Paper: OPERATION, CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF BEAM PUMPING UNITS

The operation and maintenance of equipment on pumping wells has always been considered the function
of the field man in the oil business. Primarily this has been true because of the fact that the field man,
through his training and experience, has handled the equipment and learned the techniques and procedures
suitable for the pumping of individual wells under the varying conditions that are encountered. The operation, care, and maintenance of the surface equipment, particularly the pumping unit, is what we would like to discuss here.