Lightning Production Services (LPS) has developed several technologies focused on increasing the mean time between failure of rod pumped wells, including continuous rod (LightningRod) and tubing liner (LightningFlo). The tubing liner is made of a poly-ketone based liner that has higher chemical resistance, temperature rating, swelling resistance and lower permeability than HDPE liners, at a cost much lower than other high end polymers. The continuous rod is manufactured in a dedicated facility focused on higher specifications for the deeper, more corrosive, more deviated unconventional wells. Both are designed to reduce rod coupling and tubing failures, leading to significantly longer MTBF.

• Improved materials, reasonable cost: LightningFlo uses a Polyketone that has a higher temperature rating, lower swelling and lower permeability than HDPE, but at significantly lower cost than PPS and PEEK based liners

• Improved materials, reasonable cost: Continuous rods are manufactured with improved specifications on steel (reduced inclusions, tighter grains) to accommodate the deeper wells and higher loads than typically seen for continuous rods (e.g. PCP pumps in heavy oil)

• Service/support: Continuous rods require specialized rigs, and LPS provides direct support to avoid issues with finding qualified coiled rod rigs

Polymer Tubing Liner (LightningFlo): LigntningFlo is a polymer tubing liner designed to reduce tubing failures:

• Reduced Friction: The liner reduces friction between the rod and tubing, reducing abrasion and wear
• Improved chemical resistance: The liner reduces corrosion and chemical attack vs. unlined tubing
• Eliminates rod guides: The liner acts reduces the impact of rod on tubing rubbing, eliminating the need for rod guides

Continuous Rod (LighningRod): LightningRod is a continuous steel rod that eliminates the need for rod couplings and reduces several key failure modes:

• Improved side loading: Without couplings, side loads are distributed along the rod

• Reduced wear: When rod slides along tubing in deviated section, no coupling sticking out to cause wear

• Eliminate coupling failures: Without couplings, failures caused by installation issues (e.g. over-torque) are eliminated