An other end connection including an inner housing assembly, including an upper housing and a coupling assembly. The coupling assembly includes a threaded sleeve positioned around the upper housing. The threaded sleeve includes a first set of threads on a first axial end and a second set of threads on a second axial end. The coupling assembly also includes a threaded ring threaded to the threaded sleeve and positioned radially between the threaded sleeve and the upper housing.
E21B 17/042 - AccouplementsJoints entre tige et trépan, ou entre tiges filetés
E21B 23/06 - Appareils pour déplacer, mettre en place, verrouiller, libérer ou retirer, les outils, les packers ou autres éléments dans les trous de forage pour le montage des packers
Disclosed polymer compositions include a fluoroelastic matrix and a fluoro-filler. The fluoroelastic matrix includes a fluoroelastomer and the fluoro-filler includes a fluorinated carbon-based molecule. An amount of the fluoro-filler is dispersed within the fluoroelastic matrix. The polymer compositions are used to form sealing elements having an annular body to withstand harsh environments.
A seal in a ram body includes an integrated structure of a first composite material having at least one channel and a second composite material within such at least one channel, which in turn allows movement therethrough of such a second composite material during energizing of a ram body and which allows return of such a second composite material to, at least in part, an integrated structure of such a seal so that such a seal remains reusable.
F16J 15/3284 - Joints d'étanchéité entre deux surfaces mobiles l'une par rapport à l'autre par joints élastiques, p. ex. joints toriques caractérisés par leur structureEmploi des matériaux
A system connecting one more flow lines and includes a connector housing and a connector. The connector housing comprises a first connection passage formed through a wall of the connector housing. The connector is disposed withing the connector housing. A first annular flow path connection is formed between the connector housing and the connector. The first housing annular flow path connection is formed by a first housing annular flow path connection groove. The first housing annular flow path connection groove is formed in an outer side surface of the connector. Alternatively, the first annular flow path connection is formed by a combination of the first housing annular flow path connection groove axially aligned with the first connector annular flow path connection groove. The first connection passage through the connector housing intersects with the first annular flow path connection. A related method includes connecting inserting the connector into the connector housing.
E21B 17/01 - Colonnes montantes pour têtes de puits immergées
E21B 19/00 - Manipulation de tiges, tubages, tubes ou autre objets analogues à l'extérieur du trou de forage, p. ex. dans la tour de forageAppareils pour faire avancer les tiges ou les câbles
E21B 21/08 - Commande ou surveillance de la pression ou de l'écoulement du fluide de forage, p. ex. remplissage automatique des trous de forage, commande automatique de la pression au fond
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Pressure control equipment, namely, blowout preventers and well tools, namely, annular diverters, electric accumulators, and pulsation dampeners; computer hardware and recorded software for blowout preventer control systems and operator interface for use in the oil and gas industries; downloadable software for monitoring, operating, and controlling with blowout preventers (bop) in the oil and gas production industry; downloadable analytic software for monitoring blowout presenter systems in the oil and gas production industry; remote downloadable monitoring software for collecting, analyzing and reporting data used in condition maintenance planning in the oil and gas production industries; actuators; electric actuators; electric valve actuators; wellhead connectors
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Pressure control equipment, namely, blowout preventers; Oil field pressure control equipment, namely, pressure control valves; pressure control equipment, namely, accumulators and pulsation dampeners; well tools, namely, annular diverters, electric accumulators, and pulsation dampeners; downloadable software for monitoring, operating, and controlling with blowout preventers (bop) in the oil and gas production industry; electronic pressure control equipment for drilling, namely, ram blowout preventers and annular blowout preventers
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Pressure control equipment, namely, blowout preventers; Oil field pressure control equipment, namely, pressure control valves; pressure control equipment, namely, accumulators and pulsation dampeners; well tools, namely, annular diverters, electric accumulators, and pulsation dampeners; downloadable software for monitoring, operating, and controlling with blowout preventers (bop) in the oil and gas production industry; electronic pressure control equipment for drilling, namely, ram blowout preventers and annular blowout preventers
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Pressure control equipment, namely, blowout preventers; Oil field pressure control equipment, namely, pressure control valves; pressure control equipment, namely, accumulators and pulsation dampeners; well tools, namely, annular diverters, electric accumulators, and pulsation dampeners; downloadable software for monitoring, operating, and controlling with blowout preventers (bop) in the oil and gas production industry; electronic pressure control equipment for drilling, namely, ram blowout preventers and annular blowout preventers
A housing system includes a housing body having an internal cavity and an opening. A cap is removably fitted to the opening using a set of sliders. Each slider in the set of sliders has a fixed rail secured to an internal surface of the housing body and a dynamic rail connected to an inner surface of the cap. The cap slides between open and closed configurations on the dynamic rail. One or more components are also connected to the inner surface of the cap, such that when the cap is opened, the one or more components are accessible.
E21B 33/076 - Têtes de puitsLeur mise en place comportant des dispositions pour introduire des objets dans les puits ou pour les en retirer, ou pour y introduire des fluides spécialement adaptés aux installations sous l'eau
E21B 33/037 - Enceintes protectrices pour têtes de puits
A housing system includes a housing body having an internal cavity and an opening. A cap is removably fitted to the opening using a set of sliders. Each slider in the set of sliders has a fixed rail secured to an internal surface of the housing body and a dynamic rail connected to an inner surface of the cap. The cap slides between open and closed configurations on the dynamic rail. One or more components are also connected to the inner surface of the cap, such that when the cap is opened, the one or more components are accessible.
