Pumping unit bases with driven piles
AssigneeWeatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
InventorsBrandon Lee KADRMAS, Clark E. ROBISON, Chuck Robert BRADLEY, Jordan Gerard BINSTOCK, Travis RICE
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a pumping unit base and methods for operating with the pumping unit base. The pumping unit base may include a plurality of driven piles installed in the ground, and a metal platform fixedly attached to the plurality of driven piles, wherein the metal platform is positioned above the ground. The metal platform may be removed from the driven piles and reinstalled to the driven piles.
Claims20
A pumping unit base, comprising:
- a plurality of driven piles installed in the ground;
- and
- a metal platform fixedly attached to the plurality of driven piles, wherein the metal platform is positioned above the ground.
A method for producing oil and gas from a wellbore, comprising:
- installing a plurality of driven piles into the ground near the wellbore;
- attaching a metal platform to the plurality of driven piles;
- installing a pumping unit on to the metal platform;
- and
- producing oil and gas from the wellbore with the pumping unit.
A pumping system, comprising:
- a pumping unit base comprising:
- a plurality of driven piles installed in the ground;
- and
- a metal platform fixedly attached to the plurality of driven piles, wherein the metal platform is positioned above the ground;
- and
- a pumping unit installed on the metal platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.