Energy
In the ongoing pursuit of efficiency in the energy-harnessing process, making components lighter, stronger and less expensive is achievable with advanced fiber composites including carbon fiber, Kevlar and fiberglass. Our team has experience supporting a variety of energy industry companies, helping them meet boardroom, research, and in-the-field requirements.
Industry Segments
OIL & GAS
Downhole
Applications, Frac Plugs, Sucker Rods
SOLAR
Panels, Array Structures
WIND
Blades, Support Structures
STORAGE
Battery Housing
CARBON CAPTURE
The Composites Solution
- High temperature applications
- High pressure
- Drillability of material
- Ability to produce at volume, repeatability
- Corrosion resistance
- Electrical isolation
Choose Rock West
- Diversity of processes to support your project in the most effective way possible
- Experienced team
- Product customized to your unique requirements
- Quality products, AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015
- Capacity! High bays for large structures, labor cost savings in Mexico, volume tube production
Frac Plug Composite Lower Slips
For this downhole application, the customer requested the development of a composite lower slip that could withstand the high loads yet still drill out as easily as the rest of the composite plug. The slips were required to resist the high loads at temperatures as high as 300 degrees F. We used compression molded slip “petals” using a short 2” glass fiber with phenolic resin. The slips are held together on the plug using two thin filament wound rings.
Megalex™ Composite Sucker Rods
Our customer wanted to invent a sucker rod that was dramatically lighter, stronger, and more corrosion resistant than the steel or fiberglass rods in use today. Carbon fiber was an obvious candidate material due to its much lower density and high strength and stiffness. The challenge was devising a fitting that allows the carbon rods to be easily connected to form a long chain of rods. The fitting had to be as strong as the carbon rods and slender in shape to fit in the tube of the well.