A system connecting one more flow lines and includes a connector housing and a connector. The connector housing comprises a first connection passage formed through a wall of the connector housing. The connector is disposed withing the connector housing. A first annular flow path connection is formed between the connector housing and the connector. The first housing annular flow path connection is formed by a first housing annular flow path connection groove. The first housing annular flow path connection groove is formed in an outer side surface of the connector. Alternatively, the first annular flow path connection is formed by a combination of the first housing annular flow path connection groove axially aligned with the first connector annular flow path connection groove. The first connection passage through the connector housing intersects with the first annular flow path connection. A related method includes connecting inserting the connector into the connector housing.
A wellhead assembly includes a containment system having a mechanical barrier, a tertiary wiper, and a fluid jet assembly. A mechanical barrier includes a body disposed in a housing, the body having an opening extending through an axial thickness of the body. A tertiary wiper has an elastomeric body with a hole extending centrally therethrough. A fluid jet assembly includes a jet assembly body having a wall defining a cavity extending axially through the jet assembly body and an array of nozzles positioned circumferentially around the wall, wherein each nozzle has an outlet directed in a radially inward direction from the wall toward a central region in the cavity. The components of the containment system are arranged an axially stacked arrangement relative to each other.
A wellhead assembly includes a containment system having a mechanical barrier, a tertiary wiper, and a fluid jet assembly. A mechanical barrier includes a body disposed in a housing, the body having an opening extending through an axial thickness of the body. A tertiary wiper has an elastomeric body with a hole extending centrally therethrough. A fluid jet assembly includes a jet assembly body having a wall defining a cavity extending axially through the jet assembly body and an array of nozzles positioned circumferentially around the wall, wherein each nozzle has an outlet directed in a radially inward direction from the wall toward a central region in the cavity. The components of the containment system are arranged an axially stacked arrangement relative to each other.
E21B 23/00 - Appareils pour déplacer, mettre en place, verrouiller, libérer ou retirer, les outils, les packers ou autres éléments dans les trous de forage
A self-healing elastomeric compound for use in blowout preventer packers includes one or more elastomers, carbon black, silica, and a self-healing agent evenly distributed throughout the compound.
C09K 8/42 - Compositions de cimentation, p. ex. pour la cimentation des tubes dans les trous de forageCompositions de bouchage, p. ex. pour tuer des puits
A self-healing elastomeric compound for use in blowout preventer packers includes one or more elastomers, carbon black, silica, and a self-healing agent evenly distributed throughout the compound.
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Electronic data collection for the inspection and monitoring
of oil and gas equipment using web-based sensors, tools, and
devices and for review, namely, reporting of the data for
quality control purposes and to ensure proper functioning;
analysis of oil and gas workings data using failure mode,
effects and criticality analysis (FMECA); Inspection of oil
and gas field equipment, namely, condition based and
data-driven inspection of oil and gas equipment; Testing,
analysis, and evaluation of oil and gas installations and
equipment based on usage to determine conformity with
rolling certification standards.
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Electronic data collection for the inspection and monitoring of oil and gas equipment using web-based sensors, tools, and devices and for review, namely, reporting of the data for quality control purposes and to ensure proper functioning; analysis of oil and gas workings data using failure mode, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA); Inspection of oil and gas field equipment, namely, condition based and data-driven inspection of oil and gas equipment; Testing, analysis, and evaluation of oil and gas installations and equipment based on usage to determine conformity with rolling certification standards.
A safety integrity level rated control system includes a surface control system and a subsea control system. The surface control system includes one or more remote display panels, one or more buttons operatively connected to each of the remote display panels, two main controllers connected to the remote display panels, two junction boxes, each junction box connected to one of the two main controllers, and a surface intervention system controller connected to the one or more buttons via a wiring bus. The subsea control system is connected to the surface control system by one or more umbilicals extending from the two junction boxes.
A safety integrity level rated control system includes a surface control system (100) and a subsea control system (116, 136, 140). The surface control system (100) includes one or more remote display panels (102), one or more buttons (104) operatively connected to each of the remote display panels, two main controllers (106) connected to the remote display panels, two junction boxes (108), each junction box connected to one of the two main controllers, and a surface intervention system controller (112) connected to the one or more buttons via a wiring bus. The subsea control system is connected to the surface control system by one or more umbilicals (110) extending from the two junction boxes.
E21B 33/076 - Têtes de puitsLeur mise en place comportant des dispositions pour introduire des objets dans les puits ou pour les en retirer, ou pour y introduire des fluides spécialement adaptés aux installations sous l'eau
E21B 33/038 - Connecteurs utilisés sur les têtes de puits, p. ex. pour relier l'obturateur anti-éruption et la colonne montante dans l'eau
E21B 33/043 - Têtes de tubageSuspension des tubages ou des colonnes de production dans les têtes de puits spécialement adaptées aux têtes de puits sous l'eau
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Computer hardware and recorded software, namely, for
operating a drilling rig mechanization device in the nature
of a blow-out preventer subsea control system for use in
offshore drilling in the oil and gas industry.
