West Texas OEM – April, 2020
An OEM (original equipment manufacturer) in West Texas needed a constant supply of plain end, non-upset J55 tubing for manufacturing downhole production tools. Unable to find a vendor for plain end 3-1/2”, and with plain end 2-3/8” and 2-7/8” not consistently available, they were often forced to purchase finished tubing and crop/scrap the upset threaded ends … a costly and wasteful proposition. Working with multiple sources, SPS developed a program providing plain end, non-upset J55 tubing in all three sizes at economical pricing.
HOUSTON OEM – mAY, 2020
This Houston based OEM makes downhole accessories from 2-3/8”, 2-7/8”, and 3-1/2” L80 tubing. Unable to source plain end, non-upset L80 tubing … a virtually non-existent product … their only recourse was to purchase finished tubing and crop/scrap the upset threaded ends, a practice that greatly inflated raw materials costs. SPS was able to develop a consistent supply of plain end L80 tubing in all three sizes by convincing various mills and trading companies to include non-upset joints when heat treating their upset green tubes to grade L80.