[SEL] When is it an oil field engine?

[Glenn A Karch]

Curt,

I would define an oil field engine as one that was used in the oil fields
for some purpose or another.  I have 2 HP upright Famous that came from the
oil fileld and it was rigged to run on NG and also rigged to use one of
those big Wico magnetos.  I also have a 6 HP Foos that was also rigged up
the same way.  There was an ordinary F-M hopper cooled Z rigged up the same
way.  I took them right out of the oil field junk yard along with many other
oil field artifacts including a 25 HP superior, two 12" 35 HP Superior
pistons, big Wico magnetos, misc parts, etc.

We think of Bessmers, Reids, etc as being oil field engines, but I am sure
they were also used in some non oil filed situations.

Define a feed mill or a cotton gin engine

Glenn

Glenn Karch
Haubstadt, IN, USA
Hercules Historian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Curt Holland" <curt at imc-group.com>
To: "SEL(new)" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 7:59 AM
Subject: [SEL] When is it an oil field engine?


> Guys,
> Have a question for you. What exactly defines an engine as a oil field
> engine?
> -It's not the number of cycles.....I've seen a few (very few though) 4
> cycle oil field engines.
> -It's not the HP.....I've seen oilfield engines in the 4HP range.
> -Some have side shafts and some don't......
> -Some have hot tube and some are mag fired.....
>
> Is it the NG fuel use? (Did any OF engines use a fuel other than NG?)
> Is it simply that it was marketed for use only as an oil pumper?
>
> Looking forward to your thoughts....
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
>
>
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