A valve for preventing hydraulic shock and water hammer in downstream equipment, the valve including a valve body with an internal oil dampening chamber, an orifice arranged within the oil dampening chamber, a flow dampener positioned between the valve inlet and the orifice, and a spring between the valve body and the orifice. The valve is pressure compensated based on the ambient fluid pressure.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Mechanical drilling tools and drilling installations;
mechanical drilling tools for mining plants; drilling rigs;
drilling towers, hoists, hoisting towers, winches, shafts,
gears and motorized drives for use in rotary drilling
installations for drilling on land and at sea; machines for
rotating a pipe string, namely, top drives; pipe
installation machines; pipe handling machines; pipe
conveyors; power slips; lifting apparatus, namely, drawworks
and cranes; industrial pumps, namely, piston pumps and
plunger pumps; drilling fluid pumps for drilling plants;
pumps for sediment transport; sludge or slurry pumps; fluid
and power ends for the aforesaid pumps; pressure control
devices in oil and gas drilling installations; annular
blowout preventers and parts therefor; robotic arms for use
on industrial plants, namely, robotic arms for handling
items on drilling plants; mud pumps for use in oil and gas
drilling operations. Pressure control equipment, namely, blowout preventers and
well tools, namely, annular diverters; computer hardware and
recorded software for blowout preventer control systems and
operator interface for use in the oil and gas industries;
downloadable software for monitoring, operating, and
controlling with blowout preventers (BOP) in the oil and gas
production industry; downloadable analytic software for
maintenance, operation, trouble-shooting and monitoring, for
use with blowout preventer systems in the oil and gas
production industry; downloadable remote monitoring software
for collecting, analyzing and reporting data used in
condition maintenance planning in the oil and gas production
industries. Oil field services, namely, repair and maintenance services
for oil and gas wells; installation, repair and maintenance
of oil well blowout preventers and parts therefore; rental
of oil well drilling and production equipment; installation,
operation, repair, and maintenance of drilling rig equipment
apparatus and installations; installation, operation,
repair, and maintenance of mining rig equipment apparatus
and installations; installation, operation, repair, and
maintenance of mining rig equipment apparatus and
installations; maintenance and repair of industrial plants
and industrial equipment. Consulting services, namely, technical project consultancy
and technical planning in the fields of mining, civil
engineering and drilling; technical consultancy related to
the development of oil and gas drilling equipment and
installations; technical consultancy related to the
development of offshore industrial plants or drilling rigs;
technical consultancy related to operational monitoring and
operational control of industrial plants; provision of
non-downloadable computer-generated diagrams, schematics or
plans for wells or drilling plants; design of drilling rig
equipment apparatus and installations; design of mining rig
equipment apparatus and installations; design of industrial
plants and industrial plant equipment.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Blow-out preventer control system, comprising computer hardware and computer software for monitoring, displaying, relaying, and analyzing data generated by pressure valves and pressure sensors in the operation of a blow-out preventer for use in the oil and gas industries; Computer hardware and software, namely, an operator interface for monitoring, displaying, relaying, and archiving drilling data to control the functions, processes, and operations of blow- out preventers for use in the oil and gas industries.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Computer hardware and recorded software, namely, for operating a drilling rig mechanization device in the nature of a blow-out preventer subsea control system for use in offshore drilling in the oil and gas industry.
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Maintenance of oil and gas equipment using condition based and data driven techniques Electronic data collection for the inspection and monitoring of oil and gas equipment using web-based sensors, tools, and devices and for review, namely, reporting of the data for quality control purposes and to ensure proper functioning; analysis of oil and gas workings data using failure mode, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA); Inspection of oil and gas field equipment, namely, condition based and data-driven inspection of oil and gas equipment; Testing, analysis, and evaluation of oil and gas installations and equipment based on usage to determine conformity with rolling certification standards
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Mechanical drilling tools and drilling installations;
mechanical drilling tools for mining plants; drilling rigs;
drilling towers, hoists, hoisting towers, winches, shafts,
gears and motorized drives for use in rotary drilling
installations for drilling on land and at sea; machines for
rotating a pipe string, namely, top drives; pipe
installation machines; pipe handling machines; pipe
conveyors; power slips; lifting apparatus, namely, drawworks
and cranes; industrial pumps, namely, piston pumps and
plunger pumps; drilling fluid pumps for drilling plants;
pumps for sediment transport; sludge or slurry pumps; fluid
and power ends for the aforesaid pumps; pressure control
devices in oil and gas drilling installations; annular
blowout preventers and parts therefor; marine risers for
connecting a subsea wellhead to a floating vessel; robotic
arms for use on industrial plants, namely, robotic arms for
handling items on drilling plants; mud pumps for use in oil
and gas drilling operations. Pressure control equipment, namely, blowout preventers and
well tools, namely, annular diverters; computer hardware and
recorded software for blowout preventer control systems and
operator interface for use in the oil and gas industries;
downloadable software for [specify function] for use with
blowout preventers (bop) in the oil and gas production
industry; downloadable analytic software for maintenance,
operation, trouble-shooting and monitoring, for use with
blowout preventer systems in the oil and gas production
industry; downloadable remote monitoring software for
collecting, analyzing and reporting data used in condition
maintenance planning in the oil and gas production
industries. Oil field services, namely, repair and maintenance services
for oil and gas wells; installation, repair and maintenance
of oil well blowout preventers and parts therefore; rental
of oil well drilling and production equipment; installation,
operation, repair, and maintenance of drilling rig equipment
apparatus and installations; installation, operation,
repair, and maintenance of mining rig equipment apparatus
and installations; installation, operation, repair, and
maintenance of mining rig equipment apparatus and
installations; maintenance and repair of industrial plants
and industrial equipment. Consulting services, namely, technical project consultancy
and technical planning in the fields of mining, civil
engineering and drilling; technical consultancy related to
the development of oil and gas drilling equipment and
installations; technical consultancy related to the
development of offshore industrial plants or drilling rigs;
technical consultancy related to operational monitoring and
operational control of industrial plants; provision of
non-downloadable computer-generated diagrams, schematics or
plans for wells or drilling plants; design of drilling rig
equipment apparatus and installations; design of mining rig
equipment apparatus and installations; design of industrial
plants and industrial plant equipment.
