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Case Study
Testing Requirements API 5CRA

Accelerated Nickel Alloy Supply Enables High-H₂S Deep Gas Drilling

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When an international operator faced a narrow drilling window on a high-H₂S deep gas project, success depended on securing large volumes of specialized nickel alloy OCTG on a timeline the market could not support.

Flexible Nickel Alloy Solutions for Extreme Sour Service

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Two operators faced sour service environments demanding high-performance nickel alloy OCTG pipe capable of withstanding severe corrosive conditions.
Preventing 30-Day Loss with machinery
Biorefinery

Metallurgical Support for Biorefinery Navigating Critical Material Remediation

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A biorefinery company was facing challenges with the air tubes utilized in a high-temperature application. The customer’s engineering team reached out to CRA for assistance in identifying a suitable replacement material that could withstand the demanding conditions of their biorefinery operations. 

Just-In-Time Manufacturing Helps OEM Meet Annual Financial Target

CRA received an urgent request from a major oil service company seeking to provide corrosion resistant alloy material for use in manufacturing of downhole completion tools for an oil and gas operator. To win the order, the oil service company would have to manufacture the products in Houston, TX and deliver the products to the […]
CRA 2550E 140 Grade for Severe Sour Service
Material Handling

Flexible Solutions for Long-Length Tubing on a Short Timeline

CRA received an urgent request from a major oil service company seeking to provide corrosion resistant alloy material for use in manufacturing of downhole completion tools for an oil and gas operator. To win the order, the oil service company would have to manufacture the products in Houston, TX and deliver the products to the […]

Oilfield Equipment Manufacturer Turns to Reliable Source for High Alloy OCTG

CRA received an urgent request from a major oil service company seeking to provide corrosion resistant alloy material for use in manufacturing of downhole completion tools for an oil and gas operator. To win the order, the oil service company would have to manufacture the products in Houston, TX and deliver the products to the […]
Innovative selection of tubulars outside
Nickel Alloy Pipe

A Collaborative Solution After an Unexpected Project Change

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A customer approached us with a need for 60’ of large OD, specialty alloy 625 seamless pipe to be used in a marine application for the Department of Defense. With standard mills and distribution sources requiring minimum order quantities, the customer faced being forced into over purchasing to acquire the material they needed, ultimately driving […]

Accommodating Non-Standard Mill Quantities Cuts Cost for DoD Project

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A customer approached us with a need for 60’ of large OD, specialty alloy 625 seamless pipe to be used in a marine application for the Department of Defense. With standard mills and distribution sources requiring minimum order quantities, the customer faced being forced into over purchasing to acquire the material they needed, ultimately driving […]
Department of Defense - Marine
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