I don't think I've ever seen a pump or oil well that small. Is this a one-of-a-kind type of machine? Or, are there more in service? What circumstances would mandate such small equipment?
@cnnw3929 I know of oil well in north Oklahoma that is half size of this one. It is right in town and looks really cute. It does not pump at the moment however.
Could I ask how much such a well would cost, excluding buying the land- i.e. purchase of the equipment, installation, running costs etc I'm just trying to get a picture of the economics of it (i.e. at what point a particular well becomes uneconomical).
Well, you don't buy the land, just lease it. No based on price, well, I really don't know what to tell you. As long as you make a penny, it's worth running. Every well is so extremely different in run costs that it depends on how much oil the well makes.
It's a little technical. For a plot of land, there is a land owner and a mineral right owner. Sometimes the same person or group of people can own both or one and not the other. When you get an "oil lease", you are leasing from the mineral right owners and not the surface owners. The surface right owners actually get no say so in what goes on with oil and gas production from the land.
I see, so there's nothing cut and dried about it? If you buy the oil lease is it an up front cash amount or is it a guaranteed per barrel amount or a percentage of each barrel recovered+an up front cash amount?
Hi Derek, So there are pipes above ground that run to a tank? or underground.. what do you know about Zapata county.. i have a friend whos family has land there and they are going to drill for gas he said.. the place adjacent is already putting out gas.. Thanks
Most production lines run under the ground so they don't get damaged from vehicles. Zapata county has a lot of gas and some oil. I don't know to much about that region.
We use a lot of jacks that size in southern Ontario, Canada to pump wells 400-1000' deep. Didn't know there were any that shallow in Texas. Looks like it might be a Brawn jack (made in PA i think) with that square top gearbox, but there's quite a few small coompanies that make little jacks like that in PA besides Churchill and Jensen (both have more of a rounded box)
There is a wide range of depths throughout Texas. There are many small pumping units like these spread out from east Texas to west Texas with large concentrations in central Texas.
It is so small.....it's funny to me!
SeberHusky 8 months ago
@SeberHusky
Makes me want to see if I can push it over.
derekdz 7 months ago
@derekdz
Pick it up and put it in your backyard! All the fun of being an oil tycoon....right in the privacy of your own home!
SeberHusky 7 months ago
wow this is ramdom haha
SuperStarlight11 9 months ago
smokin
mjkwyo 10 months ago
I don't think I've ever seen a pump or oil well that small. Is this a one-of-a-kind type of machine? Or, are there more in service? What circumstances would mandate such small equipment?
cnnw3929 1 year ago
@cnnw3929
There are thousands and thousands of these sized units in service. These wells normally produce from around 500' and shallower.
derekdz 1 year ago
@cnnw3929 I know of oil well in north Oklahoma that is half size of this one. It is right in town and looks really cute. It does not pump at the moment however.
korkace 10 months ago
How many BBLs per day?
ostapslobodian 1 year ago
This one does about 1-2 bbs/day.
derekdz 1 year ago
@derekdz
Could I ask how much such a well would cost, excluding buying the land- i.e. purchase of the equipment, installation, running costs etc I'm just trying to get a picture of the economics of it (i.e. at what point a particular well becomes uneconomical).
theporksicle 1 year ago
@theporksicle
Well, you don't buy the land, just lease it. No based on price, well, I really don't know what to tell you. As long as you make a penny, it's worth running. Every well is so extremely different in run costs that it depends on how much oil the well makes.
derekdz 1 year ago
@derekdz
So, essentially if you're the leaser of the land you're short on crude and if you're leasing you're long? I guess it's good to be a leasee now.
theporksicle 1 year ago
@theporksicle
It's a little technical. For a plot of land, there is a land owner and a mineral right owner. Sometimes the same person or group of people can own both or one and not the other. When you get an "oil lease", you are leasing from the mineral right owners and not the surface owners. The surface right owners actually get no say so in what goes on with oil and gas production from the land.
derekdz 1 year ago
@derekdz
I see, so there's nothing cut and dried about it? If you buy the oil lease is it an up front cash amount or is it a guaranteed per barrel amount or a percentage of each barrel recovered+an up front cash amount?
theporksicle 1 year ago
@theporksicle
Actually, all those options are on the table. It's just up to the buyer and sellers on how to go about it.
derekdz 1 year ago
Cute.. that may be the littlest pumpjack I have seen.
LincTexPilot 2 years ago
I have those size units available if anyone is interested. Send me a message on here.
Size 4, and size 16 both T-base and wide base. Made in Kansas.
L8nights 3 years ago
We have small jacks around where I'm from but never have I seen one that small. I think it's short polish rod makes it look kinda cute.
drummerchick2005 3 years ago
it has a single phase Baldor TEFC motor on it
InverterDude 3 years ago
What a cute little guy!
oldbogus 3 years ago 8
cute
californiacrude 3 years ago 3
Hey! That´s another great one for my garden!
foerdermeister 3 years ago
where is the oil brought to when its pumped up from ground? I don't see a tank or storage tank... Is this pump near Zapata Tx.?
BigsbyDude 3 years ago
The oil is pumped to storage tanks located on the lease. These wells are in Rockdale Texas which is not close to Zapata.
derekdz 3 years ago
Hi Derek, So there are pipes above ground that run to a tank? or underground.. what do you know about Zapata county.. i have a friend whos family has land there and they are going to drill for gas he said.. the place adjacent is already putting out gas.. Thanks
BigsbyDude 3 years ago
Most production lines run under the ground so they don't get damaged from vehicles. Zapata county has a lot of gas and some oil. I don't know to much about that region.
derekdz 3 years ago
Are there more little Pumpjacks in this area?
pumpe69 3 years ago
Yes. There are many near Rockdale and Cameron Texas.
derekdz 3 years ago
how deep of a well is it?
cabletoolcowboy 3 years ago
The wells in this area are around 800 - 1,500 ft. deep.
derekdz 3 years ago
We use a lot of jacks that size in southern Ontario, Canada to pump wells 400-1000' deep. Didn't know there were any that shallow in Texas. Looks like it might be a Brawn jack (made in PA i think) with that square top gearbox, but there's quite a few small coompanies that make little jacks like that in PA besides Churchill and Jensen (both have more of a rounded box)
cabletoolcowboy 3 years ago
There is a wide range of depths throughout Texas. There are many small pumping units like these spread out from east Texas to west Texas with large concentrations in central Texas.
derekdz 3 years ago
It is a nice little Pumpjack. Is it a Churchill? You can pack it into a box and send it to me!!!
pumpe69 3 years ago
I am not sure what brand it is. Maybe a Churchill. It has a flat top covering for the gearbox.
derekdz 3 years ago