Subsea Drilling System with Intensifier

A subsea drilling system that includes a blowout preventer (BOP) stack with accumulators. The drilling system also includes an intensifier that is cyclable to communicate an increased pressure to the accumulators than that provided by surface equipment so as to charge the accumulators with the incre...

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Main Author Gaude Edward C
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.02.2017
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 subsea drilling system that includes a blowout preventer (BOP) stack with accumulators. The drilling system also includes an intensifier that is cyclable to communicate an increased pressure to the accumulators than that provided by surface equipment so as to charge the accumulators with the increased pressure. The subsea drilling system also includes a control system locatable subsea that operates the intensifier to pump fluid into the accumulators.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514819175