35.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FASTENER PREDICTIVE LIFE
A method for determining a predictive life of a pressure containing component includes determining, from sensor data, one or more cycles. The method also includes generating one or more additional cycles. The method further includes determining a component feature is below a threshold. The method further includes generating one or more supplementary cycles. The method also includes determining, from the one or more cycles, the one or more additional cycles, and the one or more supplementary cycles, the component feature. The method includes determining the component feature exceeds the threshold. The method further includes determining, based at least in part on the one or more supplementary cycles, a predictive life for the pressure containing component.
G01M 3/28 - Examen de l'étanchéité des structures ou ouvrages vis-à-vis d'un fluide par utilisation d'un fluide ou en faisant le vide par mesure du taux de perte ou de gain d'un fluide, p. ex. avec des dispositifs réagissant à la pression, avec des indicateurs de débit pour tuyaux, câbles ou tubesExamen de l'étanchéité des structures ou ouvrages vis-à-vis d'un fluide par utilisation d'un fluide ou en faisant le vide par mesure du taux de perte ou de gain d'un fluide, p. ex. avec des dispositifs réagissant à la pression, avec des indicateurs de débit pour raccords ou joints d'étanchéité de tuyauxExamen de l'étanchéité des structures ou ouvrages vis-à-vis d'un fluide par utilisation d'un fluide ou en faisant le vide par mesure du taux de perte ou de gain d'un fluide, p. ex. avec des dispositifs réagissant à la pression, avec des indicateurs de débit pour soupapes
36.
LOW PROFILE CONNECTION FOR PRESSURE CONTAINMENT DEVICES
An annular blowout preventer (BOP). The annular BOP includes an annular housing having a base. The base includes a plurality of fasteners extending from an interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing via fastener holes formed through the connector base. The annular BOP further includes a seal plate positioned at least partially adjacent interior ends of the plurality of fastener. The annular BOP further includes an annular elastomeric element positioned within the interior of the housing and an annular piston positioned within the interior of the housing. The piston, when driven towards the elastomeric element, deforms the elastomeric element and forces the elastomeric element to constrict radially inward.
An apparatus is disclosed as including a first material volume with at least a hardened portion and a second material volume that includes at least two layers. The first material volume is composed of at least a hardenable alloy of steel. The at least two layers is located adjacent to a first surface comprising the hardened portion of the first material volume. The at least two layers includes a first layer composed of at least a ductile low-carbon alloy of steel and a second layer composed of at least a cobalt-based hardfacing over the first layer. The apparatus is applicable in preparing shear ram blocks and shear ram blades to provide a hardened blade edge with an adjacent hardfacing surface.
C22C 19/07 - Alliages à base de nickel ou de cobalt, seuls ou ensemble à base de cobalt
C22F 1/10 - Modification de la structure physique des métaux ou alliages non ferreux par traitement thermique ou par travail à chaud ou à froid du nickel ou du cobalt ou de leurs alliages
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
Produits et services
Pressure control equipment, namely, blowout preventers and
well tools, namely, annular diverters; pressure control
equipment, namely, accumulators and pulsation dampeners. Oil field services, namely, repair and maintenance services
for oil and gas wells; installation, repair and maintenance
for oil well blowout preventers and parts therefore; rental
of oil well drilling and production equipment.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Mechanical drilling tools for use in well drilling, namely, top drives, pipe conveyors and power slips; drilling rig installations for use in well drilling; mechanical drilling tools for use in mining, namely, slurry pumps and mud pumps; drilling rigs; drilling towers, hoists, hoisting towers, winches, shafts, gears and motorized drives for use in rotary drilling installations for drilling on land and at sea; machines for rotating a pipe string, namely, top drives; pipe installation machines; pipe handling machines; pipe conveyors; power slips; lifting apparatus, namely, drawworks and cranes; industrial pumps, namely, piston pumps and plunger pumps; drilling fluid pumps for drilling plants; pumps for sediment transport; sludge or slurry pumps; fluid and power ends for the aforesaid pumps; pressure control devices in oil and gas drilling installations, namely, blowout preventers, accumulators and pulsation dampeners; annular blowout preventers and parts therefor; marine risers for connecting a subsea wellhead to a floating vessel; robotic arms for use on industrial plants, namely, robotic arms for handling items on drilling plants; mud pumps for use in oil and gas drilling operations.
