The Oil and Gas Exploration industry has employed thermal spray technology hardfacing solutions to protect drilling tools from the harshest abrasive drilling environments. Expensive rental tools can be cycled in for repair with thermal spray technology and returned to service within a matter of hours rather than weeks. The Oil and Gas Exploration industry has utilized thermal spray for years. Whether it is gate or ball valves being thermal sprayed to help eliminate corrosion or drilling bits and mud motor rotors being sprayed to assist them in lasting longer with minimal wear in the field, thermal spray has been an asset in oil and gas where down time could be very costly. From shock tools and jar tools to endless other parts, the use of thermal spray in the oil and gas exploration industry is here to stay. Below is a partial list of oil tools repaired with thermal spray coating hardfacing.