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Granted Patent B2
US 12,404,727 · App. 18/683,558 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Oil-well metal pipe

Inventors: Masahiro Oshima (Tokyo, JP); Masanari Kimoto (Tokyo, JP); Alexandre Antoine (Meudon, FR); Daniel Munoz (Meudon, FR)
Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION; VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
E21B17/042C25D3/22C25D5/48C25D7/04
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Patent No.
US 12,404,727
App. No.
18/683,558
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oil-well metal pipe according to the present disclosure includes: a pipe main body that includes a pin which includes a pin contact surface including an external thread part and which is formed at a first end portion, and a box which includes a box contact surface including an internal thread part and which is formed at a second end portion; and a Zn—Ni alloy plating layer which is formed on at least one of the pin contact surface and the box contact surface. The X-ray diffraction intensities of the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer satisfy Formula (1). I 18 / ( I 18 + I 36 + I 54 ) ≥ 0.6 ( 1 ) Here, in Formula (1), in units of cps, an X-ray diffraction intensity of {411} and {330} is substituted for I 18 , an X-ray diffraction intensity of {442} and {600} is substituted for I 36 , and an X-ray diffraction intensity of {552} is substituted for I 54 .

Claims (38)

1. An oil-well metal pipe, comprising:

a pipe main body including a first end portion and a second end portion,

wherein

the pipe main body includes:

a pin formed at the first end portion; and

a box formed at the second end portion,

the pin includes:

a pin contact surface including an external thread part, and

the box includes:

a box contact surface including an internal thread part,

the oil-well metal pipe further comprising:

a Zn—Ni alloy plating layer formed on at least one of the pin contact surface and the box contact surface,

wherein X-ray diffraction intensities of the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer satisfy Formula (1):

I

18

/

(

I

18

+

I

36

+

I

54

)

≥

0.6

(

1

)

where, an X-ray diffraction intensity of {411} and {330} such that a sum of squares of the Miller indices becomes 18 is substituted, in units of cps, for I 18 in Formula (1); an X-ray diffraction intensity of {442} and {600} such that a sum of squares of the Miller indices becomes 36 is substituted, in units of cps, for I 36 in Formula (1); and an X-ray diffraction intensity of {552} such that a sum of squares of the Miller indices becomes 54 is substituted, in units of cps, for I 54 in Formula (1).

2. The oil-well metal pipe according to claim 1 , wherein

a thickness of the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer is within a range of 5 to 25 μm.

3. The oil-well metal pipe according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a lubricant coating on or above the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer.

4. The oil-well metal pipe according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a lubricant coating on or above the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: OSHIMA, MASAHIRO; KIMOTO, MASANARI; ANTOINE, ALEXANDRE; MUNOZ, DANIEL
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION; VALLOUREC OIL AND GAS FRANCE
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-145098 · Sep 7, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240352806A1 · Oct 24, 2024
References Cited (3)
US 20190331262A1 · Goto · 2019 [cited by examiner]
US 20200190683A1 · Kimoto · 2020 [cited by examiner]
WO 2016170031A1 · 2016 [cited by applicant]