摘要:
The invention discloses a system and method for controlling a wellbore. The method comprises the steps of: providing a capping stack comprising a number of releasable modules, each module having a size and weight within predetermined limits, wherein said modules include at least one ram type blow out preventer module, and wherein said modules include a connector module for connecting the capping stack to an attachment point of the wellbore; transporting said modules by cargo airplane to a location near the wellbore; interconnecting the modules to provide the capping stack; and connecting the capping stack to the attachment point of the wellbore.
摘要:
Disclosed here is a system and method for modular BOP control. The modular BOP control unit system of one embodiment includes a skid (36) having a plurality of module pockets configured to receive a group of modular control units, one dedicated to the annular BOP, one dedicated to the diverter and one dedicated to the ram BOPs. The modular units can include: a main control unit module (38) including a choke valve switch, a kill valve switch, a pressure gauge for air supply pressure to the BOP control unit system, a pressure gauge for BOP annular pressure, and an annular BOP regulator, a diverter valve module (42) including a set of pressure gauges, a regulator, and a diverter panel; and a BOP valve module (40) including a second set of pressure gauges, a set of ram control valves, and a BOP manifold regulator.
摘要:
The present disclosure relates to a system that includes a body surrounding a bore, a first ram disposed adjacent a first end of the body and coupled to a first actuator, a second ram disposed adjacent to a second end opposite the first end of the body and coupled to a second actuator, and a controller communicatively coupled to the first and second actuators. The controller is configured to actuate the first actuator to direct the first ram toward a tubular string disposed in the bore, such that the first ram aligns the tubular string with a first shearing portion of the second ram when the first ram is in an actuated position, and to actuate the second actuator, after actuating the first actuator, to direct the second ram toward the tubular string such that the first and second rams completely cut the tubular string.
摘要:
A variable ram assembly for use in a blowout preventer (BOP) stack includes a packer element. The packer element includes an elastomeric body having a contact surface configured with a curved recess for sealing engaging a tubular. At least a portion of the body adjacent the contact surface is reinforced to define a reinforced area. The reinforced area exerts a restraining force to prevent extrusion of the elastomeric body when it is forced against the tubular. The reinforced area is integrally formed with the body using a molding process.
摘要:
A blowout preventer system is provided. In one embodiment, such a system includes a blowout preventer stack (24) including hydraulic components (30). The blowout preventer stack is coupled to a lower marine riser package (22) that includes additional hydraulic components (28). The lower marine riser package further includes a pair of control pods (40, 42) that enables redundant control of the hydraulic components of the blowout preventer stack and the additional hydraulic components of the lower marine riser package. Still further, the lower marine riser package also includes a third control pod (44) that enables additional redundant control of the hydraulic components of the blowout preventer stack and the additional hydraulic components of the lower marine riser package. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
摘要:
A locking door assembly, blowout preventer and method are provided. The blowout preventer is for sealing about a tubular extending from a wellbore of a wellsite. The blowout preventer includes a housing having a bore and a channel therethrough. The tubular is positionable through the bore and engageable therein. The blowout preventer also includes a door assembly including a door slidably positionable along an axis of the channel and providing selective access to the channel, and a lock. The lock includes at least one locking member having at least one raised portion extending along the door assembly in a direction transverse to the axis of the channel. The locking member is extendable into at least one corresponding receptacle of the housing and movable therealong between an unlocked and a locked position whereby the door assembly is selectively retractable from the housing.
摘要:
Systems and methods are provided for supplementing existing management methods for and corroborating condition and performance of a blow out preventer for a submerged well. The corroborator is located on the blow out preventer and includes a flow meter external to a pipe to measure flow inside the pipe, a pipe joint locator, a ram seal confirmation agent, a dedicated communication connection from the corroborator to a computer topside. Data from at least one sensor topside, which may represent a mud tank level, is also received. The computer is enabled to calculate a probability that a malfunction related to the well occurs. The computer may be configured to implement a Principal Component Analysis model of the well based on historical data, to assess a likelihood that a threshold value will be surpassed based on collected sensor data and to generate an alert. The computer implements instructions to perform steps of the present invention.