EHT

The Ultimate PCP Rod Solution

 EHT – Designed for PCP
Conventional approaches of adopting or
modifying traditional sucker rod for PCP
application often came short in meeting
the higher torque and other unique re- Other
quirements of PCP. In 2006, engineers at EHT Approaches
Exceed Oilfield Equipment started re- vs
search and development of a PCP spe-
 Case hardened body  Adapting existing rod
cific rod. The current generation EHT
features patented locking dove-tail con-  Dove-tail lock connection  Modify coupling thread
nection and case hardened rod body.  Anti-tripping coupling  Increased body size
Overall, it offers 20-30% higher torque.
Customers switched to EHT have seen
benefits of reduced load, improved oper-
ating efficiency and lowed failure rate.

 Dove-tail keyed rod boy lock together

 Torque on rod body, not coupling thread Maximum Torque
Rod Size
 Coupling holds rods together only (Nm)
7/8" 1800
1" 2100
1-1/8" 4100

 10% martensitized surface layer

 Higher torque
 Anti-plastic deformation, shear resisting

When adopting EHT, customer often re-

place existing 1” rod with 7/8” EHT for re-
duced load and higher operating efficiency.

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 7/8” EHT® offers higher maximum
torque than competitor’s 1” PC Rod
When designing an artificial lift system with
a Progressive Cavity Pump (PCP), the Maxi-
mum Torque offered by the sucker rod is
the most import parameter to consider dur-
ing rod selection. Exceed Oilfield Equip-
ment’s EHT® rod dwarfs the competitions
when compared the torque value. Compar-
ing to competitor’s 1” PC rod, 1” EHT of-
fers 35% higher torque. The 7/8” EHT rod,
despite having a 24% smaller body size, still
delivers 10% higher maximum torque value Figure 1: EHT PC Pump rod with patented dove-tail connection
compared to 1” drive rod from competition.
This allows customers who are currently using 1” drive rod two alternative options, switch to 1” EHT for signifi-
cantly increased reliability or 7/8” EHT for much more efficient operation.

5000

Exceed EHT® Rod

7/8” EHT Replace 1” Benefits
4100
4000
Drive Rod (97)
3390 Rod

25%

10%
Sting Overall
3000
Weight Load
2200
2000 1800
1627

1000
Pump Produc-

Improve
50%

Life tion
0
Time Efficiency
1-1/4" 1-1/8" 1" 7/8"
Figure 2: Maximum torque value comparison - EHT vs. DR97

EHT Parameters
Surface
Tensile Surface Center Maximum Maximum Torsion
Residual
Strength Hardness Hardness Torque Torque Strength
Compressive
(MPa) (HRC) (HB) (rod size) (Nm) (Nm / m2)
Stress (Mpa)

7/8" ≥1800
999-1290 ≥42 ≥224 ≤200 1" ≥2200 ≥1000
1-1/8" ≥4100

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 In a PCP oil/liquid production system, instead of ax-
ial force, the rod string, which consist of sucker rod
and couplings, transfers circumferential torque from
surface motor to down-hole pump. This torque peaks dur-
ing surface motor starting, and reverses and valleys when
INSIDE EHT®
the motor stop. This flip-flopping circumferential torque
creates significant challenges to sucker rod with traditional
design, particularly to the thread connection between the Varying circumferential stress in PCP operation create
coupling and rod. In a traditional rod connection, com- challenges to the rod body too. When the driving surface
monly used by Exceed competitions, the thread between motor stops, the pump down-hold are still rotating at its
coupling and rod are designed mainly to withstand stress operating speed. The momentum “twist” the rod string
in axial direction. and often result in rod body failures. This is particularly a
problem for normalized and tempered rod which have
good elasticity.
To create a strong body, EHT rod underwent an special
additional heat treatment process - the induction case
Figure 3: Traditional design - circumferential and axial stress
Both apply to coupling threads
hardening. After the initial whole body heat treatment, the
rod body surface layer is heated up again by induction and
then quenched and tempered. In this secondary heat treat-
During PCP’s operation, the rod string works under cons
ment process, martensite transformation creates a hard
circumferential stress. This can cause the rod / coupling
case in the rod body. This significantly improves the ten-
connection to fail in two fashions. When the torque ex-
sile strength of the body while the softer core keeps the
ceeds the coupling torque in counter-clock direction, the
overall elasticity.
coupling start to over torque. When the torque is clock-
wise, the thread start to lose displacement. Coupling/rod
pin failure are common result in either case.

Figure 4: Coupling failure due Figure 6: Illustration of induction heating

to clockwise circumferential
stress / loss of displacement

EHT’s patented dove-tail connection solves the threading

problem by isolating the circumferential torque transfer-
ring to rod body. The coupling is no longer under both
circumferential stress and axial stress, which is the root
cause of many PCP rod failures.

Figure 7: EHT body showing case-hardened cross-section

Figure 5: EHT isolate circumferential torque to dove-tailed

rod body and axial stress to coupling.

The EHT coupling threads only bear minimum axial stress

from the weight of the rod string and pump. Inside the
connection, a reverse threaded stop ring and spring washer
guarantees the coupling holds the rods in place. Figure 8: EHT body showing case-hardened wrench flat

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E H T ® B E N E F I T S
USE 7/8” EHT TO REPLACE 1” CONVENTIONAL ROD

 Reduce rod string weight >25%  Increase pump lifetime >50%

 Reduce overall load >10%  Reduce production cost

CASE STUDY – 1

C A S E
Well Name: PS-2735 Original EHT
PC Pump: GLB300 Configuration Configuration
Pump Depth: 951.05m Rod Size: 1” 7/8”
Rotor Speed: 100 rpm Rod Weight: 4083.04 kg 3103.36kg
Product Rate: 22 T/day Generator: 22KW/20A 15KW/11A
Before switched to 7/8” EHT, customer experienced frequent rod failures using 1” conventional de-
sign sucker rod. On average the rod need to be replaced every 6 month due to failure. After switched to
EHT on Aug 16th, 2011, this well has not experienced any rod failure since.

CASE STUDY – 2
Well Name: PS-2735 Original EHT
PC Pump: GLB400 Configuration Configuration

S T U D I E S
Pump Depth: 951.05m Rod Size: 1” 7/8”
Rotor Speed: 75 rpm Rod Weight: 3847.48 kg 2924.32 kg
Product Rate: 21 T/day Generator: 22KW/20A 15KW/11A
Before switched to 7/8” EHT, customer experienced frequent rod failures using 1” conventional de-
sign sucker rod. On average the rod need to be replaced every 6 month due to failure. After switched to
EHT on Dec 6th, 2010, this well has not experienced any rod failure since.

CASE STUDY – 3
Well Name: PS-2737 Original EHT
PC Pump: GLB300 Configuration Configuration
Pump Depth: 1121.89m Rod Size: 1” 7/8”
Rotor Speed: 100 rpm Rod Weight: 4828.98 kg 3103.36kg
Product Rate: 22 T/day Generator: 22KW/20A 15KW/11A
Before switched to 7/8” EHT, customer experienced frequent rod failures using 1” conventional de-
sign sucker rod. On average the rod need to be replaced every 6 month due to failure. After switched to
EHT on Aug 15th, 2012, this well has not experienced any rod failure since.

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