SMITH InnerArmor Technologies
Smith InnerArmor Technologies LLC brings the perfect combination of advanced technology — Sub-One Technology's InnerArmor® brand diamond-like carbon (DLC) processing — with decades of oilfield service experience of Smith International. Innovative OCTG surface protection solutions to help our customers stay ahead of today's challenging down hole conditions — that is Smith InnerArmor Technologies.

Smith InnerArmor delivers the benefits to you

Smith InnerArmor Technologies LLC is a joint venture between Smith International and Sub-One Technology. It provides state-of-the-art surface treatments specifically designed for Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) products — production tubing, casing, liner and drill pipe. Applied directly to the internal diameter surfaces, advanced InnerArmor® protection can:

  • Increase surface hardness,
  • Improve resistance to corrosion,
  • Increase resistance to erosion,
  • Reduce abrasive wear,
  • Enhance fluid flow through the reduction of friction losses

All of which significantly enhance the performance and cost-efficiency of down-hole tubulars.

Supplying InnerArmor protection to your tubulars

Smith InnerArmor provides advanced InnerArmor protection to your OCTG components (production tubing, casing, liner and drill pipe) to bring the benefits of InnerArmor protection to all of your exploration and production activities.

Unique and cost-efficient solutions

InnerArmor surface enhancement technology combats the broadest spectrum of problems in OCTG production applications — corrosion, wear, fouling, and erosion— while providing the unique ability to tailor solutions to specific user needs. And that's not all... In overall cost of ownership, InnerArmor-treated tubular products outperform existing coating solutions and/or higher alloy base materials while offering improved operational lifetimes and efficiency.

Improving your OCTG performance with Smith InnerArmor:

Whether you're a production manager, operations manager, completion manager or field supervisor, this is very good news...

Finally, your tubular components can stand up to today's harsh environments — whether it's H2S, CO2, carbonic acid, wax, asphaltenes, steam, erosion from ESP's, rod pump wear and/or wire line wear. Protection from Smith InnerArmor Technologies is your key to improved performance!