Blowout preventer system with three control pods

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...

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Main Authors KENNEDY MAC M, GAUDE EDWARD C, MCWHORTER DAVID J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.07.2015
Subjects
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201380058952