Getting to Know the Parts of The Pump Jack

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The pump jack is a tool that functions to suck up oil and water so that it can rise to the surface of the earth. Another name for this tool is the sucker rod pump. This tool is generally used for the mining industry, especially oil and gas. For example, PT Pertamina, PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia, and Exxon Mobil Cepu Ltd.

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This pump uses a piston as its main component. Meanwhile, the energy source comes from electricity or gas. Generally, its use is for wells that have particles or wells that are old.

Parts of the Pump Jack

Because it is a large device, the pump jack has parts. The following are the parts contained in the sucker rod pump.

  • Prime Mover – prime mover of the whole series of pumps.
  • Gear Reducespeed -control in prime mover.
  • V-Belt  – belt in the process of moving motion from prime over to gear reduce.
  • Crank – a pair of shanks that connect the crankshaft in the reduced gear to the counterbalance.
  • Counter Weight – a pair of weights for balance.
  • Pitman – a pair of handles for connecting the crank and pitman bearings.
  • Samson Post -support leg walking beam.
  • Walking Beam – horizontal stalk under the horse head.
  • Horse Head  – the head of the walking beam to lower the walking beam into the well through the bridle.
  • Bridle – a pair of steel cables attached to the carrier bar.
  • Carrier Bar – where they depend on rod and polish rods.
  • Saddle Bearing walking beam to samson post.
  • Equalizer – stand flexible pitman, movable.
  • Well Head casing head and tubing head attached to the well to accommodate the exhaust master.
  • Stuffing Box – safety so that oil does not spray when the polished rod rises.
  • Working Barrel – cylindrical tube on which theorizes plunger.
  • Plunger – long piston for lifting oil.
  • Traveling Valve – a ball-shaped device found on the plunger.
  • Standing Valve – the valve located at the bottom of the pump.

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