Sucker Rods

Who we are
Tenaris is a leading supplier of tubes and related
services for the world’s energy industry.
Our mission is to deliver value to our customers through product development, manufacturing
excellence and supply chain management. We seek to minimize risk for our customers and
help them reduce costs, increase flexibility and improve time-to-market.

Tenaris employees around the world are committed to continuous improvement by sharing
knowledge across a single global organization.

Through our integrated global network of manufacturing, R&D and service facilities, we
work with our customers to meet their needs for the timely supply of high-performance
products in increasingly complex operating environments.

Sucker Rods

+45 years 5 countries +4 million

worldwide experience with production facilities: units production capacity
Argentina, Brazil, Mexico,
Romania and USA.

Tenaris’ sucker rods and accessories are designed to

efficiently respond to challenging operating conditions.

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 Fully integrated Delivering value
manufacturing process for customers
Tenaris manufactures sucker rods in a fully integrated industrial process. Tenaris offers a wide range of services that add value through
With production and service centers strategically located, we meet the customized supply, operational, administrative and technical solutions
growing demand of our customers all over the world. for our customer’s operations.

From the production of steel as a raw material to the threading of each sucker rod, STRING DESIGN OPTIMIZATION MATERIAL OPTIMIZATION SERVICE (MOS)
the entire process takes place in our own manufacturing centers. Located in Villa
Leading steel Full assistance in identifying the optimum string Designed to improve sucker rod performance and
Mercedes (Argentina), Pindamonhangaba (Brazil), Veracruz (Mexico), Campina design for each particular application, using advanced to reduce well interventions, our MOS is based on
(Romania) and Conroe (USA), these state-of-the-art plants are equipped to manufacturer simulation software. an integral analysis of the problematic field or area.
manufacture Tenaris’s full line AlphaRod® Series, HolloRod™ Series, BlueRod®, Following the completion of field surveys, interviewing
X-Torque, High Strength and API sucker rods. of key customers and statistical analysis of well
Sucker rods JUST-IN-TIME DELIVERY AND INVENTORY
intervention history, our experts will propose detailed
Tenaris’ sucker rods and accessories are designed to efficiently respond to MANAGEMENT
challenging operating conditions, including high loads, corrosive environments and accessories technical recommendations, covering material selection,
Just-in-time delivery of materials and full inventory
and applications where control of tubing/rod friction is required. for the most management services, thanks to our global network of
string design and operational practices, and assist with
their implementation.
Manufactured to the most stringent quality standards, all product lines comply challenging customer service centers, combined with our logistics
with ISO 9001 and API Q1 specifications. A single quality policy and the operation expertise.
Customized Services
enforcement of a rigorous quality management system ensure homogeneous
quality across all facilities. Quality control procedures include statistical process conditions
RUNNING SUPERVISION
controls, daily process/product audits and sucker rods traceability systems.
Specialized service that includes trained personnel for AFTER MARKET
Each individual rod is straightened, while its entire surface is inspected by Non Highest quality the supervision of handling, thread cleaning, make- SERVICES
Destructive Testing (NDT) equipment that can detect any potential transversal up and torque control activities, ensuring compliance
or longitudinal defects in accordance with API criteria. Internal ultrasonic tests
standards and with best practices. Deployment of advanced hydraulic
are also performed. Additionally, all Tenaris sucker rods undergo a shot peening controls. power tongs for optimal make-up operation and torque MATERIAL
process that compresses their external surface to improve fatigue resistance. control analysis. OPTIMIZATION STRING DESIGN
SERVICE OPTIMIZATION

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FAILURE

Our state-of-the-art manufacturing mill in Veracruz, Mexico. INVENTORY
During installation, Tenaris’s field engineers are trained ANALYSIS MANAGEMENT
to assist customers and address any technical doubts
CUSTOMER
that could arise in the field.
JUST IN TIME
TRAINING
DELIVERY
TRAINING
Classroom or in-field training services on product
TECHNICAL RUNNING
selection, string design, material handling and other ASSISTANCE SUPERVISION
aspects of the installation and operation of sucker rods.

FAILURE ANALYSIS
In our state-of-the-art laboratories, we analyze the
mechanical and dimensional properties of materials, as FULLY INTEGRATED
MANUFACTURING,
well as the corrosion effects on them. The resulting data PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
is used to effectively diagnose the cause of failure. & LOGISTICS

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 A product for each need
Tenaris manufactures the industry’s most comprehensive range of
sucker rods for demanding well conditions.

ALPHAROD® SERIES X-TORQUE ROD

The AlphaRod® Series was created to overcome more demanding X-Torque rods, specially designed for progressive cavity pumping
requirements and offer a solution to fatigue and corrosion fatigue problems. (PCP) applications in the most demanding environments, offer
The new steel grades of the AlphaRod® generation were specially designed increased torque capacity by incorporating a modified pin end with
to widely exceed the performance of API and HS steel grades under a larger threaded section than conventional rods. X-Torque rods
critical conditions. are full-length heat treated – producing a high-quality, refined and
homogenized steel grain structure as a result. They are available in
API, AlphaRod® and high-strength steel grades.