(2) Pressure control equipment, namely, blowout preventers and well tools, namely, annular diverters; computer hardware and recorded computer software for use in analyzing and managing data for blowout preventer control systems and operator interface for use in the oil and gas industries; downloadable computer software for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data for use with blowout preventers (bop) in the oil and gas production industry; downloadable computer software for the analysis, maintenance, operation, troubleshooting and monitoring of the performance of blowout preventer systems in the oil and gas production industry; downloadable remote monitoring software for collecting, analyzing and reporting data used in condition maintenance planning in the oil and gas production industries. (1) Oil field services, namely, repair and maintenance services for oil and gas wells; installation, repair and maintenance of oil well blowout preventers and parts therefore; rental of oil well drilling and production equipment; installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of drilling rig equipment apparatus and installations; installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of mining rig equipment apparatus and installations; installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of mining rig equipment apparatus and installations; oil field services, namely, maintenance and repair of well drilling industrial plants and industrial equipment for use in well drilling.
(2) Consulting services, namely, technical project consultancy and technical planning in the fields of mining, civil engineering and drilling; technical consultancy related to the development of oil and gas drilling equipment and installations; technical consultancy related to the development of offshore industrial plants or drilling rigs; technical consultancy related to operational monitoring and operational control of well drilling industrial plants; provision of non-downloadable computer-generated diagrams, schematics or plans for wells or drilling plants; design of drilling rig equipment apparatus and installations; design of mining rig equipment apparatus and installations; design of industrial plants and industrial plant equipment in the field of well drilling.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Mechanical drilling tools and drilling installations for use in well drilling, namely, top drives, pipe conveyors and power slips; drilling rig installations for use in well drilling; mechanical drilling tools for use in mining, namely, slurry pumps and mud pumps; drilling rigs; drilling towers, hoists, hoisting towers, winches, shafts, gears and motorized drives for use in rotary drilling installations for drilling on land and at sea; machines for rotating a pipe string, namely, top drives; pipe installation machines; pipe handling machines; pipe conveyors; power slips; lifting apparatus, namely, drawworks and cranes; industrial pumps, namely, piston pumps and plunger pumps; drilling fluid pumps for drilling plants; pumps for sediment transport; sludge or slurry pumps; fluid and power ends for the aforesaid pumps; pressure control devices in oil and gas drilling installations, namely, blowout preventers, accumulators and pulsation dampeners; annular blowout preventers and parts therefor; robotic arms for use on industrial plants, namely, robotic arms for handling items on drilling plants; mud pumps for use in oil and gas drilling operations.
(2) Pressure control equipment, namely, blowout preventers and well tools, namely, annular diverters; computer hardware and recorded computer software for use in analyzing and managing data for blowout preventer control systems and operator interface for use in the oil and gas industries; downloadable software monitoring, operating, and controlling with blowout preventers (BOP) in the oil and gas production industry; downloadable computer software for analysis, maintenance, operation, troubleshooting and monitoring of the performance of blowout preventer systems in the oil and gas production industry; downloadable remote monitoring software for collecting, analyzing and reporting data used in condition maintenance planning in the oil and gas production industries. (1) Oil field services, namely, repair and maintenance services for oil and gas wells; installation, repair and maintenance of oil well blowout preventers and parts therefore; rental of oil well drilling and production equipment; installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of drilling rig equipment apparatus and installations; installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of mining rig equipment apparatus and installations; installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of mining rig equipment apparatus and installations; oil field services, namely, maintenance and repair of well drilling industrial plants and industrial equipment for use in well drilling.
(2) Consulting services, namely, technical project consultancy and technical planning in the fields of mining, civil engineering and drilling; technical consultancy related to the development of oil and gas drilling equipment and installations; technical consultancy related to the development of offshore industrial plants or drilling rigs; technical consultancy related to operational monitoring and operational control of well drilling industrial plants; provision of non-downloadable computer-generated diagrams, schematics or plans for wells or drilling plants; design of drilling rig equipment apparatus and installations; design of mining rig equipment apparatus and installations; design of industrial plants and industrial plant equipment in the field of well drilling.
A shear ram system includes an upper block coupled to a first arm, the upper block positioned to transition from a first location outside a bore to a second location within the bore, the upper block including an upper blade having a cutout formed at a radially outward end, the cutout having a cutout profile. The shear ram system also includes a lower block coupled to a second arm, the lower block positioned to transition from the first location outside the bore to the second location within the bore, the lower block including a gap control arm including a wear insert arranged axially higher than a lower blade, the gap control arm having an arm profile that substantially conforms to the cutout profile. The wear insert of the gap control arm is configured to engage the cutout when the upper block and the lower block are moved to the second location.
