SLHT®

Smart Choice for PCP Application

Jan. 2019

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SLHT® Rod Introduction

Conventional API Standard Sucker rods were designed more suitable for use with reciprocating beam pumps,
the design of the sucker rods connection only bears alternating load without thinking about torque issues.
With the application and promotion of the Progressing Cavity Pump (PCP) production, the sucker rods are
required to increase the high torsional loading in PCP application. Therefore, the standard API sucker rod
connection design is deficient to meet the requirements of modern customers. In response, Highland
developed the torsional SLHT® Rod suited to the type of stresses found in PCP applications based on the
interchangeability, convenience and practicality.

Sucker Rod 1”

SLHT® Rod 1”
with 1-3/16” Pin

NC Series Thread

Fig. 1 Comparison of Sucker Rod, SLHT® Rod & NC Series Thread

Advantages and Defects:

Degree of
Item Interchangeability Thread Precision Torsional Capacity Manufacturing
Difficulty

API Standard Sucker Rod Excellent Excellent Weak Easy

SLHT® Rod Excellent Excellent Excellent Easy

NC Series Thread Weak Weak Excellent Difficult

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 SLHT® Rod General Specification

SLHT® Rod Size Thread External Thread Length Stress Relief Length Coupling Length
in in mm mm mm

1-3/16” 43.82 14.53 101.6

1”
1-3/8” 50.17 17.70 110
1-1/8” 1-9/16” 56.52 19.69 120
1-1/4” 1-9/16” 56.52 19.69 120

SLHT® Rod Parameters

Grade Material Yield Strength，Mpa Tensile Strength，Mpa

D 4120/4130 ≥586 860～965

D 4330/4142 ≥586 860～965
H 4135 /4138 ≥793 965～1060
H 4330 ≥793 965～1060

Circumferential Displacement—Grade D

Size CD Card Value (Recommend)

Inches (mm) pin(ex) Inches (mm)

SLHT ® Rod

12/ 13/
1-3/16" 32～ 32 9.36～10.31
1 (25.40)
15/ 17/
1-3/8" 32～ 32 11.9～13.49

19/ 21/ 15.08～16.66

1-1/4" (31.75) 1-9/16" 32～ 32

20/ 22/
1-1/2" (38.10) 1-9/16" 32～ 32 15.87～17.46

*Above displacement values were established through calculations and strain gauge tests

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 Fig.2 SLHT 1” Rod with 7/8” Pin Grade D

Circumferential Displacement—Grade H

Size CD Card Value (Recommend)

Inches (mm) pin(ex) Inches (mm)

16/ 17/
1-3/16" 32～ 32 12.7～13.5
SLHT ® Rod

1 25,40
19/ 21/
1-3/8" 32～ 32 15.08～16.66

41/ 45/
1-1/8" 28.58 1-9/16" 64～ 64 16.3～17.9

41/ 45/ 16.3～17.9

1-1/4" 31,75 1-9/16" 64～ 64

*Above displacement values were established through calculations and strain gauge tests

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 Fig.3 SLHT 1” Rod with 7/8” Pin Grade H

SLHT® Rod Torsional Capacity Analysis

Take SLHT® Rod Material A41XX 1” Pin 7/8” as an example, the torsional test result as following:

Peak Torque Value (Destructive Rod Break or Thread Galling)

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 Many experiments conducted in our Highland lab shows that the material of A41xx series was unloaded
at the peak torque of 65%~70% as per the design requirements of our SLHT® rod for PCP application, and
threads were tested without any deformation (The thread data were unchanged before and after loading
torque). The following data are obtained by the integer:

Size Maximum Torque

SLHT® 1” Rods

Body Pin Grade D Grade H

Inches mm Inches mm Ft-lbs (Nm) Ft-lbs (Nm)

1 25.40 7/8" 22.23 1105 1500 1255 1700

SLHT® 1” Rod Torque Comparison

Size Maximum Torque

SLHT® 1-1/8” Rods

Body Pin Grade D Grade H

Inches mm Inches mm Ft-lbs (Nm) Ft-lbs (Nm)

1-1/8 28.58 1-1/8" 28.58 1620 2200 1915 2600

SLHT® 1-1/8” Rod Torque Comparison

Size Maximum Torque

SLHT® 1-1/4” Rods

Body Pin Grade D Grade H

Inches (mm) Inches (mm) Ft-lbs (Nm) Ft-lbs (Nm)

1-1/4" 31.75 1-1/8" 28.58 2065 2800 2505 3400

SLHT® 1-1/4” Rod Torque Comparison

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SLHT® High Strength Couplings

SLHT® High Strength Couplings also different from API rod

couplings. SLHT® High Strength Couplings have unique raw
material properties, contact-face dimensions and
manufacturing processes that make them a smart choice
for PCP applications.

