Abstract: An apparatus and method for supplying natural gas from a well operating under vacuum conditions by extracting, storing and communicating it to a natural gas-fired piece of oil field equipment is provided. The apparatus has a pump associated with a pump jack for extracting natural gas. The apparatus communicates natural gas to a volume tank and stores it until it needed by a natural gas-fired piece of oil field equipment.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 2, 2008
Date of Patent:
October 30, 2012
Assignee:
HighMount Exploration & Production LLC
Inventors:
Larry K. Strider, Brennan K. Wyatt, David C. Hayworth, Jr.