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Protect your SRP with over 90% efficiency.

SandStorm-S

Protect your SRP with over 90% efficiency.

PetroQuip's SandStorm-S separates sand and other solids from produced fluid before they reach your Sucker Rod Pump (SRP). The vortex created inside the tool pushes debris down into a sump or tail pipe below and allows clean fluid to reach the pump. Its unique design has no internal fins or baffles, ensuring extended tool life. The geometry has been optimized for the lower flow rates of an SRP. Designed for SRP wells with frequent sand-related pump failures.

    • Over 90% separation efficiency at 50–800 bbl/day flow rates

    • Geometry optimized specifically for lower SRP flow conditions

    • Extends SRP life by removing sand and solids before they reach the pump

    • One size accommodates all SRP flow rates

    • Fin-free vortex design - no internal fins or baffles to erode

    • Tungsten Carbide hardened components for extended tool life

    • Minimal pressure drop maintains production efficiency

    • Combine with SandMaze SRP and GasStorm for complete SRP protection

    • A portion of proceeds from every unit sold goes to The PetroQuip Foundation.

  • PROBLEM - Sand and solids damage SRP barrels and plungers, causing excessive wear, reduced pump efficiency, and premature pump failure that requires costly replacements.

    SOLUTION - PetroQuip's SandStorm-S separates sand and other solids from produced fluid before they reach your SRP, with over 90% efficiency optimized for SRP flow rates.

    Fluid enters through ports tangentially, creating a vortex that initiates separation. As fluid spins, heavier sand particles are pushed to the tool's inner diameter while lighter produced fluids move to the center. The outer cyclone pushes debris down into the sump below, while the inner cyclone is lifted up the tubing by the SRP above.

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VIDEO: Watch our animation to see how SandMaze SRP, SandStorm-S, and GasStorm work together to protect SRPs.

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How it works:

A detailed technical diagram of a rocket engine nozzle with cross-sectional views and internal components, including a circular diagram showing flow paths with red, green, and blue lines.

Flow enters through a port tangentially here. The way the flow enters creates the vortex that starts the separation of the heavier sand and solids from the fluid.

As the flow enters the ports and starts to spin (black is both sand and produced fluids), the heavier sand particles are pushed to the ID of the SandStorm-S, and the lighter (green) produced fluids are pushed to the center of the SandStorm-S. There becomes two separate cyclones of lighter and heavier fluids and particles spinning. The heavier ( brown outer cyclone) is pushed down the cone into the sump below. The lighter (green inner cyclone) fluids are lifted up the tubing by the SRP above.

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Protect your SRP investment.

Our sand management experts are ready to help you select the right solution for your wells. Contact us to discuss how SandStorm-S can extend your pump life.

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