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Rod Elevators
O'Bannon Sucker Rod Elevators come in several types suited to
meet differing needs. The Solid
Body, Plate Type, Fiberglass,
Polished Rod, and Small Tubing
Elevators.
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| Solid Body
O’Bannon Sucker Rod Elevators have been carefully engineered and manufactured
to provide maximum rod string protection, ease of handling and operation, and
wear resistance. The seat for the rod upset radius is machined to produce a precision
fit, thus preventing both tilting of the elevator body and local stressing or
kinking of the rods. The one-piece body is made of alloy steel, heat-treated
for extra strength and wear resistance; the forged bail is stiffened at the bend
with an “I” section to prevent binding under maximum loads. Two pressure-sensitive
latches close on the rod automatically, securely locking it in place. The rod
can be released quickly and easily, by thumb and finger pressure alone, at either
the front or rear of the body. Lightweight regular elevators are designed for
depths up to 4000; deepwell elevators have the reserve strength to handle the
deepest wells being pumped with sucker rods today. Elevators made to handle fiberglass
sucker rods available on application.
Fiberglass Sucker Rod, Polished Rod and Small Tubing
Elevators
O’Bannon Rod Elevators have an API rating of 25 tons based on API Specification
8C and are rugged enough to take the strain of unseating stuck pumps. O’Bannon
Small Tubing Elevators make the pulling of ¾” and 1” tubing
almost as easy as pulling sucker rods. Special order elevators are also available
for various styles of hollow sucker rods.
Plate Type
O’Bannon developed the Plate Type Sucker Rod Elevator to provide the
well servicing industry with a low cost, high quality tool for working sucker
rod strings. The elevator uses two field replaceable plates, one on each side,
available for each different sucker rod size in the ½” to 1” range.
This allows a single tool with four replaceable plates, to replace four conventional
type elevators. The elevator may also be assembled using two different plate
sizes, one on each side, to handle the required rod sizes.
The one-piece body is made
of alloy steel, heat-treated
for extra strength and wear resistance;
the forged bail is stiffened
at the bend with an “I” section
to prevent binding under maximum
loads. Two spring-loaded latches
close on the rod automatically,
securely locking it in place.
The rod can be released quickly
and easily, by thumb and finger
pressure alone, at either the
front or rear of the body. This
deep well elevator has the reserve
strength to handle the deepest
wells being pumped with sucker
rods today, typically up to 15,000
feet.
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