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Progressing Cavity Pump

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Progressing Cavity Pump (PCP), also known as Moineau pump, is an artificial lift method often used for pumping high viscosity and high solids content fluids from producing wells.

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Nguyen, T. (2020). Progressing Cavity Pump. In: Artificial Lift Methods. Petroleum Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40720-9_4

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