Progressing Cavity Pumps: Oil Well Production Artificial Lift

The progressing cavity pump (PCP), invented by Rene Moineau, is a great innovation for the whole industry, particularly in petroleum production. The aim of this new edition is to provide clear related and condensed information about the principles of the progressing cavity pump, including the use of recent material technologies to manufacture pump stators, with advanced elastomers and now with metals. The same applies to the drive rods and driving head, particularly with permanent magnet motors and advanced control and well monitoring, with downhole and surface sensors to control and monitor the pumping system. Software is used to select the best pump for the well candidate. All these new technologies mean that well production can be increased and the PCP's operating life can be extended with reduced operating costs. This book is intended to provide the criteria for selecting a progressing cavity pump and the operational conditions for its implementation by technicians and field development managers."

Henri Cholet is a graduate engineer from the CNAM (France) and is currently senior engineer and project manager at IFP (French Petroleum Institute ). He is the author of thirteen scientific articles and has published several titles including Progressing Cavity Pumps: Well Production Practical Handbook (editor, Editions Technip). He also holds forty patents registered in France and 172 registered worldwide, between 1968 and 1999, in the field of drilling and production technologies.