For applications that require more torque than the 800 series but not quite as much as the 2000 series, the 1500 can cover everything in-between. Examples include casing, drill pipe, oil, gas, and testing facilities.

Scorpion Oil Tools, Inc.

Scorpion Oil Tools engineers, manufactures and sells operator-friendly makeup and breakout machines / hydraulic tongs that increase the safety and efficiency of resource drilling operations by replacing unsafe procedures and equipment. Scorpion strives to produce, and regularly customize, machines that satisfy customers’ applications and unique specifications. Founded in 1982, Scorpion Oil Tools was started by a father and son team with a vision, and together they invented the hydraulic chain tong. What began as a single makeup/breakout machine for water well drillers has grown into a product line of nearly 20 different models used in a variety of drilling applications including oil, natural gas, water-well and geo-thermal, to name a few. Today, Scorpion Oil Tools, based in Houston, Texas, continues to innovate in safe, compact and versatile makeup/breakout machines.