Nodding donkey
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A nodding donkey is the overground drive for a submersible pump in a borehole. The technical term for the mechanism is a walking beam. These pumps are typically used to raise crude oil from oil wells.
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 Emlichheim (Em 1), Germany |
 Emlichheim, Germany |
 Emlichheim, Germany |
 Bóbrka Poland |
 United States |
 Dithmarshen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
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 Luling, Texas, United States |
 Greensburg, Louisiana, United States |
 Oil City, Louisiana, United States |
 Oil City, Louisiana, United States |
 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
 Schoonebeek, The Netherlands |
 Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
 Lost Hills, California |
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