Blowout preventer shut-in assembly of last resort

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9976375-B2
Application number	US-201414469516-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2014
Priority date	Nov 10, 2011
Publication date	May 22, 2018
Grant date	May 22, 2018

Abstract

A system for drilling and/or producing a subsea wellbore comprises a primary BOP comprising a primary ram BOP. The secondary BOP is connectable to a subsea wellhead such that the secondary BOP is positioned between the primary BOP and the subsea well-head, in which the secondary BOP comprises a shear ram BOP.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for drilling and/or producing a subsea wellbore, the system comprising:
a ram BOP stack comprising a plurality of ram BOPs connectable to a subsea wellhead, the plurality of ram BOPs comprising a plurality of shear ram BOPs and a plurality of pipe ram BOPs;
wherein an uppermost shear ram BOP is the furthest of the plurality of shear ram BOPs in proximity to the subsea wellhead;
wherein a lowermost shear ram BOP is the closest of the plurality of shear ram BOPs in proximity to the subsea wellhead; and
wherein the plurality of pipe ram BOPs are positioned between the uppermost and the lowermost shear ram BOPs.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of ram BOPs comprises a primary ram BOP and a secondary ram BOP;
the primary ram BOP comprises the uppermost shear ram BOP;
the secondary ram BOP comprises the lowermost shear ram BOP;
the secondary ram BOP is positioned between the primary ram BOP and the subsea wellhead.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the primary ram BOP comprises a primary ram BOP sub-stack, and wherein the secondary ram BOP comprises a secondary ram BOP sub-stack.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the secondary BOP sub-stack comprises another shear ram BOP.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the primary ram BOP sub-stack comprises another shear ram BOP.

6. The system of claim 2 , further comprising an LMRP connected to the primary ram BOP, wherein the primary ram BOP is positioned between the LMRP and the secondary ram BOP.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lowermost shear ram BOP is releasably connected to the subsea wellhead.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lowermost shear ram BOP comprises a pair of opposed shear rams.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the lowermost shear ram BOP comprises a pair of actuators configured to actuate the pair of opposed shear rams, and wherein the plurality of ram BOPs comprises an accumulator bank configured to provide hydraulic pressure to the actuators of the plurality of ram BOPs.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a control system coupled to the plurality of ram BOPs and configured to operate the plurality of ram BOPs.

11. A system for drilling and/or producing a subsea wellbore with a subsea high-pressure wellhead housing, the system comprising:
a primary ram BOP sub-stack comprising a primary shear ram BOP and a primary pipe ram BOP; and
a secondary ram BOP sub-stack comprising a secondary shear ram BOP;
the secondary ram BOP sub-stack being connectable to the primary ram BOP sub-stack and connectable to the subsea high-pressure wellhead housing such that the secondary ram BOP sub-stack is positioned between the primary ram BOP sub-stack and the subsea high-pressure wellhead housing such that the pipe ram BOP is positioned between the uppermost and the lowermost shear ram BOPs.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the primary ram BOP sub-stack is releasably connected to the secondary ram BOP, and wherein the secondary ram BOP sub-stack is releasably connected to the subsea high-pressure wellhead housing.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the secondary shear ram BOP is the closest BOP in proximity to the subsea high-pressure wellhead housing.

14. The system of claim 11 , further comprising an LMRP connected to the primary ram BOP sub-stack, wherein the primary ram BOP sub-stack is positioned between the LMRP and the secondary ram BOP sub-stack.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the primary shear ram BOP comprises a pair of opposed shear rams.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the primary shear ram BOP comprises a pair of actuators configured to actuate the pair of opposed shear rams, the system further comprising an accumulator bank configured to provide hydraulic pressure to the actuators of the primary ram BOP sub-stack and the secondary ram BOP sub-stack.

17. The system of claim 11 , further comprising:
a first control system coupled to the primary ram BOP sub-stack and configured to operate the primary ram BOP sub-stack;
a second control system coupled to the secondary ram BOP sub-stack and configured to operate the secondary ram BOP sub-stack.

Assignees

• Cameron Int Corp

Inventors

• Kotrla Johnnie E
• Stevenson Ross
• Jurena Johnny Everett
• Toudouze Paul

Classifications

• E21B41/0007

  for underwater installations (E21B41/005, E21B41/04, E21B41/06, E21B41/08, E21B41/10 take precedence) · CPC title

• E21B33/064 Primary

  specially adapted for underwater well heads · CPC title

• E21B33/0355 Primary

  Control systems, e.g. hydraulic, pneumatic, electric, acoustic, for submerged well heads · CPC title