Portable Well Pulling Unit

Image

Portable Well Pulling Unit

Title

Portable Well Pulling Unit

Identifier

14157 OS

Source

Ventura County Superintendent of Schools, Visual Aids Department, 1987

Description

Description from back of photo reads: "Here is a portable well pulling unit and telescoping mast which is used when producing wells are in need of repair. The stands of the pipe in the foreground are called tubing and it is through this tubing that oil from the underground formations travels on its way to the surface.

When the repair job has been finished, the tubing and sucker rods (which are barely visible at the bottom left of the tubing) will be reinstalled in the well, the pumping unit started up again, and the well pulling crew will move the servicing equipment to some other location which requires attention."

Creator

Unknown

Date

No date

Format

26.7 x 34.3
Black and white photograph

Subject

Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies
Oil wells
Shell Oil Company

Coverage

California

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.

Type

Image

Language

English

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Portable Well Pulling Unit,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed November 24, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/4048.