BLUEROD® PREMIUM SUCKER ROD HIGH STRENGTH ROD

HIGH STRENGTH ROD
The total capacity of the sucker rod string depends mostly on the Tenaris manufactures high strength sucker rods from quality steel bars
connection capacity. to be used in high-flow wells. They meet the most stringent requirements
Up to now, a high percentage of conventional pumping failures were for greater mechanical strength, thus ensuring quality performance
traceable to this part of the rods. BlueRod® design, with a tapered trapezium in deep wells with very high loads. There are two options that vary
thread profile and flank-to-flank contact, offers remarkable resistance for depending on the chemical composition and heat treatment: Ultra High
high loads, opening up a new frontier for oil pumping operations. Strength (UHS) rod, and Ultra High Strength Special (MMS) rod.

HOLLOROD™ SERIES CONVENTIONAL ROD

HIGH STRENGTH ROD
Tenaris R&D team developed the HolloRod™ Series, a technological Tenaris delivers API sucker rods for both beam and progressive cavity
breakthrough especially designed to resist high-torsion loads. The pumping. Available in different steel grades, depending on the type of
HolloRod™ reduces connection failure, tubing wear, and backspin load and the corrosion level in the wells.
effect, and enables injection of chemical corrosion inhibitors or viscosity-
reduction fluids down the inside of the rod. In the last years, the use of
HolloRod™ was expanded to other applications like RP, deliquification,
gas lift applications, heavy oil production, paraffin control and special
operations. The HolloRodTM family includes several models with different
torque capacities.

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 The complete COUPLINGS ACCESSORIES FOR
HOLLORODTM SERIES

rod string kit We provide a complete line of couplings and

subcouplings for sucker rods and polished rods. They
are available in reduced slim-hole (SH) diameters and
Tenaris offers a wide range of high-quality accessories
to complement its line of HolloRodTM Series rods:
HolloRodTM Nipple; HolloRodTM / API thread Crossover;
normal full size (FS) diameters for both API and high-
strength (UHS) versions. HolloRodTM / HolloRodTM Crossover; Injection Swivel;
Tenaris offers a wide range of high quality products to complete Check valve; Polished Hollow Rod and Slotted Pup Joint.
The new AlphaRod® couplings incorporate the CS, SM
the rod string and increase its lifespan and performance. and HS grades with a specially designed steel to be the
best partner of the AlphaRod® series.

Spray Metal Couplings

Spray Metal is a superficial hardening process in which
ROD GUIDES a nickel, chrome, boron and silicon based powder is
applied on the base metal and later melted, resulting
in a hard, dense and uniform surface with a very low
Each year, oil field operators using Beam Pumping (BP) and Progressive Cavity friction coefficient and high corrosion resistance.
Pumping (PCP) systems increase operational costs associated with rod/tubing
friction and paraffin deposition in production tubing.

Tenaris has developed a series of rod guides that are molded directly onto the rod
body to control this threat. Our rod guides come in a wide range of materials
specifically selected to ensure their optimum performance and long lifespan:
Polyamide 66, Poliphenylene Sulfide (PPS) and Polyphthalamide (PPA).

TenFlow™ Rod Guide

Tenaris TenFlow™ is a new High
Performance Rod Guide for BP
applications. With the best hydro- Guided Couplings
dynamic features, it is capable of
Tenaris produces guided couplings for beam pumping
reducing turbulence to the minimum
and progressive cavity pumping. They can be injected
with the highest Erodible Wear
with material to work under high or low temperatures.
Volume (EWV) that can be found
in a rod guide today.

PONY RODS
Pony rods are used to space out the sucker rod
installation. They are available for each steel grade, rod
body diameter and thread.
Helix™ Rod Guide
The new design of the Helix™ Rod
Guide has a helical fin geometry,
turning it into an excellent solution as SINKER BARS
a mechanical remover of paraffin and/
Used to maintain an optimized string design in beam
or for wells without string rotators.
pumping applications and to avoid premature failures
in the installation. Very effective for reducing failures
in rod body, pins and coupling, which occur due to the
effect of compression and buckling in the string.

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 Steel grades to meet
every demand
Tenaris has developed different proprietary product lines that offer a wide
range of solutions both for conventional and non-conventional wells.

ALPHAROD® SERIES
Manufactured in different steel grades (low alloy carbon steels with special addition
of chromium, molybdenum, nickel and/or micro alloy addition of niobium and boron)
and dedicated heat treatment.

ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH SPECIAL (MMS)

Manufactured in AISI 4138 Mod. steel to provide high mechanical strength. Produced
from a chromium-molybdenum alloy steel with no nickel. Recommended for deep well
applications with high loads. Non-corrosive wells.

ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH (UHS)

Manufactured in AISI 4330 Mod. alloy steel, with nickel-chrome and molybdenum.
Recommended for non-corrosive wells with very high loads.

STANDARD STEEL GRADES

API sucker rods are manufactured in standard steel grades - Grades C, K, D Carbon,
D Alloy, KD and D Special - suiting varying load types and corrosion levels.

TENARIS GRADES FOR PREMIUM PRODUCTS

For BlueRod® products, three grade options are available to suit different service
conditions: D BlueRod®, KD BlueRod® and AlphaRod® CS.

HolloRodTM Series products are manufactured from seamless pipes with different steel
grades (low alloy carbon steels with special addition of chromium, molybdenum, nickel
and/or micro alloy addition of niobium and boron) and dedicated heat treatment.

Our experienced specialists are always on hand

to assess our customers’ operational needs.

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Tenaris Sucker Rods General Catalogue / Version 13 / December 2018. © Tenaris 2018. All rights reserved.

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