hello my name is Craig Hagee I'm with
the Department of Mines minerals and
energy and today we're going to talk
about this pumping unit the pumping unit
allows the water to be pumped off the
formations and the gas the flow
the first thing we look at when we're
inspecting a pumping unit is we look at
the permit for the permit sign the
permit sign has the well named
the company
the contact number the permit number and
who to call in case of an emergency
the second thing we looked for since
this is a coal bed methane well
is the warning signs it tells that this
machine starts automatically warns the
pinch points and also tells that there's
no smoking because there's maybe
presence of flammable gas the next thing
we are looking at during our inspection
is for leaks we check the Wellhead
stuffing box and we also check the
plumbing
that goes either direction to the water
and to the gas to make sure there's no
drips or anything like that and checking
for leaks we also check the gearbox and
the motor the next thing that we check
for are guards
we check to make sure that they are
properly fastened to the unit
and also protect what they are designed
to protect the moving parts
the guard in there is to protect the
moving parts of the Pitman arms
and the guards in here are to protect
the moving belts from the motor
to the gearbox the next item that we
check for are electrical grounds
the grounds will be on the electrical
motor that runs the pumping unit
and also on the electrical motor starter
our next item that we check for is to
make sure that the valves have their
handles removed
or plugs in the end
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the final thing that we checked for in
our inspection is to make sure that the
pumping unit is operating properly when
running if you ever encounter one of
these
pumping units while you're out walking
be sure to keep a safe distance
remembering that the unit starts
automatically and also there could be
flammable gas present
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