Steam Driven High Pressure Pump - Brea, CA
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bluesnote
N 33° 55.602 W 117° 50.227
11S E 422627 N 3754344
One of a few machines on display at the Olinda Oil Museum.
Waymark Code: WMPT6M
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2015
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The plaque says, "This two-cylinder steam engine was used to operate a high-pressure fluid pump, which commonly was used for feeding water into boilers and rotary mud down the wellhead during the drilling operation."
Type of Machine: Not listed
Year the machine was built: Not listed
Year the machine was put on display: Not listed
Is there online documentation for this machine: Not listed
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