbanding to determine if re-application should be considered. It is also used to inspect new hardbands to determine if the bands were …

Since pioneering casing-friendly hardbanding alloys nearly 25 years ago, Arnco has been in the business of protecting pipe. With their patent-pending Heat-less Welding Solutions, they’ve increased the life of work string tubing by rebuilding the upsets to new pipe specifications while maintaining metallurgical and mechanical integrity of new pipe. A recent …

Postle Industries would like to invite you to attend an informational Webinar on “Hardbanding Essentials”. Anyone interested in learning the basics of protecting oil & gas drill pipe and downhole tubular components is encouraged to register for this informative one-hour presentation. Brief Agenda: Purpose of Drill Pipe Hardbanding: protection of …

Our manufacturing plant, technical center and warehouses remain open and our associates around the world are continuing to work hard to serve you. Many states in which we operate, including our home state of Ohio, have recently issued orders closing down non-essential businesses. However, because our business is essential, we …

Skye optional Twin Torch System enables even faster removal, repair and re-hardbanding application. Hardbanding Solutions are continually working to make Hardbanding as efficient and cost-effective as possible. For those customers who must remove cracked or damaged hardbanding, we developed our laboratory tested procedure for complete removal, tool joint repair and …

Introduction Russian drilling practices are changing, with the percentage of directional and horizontal drilling increasing significantly during this decade. Between 2010 and 2017, the share of horizontal well profiles in explorational drilling grew from 11 percent to 41 percent. Russian companies are achieving better production performance by adopting advanced technologies. …

Harbanding Solutions Europe have produced a series of step-by-step training videos for our Skye hardbanding equipment customers. Have a sneak preview below. A Russian language version will be launched shortly.    

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 …

Hardbanding Solutions is conducting a survey of companies, who own drill pipe in Russia, in order to better understand the current trends and regional operational activities regarding pipe inspection and repair. We are inviting readers of ROGTEC, particularly those who manage drill pipe, to take part and answer the questionnaire.  The …