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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2023
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Clark E. Robison, Tomball, TX (US);
Jeffrey John Lembcke, Cypress, TX (US);
Victoria M. Pons, Katy, TX (US);
William Kevin Hall, Katy, TX (US);
John Edward Stachowiak, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Benson Thomas, Pearland, TX (US);
Sean M. Christian, Fort Howard, MD (US);
Bryan A Paulet, Spring, TX (US);
Hermann Basler, Parkland County, CA;
Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A long-stroke pumping unit includes a tower; a counterweight assembly movable along the tower; a crown mounted atop the tower; a sprocket supported by the crown and rotatable relative thereto; and a belt. The unit further includes a motor having a stator mounted to the crown and a rotor torsionally connected to the sprocket; and a sensor for detecting position of the counterweight assembly. The pumping unit may include a dynamic control system for controlling a speed of a motor.