Endless Cable System
N 39° 14.613 W 081° 18.170
17S E 473867 N 4343847
Tells about a system installed to produce oil from low producing wells.
Waymark Code: WMG6Q7
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2013
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Endless Cable System
Invented by W. C. Stiles and installed here in 1870's by Volcanic Oil & Gas Co. Pumped as many as 40 wells from central power station via a system of graduated handmade wooden wheels and cables which conveyed motion to walking beam and sucker rod. Required one engine and operator, enabling profitable operation of low production wells until dismantled in 1979. Site of state's first oil pipeline.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Endless Cable System
Marker Location: Mountwood Park
County or Independent City: Parkersburg, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History, 1980
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