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US 10,391,725 B2Granted
Sucker rod
OwnerTevian Parnellinventor
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Abstract
An improved sucker rod and the method of making is set forth herein. The improved sucker rod is used in well drilling to connect a pump present at a well casing to a motor and drive for a pump present at a well head. The method of making the improved sucker includes coating strands of sucker rod material with a mixture of epoxy and graphene platelets, bonding them together, and then extruding them through a pultrusion machine. The resulting improved sucker rod has increased flexibility, durability, corrosion resistance, and strength.
Claims16
A method of making a sucker rod component comprising the steps of:
- providing a sucker rod material;
- wherein said chosen sucker rod material is chosen from a list of sucker rod materials consisting of fiberglass and carbon fiber;
- providing graphene platelets;
- providing an epoxy material;
- forming a plurality of strands from said sucker rod material;
- coating said plurality of strands with a portion of said graphene platelets;
- mixing a portion of said epoxy material with a portion of said graphene platelets;
- bonding said plurality of strands together using said mix of said epoxy material and said graphene platelets;
- and
- forming said sucker rod component from said bonded plurality of strands.
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