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Title: Oilfield pump stroke monitor

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5041858

An apparatus is described for determining the pump strokes of a pump having a moving element that moves cyclically. The appratus comprises: a force sensor mounted on said moving element for sensing said cyclic movement and generating a signal; an r.f. transmitter mounted on said moving element connected to receive said signal from said force sensor and transmit an r.f. signal; and an r.f. receiver spaced from said moving element for receiving said r.f. signal from said r.f. transmitter and indicating said pump strokes.

Assignee:
Dresser Industries Inc
Patent Number(s):
US 4213740
OSTI ID:
5041858
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 14 Jul 1978
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English