A blowout preventer (BOP) assembly includes a body portion, a bore extending through the body portion, and a ram block assembly. The ram block assembly includes a first ram block being movable into the bore and a second ram block being movable into the bore. The ram block assembly also includes inserts arranged within each of the first ram block and second ram block, the inserts being movable to change a sealing diameter of the ram block assembly, wherein each insert includes a plurality of lips extending into voids formed between adjacent inserts, respective lips being positioned along intersecting regions of adjacent inserts
A blade includes a blade body extending a blade length and having a blade depth. The blade also includes a flat, arranged at a forward face, extending a flat length, less than the blade length. The blade further includes at least one slant, arranged at the forward face, the at least one slant being coupled to the flat and positioned at a slant angle, wherein the at least one slant includes a cutting edge.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Drilling rigs; Drilling towers, hoists, hoisting towers, winches, shafts, gears and motorized drives for use in rotary drilling installations for drilling on land and at sea; Machines for rotating a pipe string, namely, top drives; Pipe installation machines; pipe handling machines; pipe conveyors; tongs, namely, makeup tongs, breakout tongs, chain tongs, and casing tongs; well tools, namely, power slips; Lifting apparatus, namely, drawworks and cranes; Industrial pumps, namely, piston pumps and plunger pumps; drilling fluid pumps for drilling plants; pumps for sediment transport; sludge or slurry pumps; fluid and power ends for the aforesaid pumps; Marine riser tensioner for offshore drilling machines; Pressure control devices in the nature of valves for oil and gas drilling installations; Annular blowout preventers and structuralparts therefor; Marine risers for connecting a subsea wellhead to a floating vessel; Robotic arms for use on industrial plants, namely, robotic arms for handling items on drilling plants; Mud pumps for use in oil and gas drilling operations Pressure control equipment, namely, blowout preventers and well tools, namely, annular diverters, electric accumulators, and pulsation dampeners; Computer hardware and recorded software for blowout preventer control systems and operator interface for use in the oil and gas industries; Downloadable software for monitoring, operating, and controlling with blowout preventers (BOP) in the oil and gas production industry; Downloadable analytic software for monitoring blowout presenter systems in the oil and gas production industry; Remote downloadable monitoring software for collecting, analyzing and reporting data used in condition maintenance planning in the oil and gas production industries Oil field services, namely, repair and maintenance services for oil and gas wells; Installation, repair and maintenance of oil well blowout preventers and parts therefor; Rental of oil well drilling and production equipment; Design, installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of drilling rig equipment apparatus and installations; Design, installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of mining rig equipment apparatus and installations; Design, installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of industrial plants and industrial plant equipment; Provision of computer-generated diagrams, schematics or plans for wells or drilling plants; Maintenance and repair of industrial plants and industrial equipment Consulting services, namely, technical project consultancy and technical planning in the fields of mining, civil engineering and drilling; Technical consultancy related to the development of oil and gas drilling equipment and installations; Technical consultancy related to the development of offshore industrial plants or drilling rigs; Technical consultancy related to operational monitoring and operational control of industrial plants; Provision of non-downloadable computer-gernerated diagrams, schematics or plans for wells or drilling plants
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Drilling rigs; Drilling towers, hoists, hoisting towers, winches, shafts, gears and motorized drives for use in rotary drilling installations for drilling on land and at sea; Machines for rotating a pipe string, namely, top drives; Pipe installation machines; pipe handling machines; pipe conveyors; tongs, namely, makeup tongs, breakout tongs, chain tongs, and casing tongs; well tools, namely, power slips; Lifting apparatus, namely, drawworks and cranes; Industrial pumps, namely, piston pumps and plunger pumps; drilling fluid pumps for drilling plants; pumps for sediment transport; sludge or slurry pumps; fluid and power ends for the aforesaid pumps; Marine riser tensioner for offshore drilling machines; Pressure control devices in the nature of valves for oil and gas drilling installations; Annular blowout preventers and structural parts therefor; Marine risers for connecting a subsea wellhead to a floating vessel; Robotic arms for use on industrial plants, namely, robotic arms for handling items on drilling plants; Mud pumps for use in oil and gas drilling operations Pressure control equipment, namely, blowout preventers and well tools, namely, annular diverters, electric accumulators, and pulsation dampeners; Computer hardware and recorded software for blowout preventer control systems and operator interface for use in the oil and gas industries; Downloadable software for monitoring, operating, and controlling with blowout preventers (BOP) in the oil and gas production industry; Downloadable analytic software for monitoring blowout presenter systems in the oil and gas production industry; Remote downloadable monitoring software for collecting, analyzing and reporting data used in condition maintenance planning in the oil and gas production industries Oil field services, namely, repair and maintenance services for oil and gas wells; Installation, repair and maintenance of oil well blowout preventers and parts therefor; Rental of oil well drilling and production equipment; Design, installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of drilling rig equipment apparatus and installations; Design, installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of mining rig equipment apparatus and installations; Design, installation, operation, repair, and maintenance of industrial plants and industrial plant equipment; Provision of computer-generated diagrams, schematics or plans for wells or drilling plants; Maintenance and repair of industrial plants and industrial equipment Consulting services, namely, technical project consultancy and technical planning in the fields of mining, civil engineering and drilling; Technical consultancy related to the development of oil and gas drilling equipment and installations; Technical consultancy related to the development of offshore industrial plants or drilling rigs; Technical consultancy related to operational monitoring and operational control of industrial plants; Provision of non-downloadable computer-generated diagrams, schematics or plans for wells or drilling plants
A pressure regulator for a BOP stack includes a housing having an input port, an output port, and a pilot port and a regulator piston axially movable through the housing between an open position and a closed position. The regulator piston has an internal passage formed through its first axial end. When the regulator piston is in the open position, the internal passage is in fluid communication with the input and output ports. When the regulator piston is in the closed position, the internal passage is in fluid communication with the output port and fluidly isolated from the input port. A space with regulator fluid is also provided within the housing adjacent a second axial end of the regulator piston, opposite the first axial end, wherein the space is fluidly isolated from the input port and the output port in both the open position and the closed position.
