Air Balanced Pumping Units provide:

These are some of the outstanding advantages of Lufkin Air Balanced Pumping Units. These units employ compressed air to counterbalance the well load rather than beam weights or crank weights. The air system has been so simplified that the only continuously operating parts are the balance cylinder and piston. The reservoir capacity of the cylinder is enlarged by a steel receiver which moves with the cylinder as a unit.

On engine-driven units, when the system is in need of air, an automatic regulator engages an air operated clutch (driven by one belt from the unit sheave) and replaces any lost air. The operator sets the regulator, initially, at a pressure sufficient to counterbalance the well load. Then, this pressure is maintained automatically. Should the load change appreciably, a slight adjustment of the regulator will restore perfect counterbalance.

A safety shut-off switch is available, which will ground out the engine, or shut off the motor, if pressure should exceed a preset figure or fall below a minimum preset figure.

For units pumping with electricity, a separate motordriven compressor assembly is standard equipment.

Lufkin Air Balanced Units are approximately 35% shorter and 40% lighter than crank-type units, which makes them ideal for use as portable or test units, and for installation on piling or superstructures. Since changing counterbalance effect is a matter of adjusting a valve, air balanced units are ideal for use in testing wells.

All of the ruggedness and simplicity of conventional Lufkin Pumping Units are incorporated in the design of Lufkin’s Air Balanced Pumping Units.

Features & Benefits

• Perfect counterbalance with finger-tip control.
• Lower installation cost.
• Compact and portable; ideal for well testing.
• Small size and lighter weight make unit ideal for export.
• Stroke lengths to 20 feet for high volume production from great depths.

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Download the Air-Balanced Pumping Unit Catalog pdf.