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Energy storing hydraulic lift pump for oil wells

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5239916

An energy storable source and sink for high pressure hydraulic fluid is described comprising, high pressure hydraulic fluid input/output supply means and low pressure hydraulic fluid input/output supply means, a hydraulic pump communicating between the high pressure supply means and the low pressure supply means, a hydraulic pump/motor communicating between the high pressure supply means and the low pressure supply means, pump control means connected to the pump and adapted to selectably cause the pump to provide high pressure fluid to the high pressure supply means, pump/motor control means connected to the pump/motor and adapted to selectably cause the pump/motor to provide high pressure fluid to the high pressure supply means or to accept high pressure fluid from the supply means, and a rotatable mass, rotatable shaft connected to the rotatable mass.

Assignee:
NOV; EDB-88-098064; NOV-88-006559
Patent Number(s):
US 4724672
OSTI ID:
5239916
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English