E21B 33/064 - Obturateurs anti-éruption spécialement adaptés aux têtes de puits sous l'eau
G05D 16/02 - Modifications du système pour réduire les effets d'instabilité, p. ex. dus aux vibrations, au frottement, à la température anormale, à la surcharge ou au balourd
E21B 34/16 - Moyens de commande situés à l'extérieur du trou de forage
F16K 11/07 - Soupapes ou clapets à voies multiples, p. ex. clapets mélangeursRaccords de tuyauteries comportant de tels clapets ou soupapesAménagement d'obturateurs et de voies d'écoulement spécialement conçu pour mélanger les fluides dont toutes les faces d'obturation se déplacent comme un tout comportant uniquement des tiroirs à éléments de fermeture glissant linéairement à glissières cylindriques
F16K 31/122 - Moyens de fonctionnementDispositifs de retour à la position de repos actionnés par un fluide le fluide agissant sur un piston
F16K 31/124 - Moyens de fonctionnementDispositifs de retour à la position de repos actionnés par un fluide le fluide agissant sur un piston servo-commandé
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
Produits et services
Pressure control equipment, namely, blowout preventers and well tools, namely, annular diverters; pressure control equipment, namely, accumulators and pulsation dampeners Oil field services, namely, repair and maintenance services for oil and gas wells; installation, repair and maintenance for oil well blowout preventers and parts therefore; rental of oil well drilling and production equipment
50.
System and method for power failure indication and isolation
A system for determining a fault in a subsea blowout preventer (BOP) stack includes a first sensor and a second sensor adapted to measure one or more properties of a subsea operation. The system further includes a first power supply adapted to provide operational power to the first sensor and a second power supply adapted to provide operational power to the second sensor. The system also includes a first power failure indicator and isolator (PFII) associated with the first sensor and the first power supply, the first PFII measuring a first pair of waveforms to identify a first fault and a second PFII associated with the second sensor and the second power supply, the second PFII measuring a second pair of waveforms to identify a second fault.
A subsea wiring apparatus includes a housing having a cavity extending from a first end to a second end. The apparatus also includes an electrical connector arranged within the cavity, the electrical connector receiving at least one conductor. The apparatus further includes a separator extending at least partially into the cavity, wherein the separator receives the at least one conductor and directs the at least one conductor into a passage. The apparatus also includes an isolating material within the cavity, the isolating material extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the isolating material surrounds at least a portion of the conductor to block fluid communication with the conductor.
H02G 3/08 - Boîtes de distributionBoîtes de connexion ou de dérivation
H02G 1/10 - Méthodes ou appareils spécialement adaptés à l'installation, entretien, réparation, ou démontage des câbles ou lignes électriques pour poser les câbles, p. ex. appareils de pose sur véhicule dans ou sur l'eau
A blowout preventer (BOP) for controlling pressure within a wellbore includes a body having a front side and a back side, the front side being opposite the back side. The BOP also includes a door opening extending through the front side. The BOP further includes an operator opening extending through the body, perpendicular to the door opening. The BOP includes an outlet extending from an inner cavity of the body through the back side, the inner cavity being fluidly coupled to both the outlet and the door opening. The BOP also includes a ram passage forming at least a portion of the inner cavity, wherein the ram passage is arranged substantially perpendicular to the door opening.
A blowout preventer (BOP) for controlling pressure within a wellbore includes an internal cavity and a front side including a door opening, the door opening providing access to the internal cavity. The BOP also includes a door assembly associated with the door opening. The door assembly includes a door, movable between a first position and a second position, the door blocking access to the internal cavity in the first position and enabling access to the internal cavity in the second position. The door assembly also includes a hinge coupled to the door to facilitate movement of the door between the first position and the second position. The door assembly further includes a coupling device associated with the door, the coupling device securing the door to the front side. The BOP also includes a back side including an outlet, the outlet being fluidly coupled to the internal cavity.
A gate valve for controlling a flow of a fluid. The gate valve includes a valve body with a first seat pocket and a flow bore, a gate which is movable so as to intersect the flow bore, a seat with a gate end and a body end, a plate with an opening which is positionable on the seat at the gate end, and a plate retainer which is positionable between the seat and the plate so as to prevent an axial movement between the seat and the plate with respect to an axis of the flow bore. The flow bore extends through the valve body for the flow of the fluid. The gate end is arranged to face the gate, and the body end is positionable within the first seat pocket of the valve body.
F16K 3/02 - Robinets-vannes ou tiroirs, c.-à-d. dispositifs obturateurs dont l'élément de fermeture glisse le long d'un siège pour l'ouverture ou la fermeture à faces d'obturation planesGarnitures d'étanchéité à cet effet
F16K 37/00 - Moyens particuliers portés par ou sur les soupapes ou autres dispositifs d'obturation pour repérer ou enregistrer leur fonctionnement ou pour permettre de donner l'alarme
A system for blowout prevention includes one or more components controlled at least in part by hydraulics, an inlet line fluidly coupled to receive a pressurized fluid from a hydraulic source, and a plurality of delivery lines fluidly coupled to the inlet line and providing hydraulic fluid to the one or more components. The blowout preventer further includes a temperature control device located on the inlet line, wherein the temperature control device creates a differential between the temperature of a fluid inside the inlet line at the location of the temperature control device and an ambient temperature. The blowout preventer further includes a plurality of temperature sensors located on the plurality of delivery lines at different positions, the plurality of temperature sensors configured to measure the temperature of the delivery line at the respective positions.
