Apparatus and methods utilizing progressive cavity motors and pumps with rotors and/or stators with hybrid liners
US9091264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04C13/008
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for use downhole is disclosed that in one embodiment may include a rotor having an outer lobed surface disposed in a stator having an inner lobed surface, wherein the inner lobed-surface or the outer-lobed surface includes a sealing material on a first section thereof and a metallic surface on a second section thereof.
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