Progressive Cavity Pumps for Oil & Gas
Application engineering for multiphase production fluids, produced water, crude and heavy oil, tank bottoms, fracking additives and demanding oilfield process duties.
Positive-displacement pumping for difficult oilfield fluids
Oil and gas operations can involve changing mixtures of hydrocarbons, produced water, free gas, abrasive solids, drilling fluids and process chemicals. Progressive cavity pumps provide controlled positive-displacement flow and can be especially useful where viscosity, solids, low shear, metering accuracy or multiphase conditions make conventional liquid pumping difficult.
Oil & gas progressive cavity pump applications
Explore the dedicated application pages below. Each duty should be selected from the actual fluid properties, operating envelope and installation conditions.
Multiphase / Three-Phase Pumping
Oil, produced water and gas moving together, including changing gas fraction, slugging and suspended solids.
Produced Water
Transfer and treatment feed for produced-water streams containing hydrocarbons, sand and suspended solids.
Crude & Heavy Oil Transfer
Positive-displacement transfer for viscous crude and hydrocarbon streams across changing temperature conditions.
Tank Bottoms & Oily Sludge
Variable mixtures of oil, water, sediment, sand and settled solids from storage and recovery systems.
Fracking Chemical & Additive Feed
Controlled feed of polymers, friction reducers and other viscous or shear-sensitive frac-fluid additives.
Drilling Mud & Bentonite
Viscous, abrasive and solids-bearing drilling-fluid transfer with dedicated drilling application guidance.
How to select an oilfield progressive cavity pump
Reliable selection starts with more than flow and pressure. Hydrocarbon viscosity can vary dramatically with temperature, while abrasive solids, gas content and suction losses can change the operating limits of the pump.
Rotor, stator and materials considerations
Oilfield fluids can challenge both rotor surfaces and stator elastomers. Abrasive solids may increase wear, while hydrocarbons, solvents, treatment chemicals and temperature can affect elastomer compatibility. Materials should therefore be selected from the actual fluid composition rather than from the application name alone.
Protect positive-displacement equipment
- Discharge-pressure protection
- Dry-run protection
- Motor overload protection
- Appropriate VFD operating limits
Related ACCA oilfield resources
Tell us what you need to pump
Provide the fluid, flow range, differential pressure, oil/water/gas fractions, viscosity and temperature, solids content, suction conditions and existing pump information when available.