CA994886A - Method and apparatus for monitoring well pumping units - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for monitoring well pumping units

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CA994886A
CA994886A CA147,044A CA147044A CA994886A CA 994886 A CA994886 A CA 994886A CA 147044 A CA147044 A CA 147044A CA 994886 A CA994886 A CA 994886A
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pumping units
monitoring well
well pumping
monitoring
units
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Jacque R. Stoltz
Richard C. Montgomery
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ExxonMobil Oil Corp
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Mobil Oil Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H7/00—Emergency protective circuit arrangements specially adapted for specific types of electric machines or apparatus or for sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, and effecting automatic switching in the event of an undesired change from normal working conditions
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/008—Monitoring of down-hole pump systems, e.g. for the detection of "pumped-off" conditions
    • E21B47/009—Monitoring of walking-beam pump systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B47/00—Pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for raising fluids from great depths, e.g. well pumps
    • F04B47/02—Pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for raising fluids from great depths, e.g. well pumps the driving mechanisms being situated at ground level
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B49/00—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Control Of Positive-Displacement Pumps (AREA)
  • Fluid-Pressure Circuits (AREA)
CA147,044A 1971-12-28 1972-07-13 Method and apparatus for monitoring well pumping units Expired CA994886A (en)

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US00213097A US3838597A (en) 1971-12-28 1971-12-28 Method and apparatus for monitoring well pumping units

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AT (1) AT323687B (en)
CA (1) CA994886A (en)
DE (1) DE2260490C2 (en)
GB (1) GB1410218A (en)
OA (1) OA04306A (en)

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DE2260490A1 (en) 1973-07-05
DE2260490C2 (en) 1982-12-16
GB1410218A (en) 1975-10-15
US3838597A (en) 1974-10-01
AT323687B (en) 1975-07-25
OA04306A (en) 1980-01-15

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