A Cable-driven Oil Well Pumpjack

This "antique" is in a pumpkin field north of Welch, Texas. These are slowly being replaced with the Low Profile Pumpjacks (videoed elsewhere on my YouTube.)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• oil
• well
• pumpjack
• cable

[douro20]

Do they absolutely have to replace these?

[oldbogus]

@douro20 When the cables wear too much or the pulleys wear out, they do. These units like this run almost constantly.

If you mean the whole unit, no, that is up to the pump owner.

[teletubbykiller23]

how old is the unit?

[oldbogus]

@teletubbykiller23: I have no idea. Obviously old enough to need and overhaul!

[xceler8]

Why all these low profile jacks? were running the biggest ampscotts made, for stroke lengh obviously. Seems strange they dont want to run bigger pumps...

[oldbogus]

They install these for center pivot irrigation farmers. I wonder who pays for them; if nothing else, they have to deliver less oil.

[powerlifting1by1]

any pump working is a good pump

[JEMCO2008]

I rem,em,ber one in Brea Ca

[JEMCO2008]

we had one in brea ca

[reynardfoxx]

nice!

[teletubbykiller23]

gosh it just looks so wierd!

[userx100]

may not need bigger units..if its a shallow well and you dont need the stroke. due to low liquid production