Blake Cobb, Black Mamba Rod Lift
Ryan Blake, Chevron
Black Mamba Rod Lift debuted in 2019, shipping its first Complete Rod Control sucker rods in Fall of 2020. Its use has expanded across the globe in a variety of wells and drill styles, meeting various needs of operators. In 2022, Chevron began piloting Black Mamba’s Complete Rod Control designs and product in complex, problematic wells. Alternate solutions were also deployed simultaneously in similar well-bore trajectories.
The results, lack of holes-in-tubing, ease of service and installation has provided reliability to the operator on steel sucker rods starting in June 2022. Monitoring these wells and their successes to date then generated interest in testing and providing Complete Rod Control on fiberglass sucker rods. In January 2023 – Black Mamba tackled the challenge and deployed CRC Fiberglass Rods.
A review of these installations and operations will be provided by the operator, both in all steel rod strings and in hybrid glass/steel strings.