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 many historical markers around the Olinda Oil Museum.
Waymark Code: WMPT6K
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2015
Views: 2
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."
Group that erected the marker: N/A
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
4025 Santa Fe Road Brea, CA 92823
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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