This Week in Petroleum History: April 20 – 26
April 20, 1875 – Improved Well Pumping Technology –
Pumping multiple wells with a single steam engine boosted efficiency in early oilfields when Albert Nickerson and Levi Streeter of Venango County, Pennsylvania, patented their “Improvement In Means For Pumping Wells.” The new technology used a system of linked and balanced walking beams to pump oil wells. (more…)
