Progressive Cavity Pump Operations and Maintenance Course

Name: Progressive Cavity Pump Operations and Maintenance Training Course
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Apply well, equipment, and surveillance evidence to select, operate, troubleshoot, and improve oilfield PCP systems.

Progressive Cavity Pump Operations and Maintenance Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Accra, Vienna, Dubai, Nice, Baku, Doha and more
Next session: 8 – 12 November 2026, Accra
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Progressive Cavity Pump Operations and Maintenance Training Course

Overview

Progressive Cavity Pump Operations and Maintenance Training Course is a one-week intermediate course for production, artificial lift, well operations, maintenance, and field-service professionals who leave with a PCP Operations and Reliability Plan. Participants examine progressive cavity pump artificial lift, rotor-stator geometry, elastomer compatibility, PCP installation and commissioning, production surveillance, and PCP failure analysis. The course links well conditions, equipment limits, operating evidence, and maintenance decisions to run-life improvement. Agile Leaders Training Center presents progressive cavity pump operations and maintenance.

Who Should Attend

Functions responsible for artificial-lift selection, design review, and operating-envelope decisions
Teams responsible for producing-well surveillance, exception handling, and optimization
Functions responsible for PCP installation, commissioning, maintenance, and workover preparation
Teams responsible for rotating-equipment reliability, failure analysis, and service quality
Functions responsible for field diagnostics, production restoration, and run-life improvement

The course assumes participants interpret basic well-production and mechanical-equipment data at work, and it leaves out pump manufacturing design and proprietary software certification.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that select, operate, maintain, or troubleshoot progressive cavity pump systems.

Upstream production engineering and artificial-lift departments
Well operations, completion, and workover functions
Oilfield maintenance, reliability, and asset-integrity teams
Industrial fluid-handling and process-equipment operations
Artificial-lift service and technical-support organizations

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Analyze well and fluid conditions for PCP application selection
Apply rotor-stator geometry and material-compatibility criteria
Build PCP sizing, installation, and commissioning controls
Use torque, speed, pressure, and production surveillance evidence
Diagnose pumpoff, gas, solids, wear, swelling, and thermal failures
Prioritize maintenance, workover, and run-life improvement actions

Course Agenda

Day 1: Establish PCP Application and System Fundamentals

Artificial-Lift Candidate Well Screening Matrix
Positive-Displacement Rotor-Stator Geometry Model
PCP Cavity Displacement and Flow-Rate Calculation Method
Well Fluid, Solids, Gas, and Temperature Constraint Register
PCP System Architecture and Equipment Boundary Map

Day 2: Select Materials, Geometry, and Operating Envelope

ISO 15136-1 PCP Equipment Requirement Review
Elastomer Chemical and Thermal Compatibility Matrix
Rotor Coating, Fit, Interference, and Wear Assessment
Pump Geometry, Stage, Pressure, and Capacity Selection Sheet
Drive-Head, Rod-String, Torque, and Friction Load Check

Day 3: Control Installation, Commissioning, and Operation

Well Preparation and PCP Installation Readiness Checklist
Rotor Landing, Stator Placement, and Spacing Verification
Surface Drive, Guarding, Braking, and Torque-Limiter Inspection
PCP Commissioning Baseline and Acceptance Record
Speed, Torque, Backpressure, and Production Control Window

Day 4: Diagnose Performance Loss and Plan Reliability Work

PCP Production Surveillance and Exception Dashboard
Pumpoff, Gas Interference, and Incomplete-Fill Diagnostic Tree
Solids, Abrasion, Elastomer Swelling, and Thermal Damage Map
Rod, Drive, Coupling, and Downhole Failure Signature Matrix
Maintenance, Pulling, Workover, and Root-Cause Action Plan

Day 5: Practice PCP Decisions and Optimization

Suggested Exercise: Screen a Well for PCP Application Suitability
Suggested Exercise: Select Geometry, Elastomer, and Operating Limits
Suggested Exercise: Verify an Installation and Commissioning Record
Suggested Exercise: Diagnose Surveillance Trends and Failure Evidence
Capstone Exercise: Complete the PCP Operations and Reliability Plan

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to connect well data, equipment evidence, and field decisions.

Suggested activity: screen a viscous, solids-bearing production case and document PCP selection constraints.
Suggested activity: compare elastomer, rotor, geometry, pressure, speed, and torque options for a defined operating envelope.
Suggested activity: interpret production, torque, speed, pressure, and temperature trends to isolate performance loss.
Suggested activity: convert teardown and surveillance evidence into maintenance, workover, and verification actions.

FAQs

Who suits progressive cavity pump operations and maintenance training, and what does it assume?

Progressive cavity pump operations and maintenance training suits production, artificial-lift, well-operations, maintenance, reliability, and field-service functions. It assumes participants interpret basic well and equipment data and omits manufacturing design.

How does progressive cavity pump training differ from a general artificial-lift course?

Progressive cavity pump training concentrates on PCP geometry, materials, drives, rod strings, commissioning, surveillance, failure evidence, and run-life decisions. A general artificial-lift course compares several lift methods at a broader level.

How are elastomers selected for progressive cavity pump service?

Elastomers are selected by evaluating fluid chemistry, aromatics, gas exposure, temperature, solids, pressure, swelling risk, decompression behavior, and the required rotor-stator interference across the operating range.

What evidence supports progressive cavity pump troubleshooting?

Progressive cavity pump troubleshooting combines production rate, torque, speed, pressure, temperature, fluid level, vibration, shutdown history, pulled-equipment condition, and changes in well or fluid behavior.

How can PCP run life be improved?

PCP run life can be improved by matching geometry and materials to service conditions, controlling speed and torque, preventing pumpoff, monitoring exceptions, investigating recurring failure signatures, and verifying corrective actions.

Conclusion

Participants take back a PCP Operations and Reliability Plan linking application limits, material decisions, installation controls, surveillance rules, failure evidence, and workover actions. It changes isolated operating observations into a traceable decision path for production and maintenance teams. The plan supports consistent optimization, fault response, and post-action verification.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Accra	Week 45, 2026 8 – 12 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Vienna	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
Dubai	Week 49, 2026 30 November – 4 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Nice	Week 49, 2026 30 November – 4 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Baku	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Doha	Week 50, 2026 13 – 17 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,000
Manama	Week 53, 2027 3 – 7 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Lisbon	Week 01, 2027 4 – 8 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Amman	Week 01, 2027 10 – 14 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
New York	Week 02, 2027 11 – 15 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Tbilisi	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Munich	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Phuket	Week 04, 2027 31 January – 4 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Paris	Week 06, 2027 8 – 12 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Porto	Week 06, 2027 8 – 12 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Madrid	Week 07, 2027 15 – 19 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Muscat	Week 07, 2027 21 – 25 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Amsterdam	Week 08, 2027 22 – 26 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Barcelona	Week 09, 2027 1 – 5 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Abu Dhabi	Week 10, 2027 8 – 12 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewProgressive Cavity Pump Operations and Maintenance Training Course is a one-week intermediate course for production, artificial lift, well operations, maintenance, and field-service professionals who leave with a PCP Operations and Reliability Plan. Participants examine progressive cavity pump artificial lift, rotor-stator geometry, elastomer comp…

Are training dates available?

Yes. Available dates and destinations are listed in the course dates section on this page.

How can I register?

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Can I download the course brochure?

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Progressive Cavity Pump Operations and Maintenance Course