Abstract: A method for treating surfaces of equipment comprising applying a Self Assembled Monolayer of a moiety to at least one surface of the equipment, wherein the equipment is selected from the group consisting of level sensors, sucker rods, turbine meters, Coriolis meters, magnetic flow meters, down hole pumps, check valves, valves, cables, drill bits, wire lines, and pigs, and the moiety may be present in mono, di or tri headed form or as a bis, gem-bis or tris headed form, and is selected from the group consisting of thiols, amines, silanes, siloxanes, selenides, tellurides, isocyanides, or heterocycles, and equipment having at least one surface comprising such a treated surface.

Abstract: A method for treating surfaces of equipment comprising applying a Self Assembled Monolayer of a moiety to at least one surface of the equipment, wherein the equipment is selected from the group consisting of level sensors, sucker rods, turbine meters, Coriolis meters, magnetic flow meters, down hole pumps, check valves, valves, cables, drill bits, wire lines, and pigs, and the moiety may be present in di or tri headed form or as a bis, gem-bis or tris headed form, and is a phosphonate, and equipment having at least one surface comprising such a treated surface.

Abstract: Hybrid sol-gel and SAM coatings, methods of applying hybrid sol-gel and SAM coatings to a substrate, surfaces comprising hybrid sol-gel and SAM coatings, and apparatus, machines, equipment and products having at least one surface comprising hybrid sol-gel and SAM coatings.

Abstract: A method for treating surfaces of equipment comprising applying a Self Assembled Monolayer of a moiety to at least one surface of the equipment, wherein the equipment is selected from the group consisting of level sensors, sucker rods, turbine meters, Coriolis meters, magnetic flow meters, down hole pumps, check valves, valves, cables, drill bits, wire lines, and pigs, and the moiety may be present in mono, di or tri headed form or as a bis, gem-bis or tris headed form, and is selected from the group consisting of thiols, amines, silanes, siloxanes, selenides, tellurides, isocyanides, or heterocycles, and equipment having at least one surface comprising such a treated surface.

Abstract: A method for treating surfaces of equipment comprising applying a Self Assembled Monolayer of a moiety to at least one surface of the equipment, wherein the equipment is selected from the group consisting of level sensors, sucker rods, turbine meters, Coriolis meters, magnetic flow meters, down hole pumps, check valves, valves, cables, drill bits, wire lines, and pigs, and the moiety may be present in di or tri headed form or as a bis, gem-bis or tris headed form, and is a phosphonate, and equipment having at least one surface comprising such a treated surface.