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Definitions
Blowout Preventer (BOP)
The equipment (or valve) installed at the wellhead to
contain wellbore pressure either in the annular space
between the casing and the tubulars or in an open
hole during drilling, completion, testing,or workover
operations.
Annular BOP
A BOP that uses a shaped elastomeric sealing
element to seal the space between the tubular and
the wellbore or an open hole.
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Hydril GL ABOP
Hydril GL ABOP
lip-type seals for
Large
improved reliability
packing units are factory
All
acceptance tested
acoustic emission
BOP
monitored during shell test
are resistant to
Materials
sulfide stress cracking - meet
the requirements of NACE
3 models
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Piston Operation
raised by applying closing
Piston
pressure
and seals on
Closes
square or hex Kellys
to rated working
pressure
Packing Unit
Closed on Open Hole
shutoff
Complete
sealing up to rated
working pressure
Operation
Standard Surface Hookup
the secondary chamber to
Connects
the opening chamber
requires least amount of
Hookup
control fluid for fastest closing time
pressure to closing chamber
Control
raises piston closing the packing
unit to create seal-off
flow from opening chamber
Return
splits to fill secondary chamber and
balance flows to control system
reservoir
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Operating Curves
Standard Surface Hookup
GL 18-3/4 - 5000 MD Packing Unit Closing Pressure Standard Hookup
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Operation
Optional Surface Hookup
the secondary
Connects
chamber to the closing chamber
requires least amount
Hookup
of closing pressure for optimum
closing force.
pressure to closing
Control
chamber and secondary
chamber raises piston, closing
the packing unit to create seal
off.
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Operating Curves
Optional Surface Hookup
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Stripping Operation
Standard Surface Hookup
seal-off while rotating or
Full
stripping of drill pipe and tool
joints
leakage prolongs
Slight
packing unit life by providing
lubrication
of surge absorber
Installation
accumulator for faster
closing pressure response
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Stripping Operation
Optional Surface Hookup
seal-off while rotating or
Full
stripping of drill pipe and tool
joints
leakage prolongs
Slight
packing unit life by providing
lubrication
of surge absorber
Installation
accumulator for faster
closing pressure response
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Subsea Operation
Standard Hookup
Optional Hookup
Hookup
Standard
Secondary chamber connected to the opening
chamber
Hookup
Optional
Secondary chamber connected to the closing
chamber
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GL 18-3/4" 5,000 psi: 5" drill pipe; 5,000 psi well pressure; 16 lb/gal drilling fluid
Water
Depth Ft.
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
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SC
+ P
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Where:
Wm = drilling fluid density in lb/gal
Dw = water depth in ft
0.052 - conversion factor
= 2.19
= the ratio of closing chamber area
to the secondary chamber area
0.45 psi/ft
= pressure gradient of sea water,
using a specific gravity of sea water = 1.04
0.433 psi/ft = pressure gradient of fresh water
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=
=
=
=
5
3500 psi
16 lb/gal
500 ft.
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Method 2
560 psi
87 psi
Closing Pressure PC
647 psi
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Where:
Wm
= drilling fluid density in lb/gal
Dw
= water depth in ft
0.052
= conversion factor
= 2.19
= the ratio of closing chamber area
to the secondary chamber area
0.45 psi/ft = pressure gradient of sea water,
using a specific gravity of sea water = 1.04
0.433 psi/ft = pressure gradient of fresh water = 1.0
= __AC _
(AC + AS)
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=
=
=
=
5
3500 psi
16 lb/gal
2000 ft
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385 psi
240 psi
Closing pressure PC
625 psi
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5
= 500 ft
= 0.80 [surface closing pressure + (0.41 X Dw)]
water depth in ft
= Control fluid pressure gradient
From closing pressure chart - surface
standard
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Physical Data
Engineering Data
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Packing Units
Manufactured by Hydril
quality rubber compounds bonded to flanged
High
steel segments
steel segments anchor the packing unit and
Flanged
control rubber extrusion and flow during sealing
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MD Packing Unit
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Seals
Dynamic Seals - Hydril molded lip-type pressure energized design
Static seals - O-ring or square design
Seals molded from special synthetic rubber
Dynamic Seals
Static Seals
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Maintenance
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Seal Testing
Hydril recommends all seals be replaced if a seal leak is suspected.
1. Test seals 18, 16, 23, & 14
a. Pressure closing chamber to 1000 psi
(Packing unit closed on test pipe)
b. Open opening chamber to atmosphere
c. Open secondary chamber to atmosphere
d. Pressurize well bore to 1000 psi
IF: Well bore fluid (clean water or dyed water
is seen at secondary chamber
1)Seal 18 is leaking, OR
2) Seal 23 is leaking, OR
3) Seal 18 and 23 are leaking
IF: Closing fluid (milky colored water and
soluble oil) is seen at secondary
chamber--Seal 16 is leaking.
IF: Closing fluid is seen at opening
chamber--seal 14 is leaking.
NOTE: Seals 14, 16 and 18 are 2-way seals and get tested in both directions.
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Disassembly
Vent all pressures
head (1)
Remove
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Disassembly (continued)
Remove piston (12)
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Disassembly (continued)
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Disassembly (continued)
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Assembly
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Assembly (continued)
piston (12)
Install
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Assembly (continued)
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Assembly (continued)
Install packing unit (11)
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Position of Parts
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Position of Parts
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Parts Identification
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