摘要 |
A device for attachment to a production wellhead of the type having a stuffi ng box and a rod string protruding from the upper end of the stuffing box, for collecting and retaining a fluid escaping from between the stuffing box and the rod string at the upper end of the stuffing box. The device comprises a housing for collecting the escap ing fluid by surrounding the upper end of the stuffing box and a portion of the rod strin g adjacent thereto, and a replaceable absorbent material contained within the housing f or retaining the escaping fluid which is collected in the housing. The device may also includ e a window mounted in the housing which facilitates viewing of the absorbent material f rom outside of the housing in order to determine when the absorbent material is saturated a nd should be replaced.
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