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PUMP UNIT [2 records]

Record 1 2000-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Production
  • Pumps
DEF

The machine that imparts the reciprocating motion to a string of sucker rods extending to the positive-displacement pump at the bottom of a well ...

CONT

Pumping unit. Relatively few oil wells flow from natural pressures. Most require secondary means of removing the reservoir product. The most common of several methods is the pumping unit. A walking beam is operated like a seesaw, raising and lowering a plunger-type pump set near the bottom of the hole.

Key term(s)
  • pump unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Production pétrolière
  • Pompes
OBS

(pour un seul puits).

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)
  • Pumps

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)
  • Pompes

Spanish

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