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250.416(e), Independent
third party verification that the blind-shear
rams installed are capable of shearing any
drill pipe in the hole.
CHARPY
Doesnt
Effect
Puncture!!!
Shear BOP
(Operator)
Accumulators
Shear Rams
SHEAR OPERATOR
Purpose = FORCE
Lots of it!
Awb = 28 in2
22
P = 8025 psi
Depth = 10,000 ft
Mud Wt. = 15 ppg
Closing Ratio
Awb = 28 in2
22
Operator
Shear
Type
22" Operator
CVXShear
14"x14"
Operator
LFS
Shear
Pipe
Weight
Grade
Calc Shear
Pressure
6.625
40.87
S-135
2832
10.75
60.7
P-110
3637
6.625
40.87
S-135
2200
10.75
60.7
P-110
2800
Centralizing
Centralizing
Centralizing
Centralizing
Centralizing
Centralizing
Centralizing
Subsea Accumulators
15 Gallon
Bladder Bottles
= 1/2 Gal
BASIC SYSTEM
Water depth Water
Depth pressure is
ADDITIVE to Hyd system
pressure because return
vents to sea.
Surface Bottles
120 deg F
Hyd Press
= 5000 psi
Pump
Sea Level
BOP Operator
Adiabatic Discharge
Rapid Expansion of a gas
(N2) causes the gas to
get very COLD, making it
denser, reducing its
pressure.
40 deg F
Subsea Bottles
Hyd Press =
10363 psi
VENT TO SEA
Press-ambient =
Valve
5350 psi
Temperature - Cooler
temperature of seawater
makes the gas denser,
thus further reducing
precharge pressure.
INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS
100%
100% NITROGEN
87%
Helium
75%
63%
52%
50%
DCB
25%
25%
0%
6000 psi - N2
7500 psi - N2
6000 psi - He
7500 psi - He
DCB
N2 Pressures
Pmax = 4000 psi
Pmin = 2400 psi
Sea Water
12000 ft = 5350 psi
DEVELOPED DESIGN
HYDRAULICS
SEA
WATER
VACUUM
15 Gallon Bladder
Depth Compensated
98
ROV Intervention
ROV intervention did not function as
expected.
Flow capacity of ROV stabs and
ROV installed pumps were found to
be inadequate. Confirmed by field
tests.
High flow stabs being deployed.
ROV companies are upgrading their
systems.
BOEMRE mandates testing of
ROV systems prior to
deploying BOP stack.
Implement in Stages