Jet-Lube Thread Compound Cross Reference: Jet-Lube Replacements for Competitor Drilling, Casing and Valve Compounds

The compound on the rig floor is whatever the last supplier shipped. Then that supplier runs short, a contract changes, or an operator asks for a lead-free grade, and someone has to answer a simple question fast: which Jet-Lube product replaces the dope we use now? This page answers it row by row, using the competitive cross-reference chart Jet-Lube publishes (revised February 20, 2025).

PE Energy Industrial Supply is an authorized Jet-Lube distributor. If your current compound is listed below, Jet-Lube’s chart names the Jet-Lube product it considers comparable. Confirm it against the Jet-Lube data sheet before you switch, then ask us for a quote.

How should you read this cross-reference?

Each row starts with a Jet-Lube product and lists the products from other manufacturers that Jet-Lube places in the same service category, labelled with the chart column they appear in. Jet-Lube is explicit about the limits: the offsets are not formula matches, and in some cases they are not exact equivalents in service. Some competitor products fall between two Jet-Lube products. Treat a row as the starting point for a substitution, then confirm the details that matter on your connection:

• Friction factor. Makeup torque is calculated around the compound’s friction factor. If the replacement compound’s factor differs from the one your torque chart assumes, adjust the torque before the first connection. Check the factor on the Jet-Lube data sheet.
• Lead content. Products marked * in the chart contain lead.
• Temperature and environment. Arctic, all-weather and ECF grades exist for a reason. Match the grade, not just the product family.

Already know the product you use now? Skip to the lookup by product name at the end of this page.

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Which Jet-Lube compound replaces a severe service tool joint and drill collar dope?

These are the compounds used on rotary shouldered connections under the highest makeup loads. In Jet-Lube’s lineup this section covers Kopr-Kote, 21, KOPR EXT FF 1.0, EXTREME, NCS-30 and NCS-30 ECF, plus arctic and water well grades.

Send us the product you use now and the quantity you need, and we will quote the Jet-Lube compound from the matching row.

Which Jet-Lube compound replaces a standard or medium duty drilling compound?

Jet-Lube does not sell leaded drilling compounds. If you run one, Jet-Lube points you to NCS-30 ECF, which it describes as having similar frictional properties while being safe to use. The leaded drilling compounds the chart lists are Bestolife 270 (60%), Mr. B, C-55, Cal Bronze* and Copper Joint*; Plusco 126 Lead Base and 127 Dr. G; ThredOn Heavy DC; and Topco All Star. (The leaded API-Modified compound further down is a tubing and casing compound, not a drilling compound.)

Which Jet-Lube compound replaces a tubing and casing dope on thread seal connections?

On API round and buttress threads the compound does the sealing, so the solids package and temperature range matter more than on a shouldered tool joint. Jet-Lube’s chart covers the Run-N-Seal family, TF-15, API-Modified, Modified LZF and Cural here.

Which Jet-Lube compound replaces a tubing and casing dope on mechanical seal connections?

Premium connections with a metal-to-metal seal need a compound that lubricates without interfering with the seal. The chart lists Seal-Guard and Seal-Guard ECF here; the HPHT thread compound has no offset from any manufacturer in the chart.

Which Jet-Lube products replace storage, HDD, water well and thread-locking compounds?

This section covers thread protection in storage (Korr-Guard), horizontal directional drilling (the HDD line), water well work, mining and thread locking (Jet-Lok III). Well-Guard and Eco-Safe have no competitor product listed.

Which Jet-Lube valve sealant replaces the one you use now?

Gate and plug valve sealants are where substitutions go wrong most often, because sealant viscosity has to suit the valve and the temperature. The chart lists counterparts for most of the Ezy-Turn and Ezy-Pak families; Ezy-Turn PVS FA and Ezy-Pak Extreme, Extreme FA, Arctic and PTFE have no counterpart listed.

Look up the compound you use now

Every one of the 172 competitor products named in Jet-Lube’s chart, grouped by the column it appears in, with the Jet-Lube product from the same row. Where a product appears in more than one row, every row is listed.

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What should you check before switching compounds?

1. Find your current product in the lookup above and note the Jet-Lube product in the same row.
2. Pull the Jet-Lube technical data sheet and compare friction factor, temperature range and any approvals your operator requires.
3. Recalculate makeup torque if the friction factor differs from the one your torque chart assumes.
4. Choose the grade for your conditions: arctic, all-weather, ECF or standard.
5. Order the container size that fits your consumption.

How do you get a quote on the Jet-Lube replacement?

Send us the product you use now and the quantity you need, and we will quote the Jet-Lube compound from the matching row.

You can also browse the full Jet-Lube range at PE Energy.

Jet-Lube, Kopr-Kote, Run-N-Seal, Seal-Guard, Ezy-Turn and the other Jet-Lube product names above are trademarks of Jet-Lube. All other product names are trademarks of their respective owners, used only to identify the products Jet-Lube’s chart lists as comparable. PE Energy Industrial Supply is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by those owners. The cross-references are Jet-Lube’s (Competitive Cross Reference Chart, rev. 2/20/25), are not formula matches, and are not in all cases equivalent in service. Products marked * contain lead.