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hydraulic bottom-hole pump

hydraulic bottom-hole pump

[hī′drȯ·lik ′bäd·əm ‚hōl ‚pəmp]
(petroleum engineering)
Liquid power-operated oil production pump; the liquid is oil, piped under pressure to the bottom of the well to operate the engine that drives the pump.
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