SLHT® High Strength Couplings are made from AISI

4130/4135 heat-treated material and have a higher
mechanical strength than standard Class T couplings. SLHT® High Strength Couplings have a yield strength
that is 30% greater than standard Class T couplings, which is more suitable for the PCP applications.

Material Yield Strength (PSI) Hardness (HRA)

AISI 4130 105,000 min 60~65

SLHT® High Strength
AISI 4135 105,000 min 60~65

API Class T AISI 5140 80,000 min 56~62

Coupling Selection for PCP Application

Due to oil production characteristics of PCP, large section is easy to wear in the oil well. The use of
downsizing coupling connection reduces the cross-section area of the rod string, decreases the motion
resistance, increases the annular space size of the tubing and decreases friction between the outer diameter
of the coupling and the inner wall of the tubing, thus reducing tubing failure.

However, high requirements for thread torsion resistance are put forward, so we developed the SLHT® high
strength slim hole extened coupling (non-standard) to comprehensively solve the above problems.

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 SLHT® Rod Technical Data Sheet

Product Overview

Material AISI 4330 AISI 4142 AISI 4130 AISI 4135

Heat-treatment Normalized and Normalized and Quench and Quench and

Method Tempered Tempered Tempered Tempered
Load Application Medium to High
Medium to High load Medium load Medium load
load
Suitable Limited Corrosive Low Corrosive Low Corrosive Low Corrosive
Application and environment environment environment environment
Environment

Chemical Composition

Steel C Mn S P Si Ni Cr Mo Cu
0.40- 0.75- 0.025 0.025 0.15- 0.30 0.80- 0.15- 0.20
4142 0.45 1.00 Mx. Mx. 0.35 Mx. 1.10 0.25 Mx.
0.17- 0.40- 0.025 0.025 0.17- 0.30 0.80- 0.15- 0.20
4120
0.24 0.70 Mx. Mx. 0.37 Mx. 1.10 0.25 Mx.
0.26- 0.4- 0.025 0.025 0.17- 0.30 0.80- 0.15- 0.20
4130 Mx. Mx. Mx. 1.10 0.25 Mx.
0.33 0.7 0.37
0.30- 0.70- 0.025 0.025 0.15- 1.65- 0.80- 0.20- 0.20
4330 Mx. Mx.
0.35 0.95 0.35 2.00 1.00 0.30 Mx.
0.32- 0.4- 0.025 0.025 0.17- 0.30 0.80- 0.15- 0.20
4135 Mx. Mx. 0.37 1.10 0.25 Mx.
0.40 0.7 Mx.
0.38- 1.10- 0.025 0.025 0.15- 0.30 0.55- 0.25- 0.20
4138 Mx. Mx.
0.43 1.40 0.35 Mx. 0.85 0.35 Mx.

SLHT® rods are available in 1”, 1-1/8” ,1-1/4” or 1-1/2” diameters; 25, 26 or 30ft in length and can be
customized for both diameter and length.

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Weight, Dimension and Packaging

Rod Sucker Rod Piece Net Gross Packing

Length Volume
S/N Size Weight per Weight Weight Dimension
±50mm m³
mm (kg/Piece) Unit (kg/Unit) (kg/Unit) L*W*H (mm)

φ19.05 9140 21.57 2157 2190 9500×760×280 2.02

+0.20
1 -0.41
8000 18.88 100 1888 1920 8350×760×280 1.78
3/4” 7620 17.98 1798 1830 8000×760×280 1.70

φ22.23 9140 29.16 2330 2360 9500×760×240 1.73

+0.20

2 -0.41
8000 25.52 80 2040 2070 8350×760×240 1.52
7/8” 7620 24.31 1940 1970 8000×760×240 1.46

φ25.40 9140 38.66 2470 2500 9500×760×250 1.81

+0.23

3 -0.46
8000 33.84 64 2160 2190 8350×760×250 1.59
1” 7620 32.23 2060 2090 8000×760×250 1.52

φ28.58 9140 48.99 2740 2770 9500×760×250 1.81

+0.25

4 -0.51
8000 42.88 56 2400 2430 8350×760×250 1.59
1-1/8” 7620 40.84 2290 2320 8000×760×250 1.52
φ31.80 7620 48.48 56 2720 2750 8000×760×250 1.52
+0.25
5 -0.51

1-1/4" 7620 49.60 56 2780 2810 8000×760×250 1.52

1”

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