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 method for preparing a wellsite for production, comprising:
- installing a plurality of driven piles into the ground proximate a wellbore;
- attaching a splice assembly on top of each driven pile;
- attaching a platform to the plurality of driven piles by attaching the splice assembly on each driven pile to a respective tubular of a plurality of tubulars connected to the platform.
A method for preparing a wellsite for production, comprising:
- installing a plurality of driven piles into the ground proximate a wellbore;
- attaching a ring to a top of each driven pile;
- attaching a disk to each ring and each driven pile;
- attaching a platform to the plurality of driven piles by attaching an end of a tubular connected to the metal platform to each disk.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.