PCM has announced that its PCM Vulcain all-metal progressing cavity pump has pumped extremely hot and viscous bitumen for more than 20 months in a SAGD trial.
The Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) trial was conducted in Canada by a major oil company.
The PCM Vulcain was installed in May 2007 and has been running non-stop ever since.
It [...]