SOLAR AND WIND COMBINATION PRODUCE FLUID FROM 7450 FEET IN PANHANDLE GAS WELL
Robert L. Moore, R & A MOORE, INC.
WITH ASSISTANCE OF
Stripper Well Consortium Funding; Mark Wiener, AMERESCO SOLAR; Joseph Glover, Paul Vanderheyden, Mike Lucas, UNICO Energy Division
The innovation of using a standard 160D pump jack to lift water from a gas zone at 7450 feet by solar energy only, without storage batteries was presented at this seminar last year. The alternative power source to drive the pump jack motor was expanded to include a wind turbine to take advantage of wind power available in low sunlight conditions. The combination of two sources of clean energy power the unit to run at 6 strokes per minute at wind speeds as low as 11 mph. Sophisticated digital controllers providing power to the unit in "either/or" and "both" modes, is the key to this "one-of-kind" installation. A summary review of the installation and the performance data will be presente