A system for coupling a first pipe segment to a second pipe segment includes a pin end including a flange. The system includes a box end having a recess configured to receive the pin end, a face of the box end abutting the flange. The system includes a coupling assembly joining the first pipe segment to the second pipe segment including a split ring arranged proximate the flange and a sleeve, wherein threads of the sleeve engage first mating threads on the split ring and second mating threads on the box end.
A plurality of PODs for a lower marine riser package (LMRP) is disclosed. At least a first subsea electronics module (SEM) and a second SEM are provided in a first POD of the plurality of PODs. At least a third SEM and a fourth SEM are provided in a second pod. The third SEM is redundant with the first SEM and the fourth SEM is redundant with the second SEM. At least one selector circuit is provided to transmit an SEM select signal that electrically activates or electrically deactivates the first SEM separately from the third SEM. As a result, each of the SEMs in the plurality of PODs may be separately activated or deactivated without a need to turn off fluid provided to hydraulic valves in the first and the second PODs that are controlled by corresponding SEMs.
A plurality of PODs for a lower marine riser package (LMRP) is disclosed. At least a first subsea electronics module (SEM) and a second SEM are provided in a first POD of the plurality of PODs. At least a third SEM and a fourth SEM are provided in a second pod. The third SEM is redundant with the first SEM and the fourth SEM is redundant with the second SEM. At least one selector circuit is provided to transmit an SEM select signal that electrically activates or electrically deactivates the first SEM separately from the third SEM. As a result, each of the SEMs in the plurality of PODs may be separately activated or deactivated without a need to turn off fluid provided to hydraulic valves in the first and the second PODs that are controlled by corresponding SEMs.
A subsea electronics module (SEM) is disclosed. The SEM includes a first axis and a second axis, the first axis being longer than the second axis. Electronic modules are mounted on at least one movable platform which is aligned to move in a direction of the first axis of the SEM. External electrical outlets are mounted on a body and along the first axis of the SEM. The external electrical outlets provide electronic coupling between the electronic modules and components of a lower marine riser package (LMRP).
A subsea electronics module (SEM) is disclosed. The SEM includes a first axis and a second axis, the first axis being longer than the second axis. Electronic modules are mounted on at least one movable platform which is aligned to move in a direction of the first axis of the SEM. External electrical outlets are mounted on a body and along the first axis of the SEM. The external electrical outlets provide electronic coupling between the electronic modules and components of a lower marine riser package (LMRP).
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Computer hardware and recorded software, namely, for operating a drilling rig mechanization device in the nature of a blow-out preventer subsea control system for use in offshore drilling in the oil and gas industry
A method for early kick detection in a drilling system with a drilling fluid loop, comprising: collecting flow-in rate and flow-out rate of a drilling fluid; calibrating the flow-out rate to obtain a calibrated flow-out rate of the drilling fluid; determining a flow rate difference between the flow-in rate and the calibrated flow-out rate of the drilling fluid; and identifying the kicks based on the flow rate difference. An apparatus (1) for early kick detection in a drilling system with a drilling fluid loop is also disclosed.
E21B 21/08 - Commande ou surveillance de la pression ou de l'écoulement du fluide de forage, p. ex. remplissage automatique des trous de forage, commande automatique de la pression au fond
E21B 47/10 - Localisation des fuites, intrusions ou mouvements du fluide
A shear ram system (200, 300) includes an upper block (302) positioned to transition from a first location outside a bore (214) to a second location within the bore (214), the upper block (302) including a blade control arm (306) having a first contact surface (318). The shear ram system includes a lower block (304) positioned to transition from the first location outside the bore (214) to the second location within the bore (214), the lower block (304) including a second contact surface (320) proximate the first contact surface (318). The shear ram system (200, 300) includes a progressive gap (600) between the first contact surface (318) and the second contact surface (320) larger at a first end (606) than at a second end (608) such that a first gap distance (700) at the first end (606) is greater than a second gap (704) distance the second end (608).
A shear ram system includes an upper block positioned to transition from a first location outside a bore to a second location within the bore, the upper block including a blade control arm having a first contact surface. The shear ram system includes a lower block positioned to transition from the first location outside the bore to the second location within the bore, the lower block including a second contact surface proximate the first contact surface. The shear ram system includes a progressive gap between the first contact surface and the second contact surface larger at a first end than at a second end such that a first gap distance at the first end is greater than a second gap distance the second end.
An apparatus is disclosed as including a first material volume with at least a hardened portion and a second material volume that includes at least two layers. The first material volume is composed of at least a hardenable alloy of steel. The at least two layers is located adjacent to a first surface comprising the hardened portion of the first material volume. The at least two layers includes a first layer composed of at least a ductile low-carbon alloy of steel and a second layer composed of at least a cobalt-based hardfacing over the first layer. The apparatus is applicable in preparing shear ram blocks and shear ram blades to provide a hardened blade edge with an adjacent hardfacing surface.
E21B 19/00 - Manipulation de tiges, tubages, tubes ou autre objets analogues à l'extérieur du trou de forage, p. ex. dans la tour de forageAppareils pour faire avancer les tiges ou les câbles
67.
Condition-based monitoring for materials in wellbore applications
A method for analyzing material wear in a hydrocarbon production environment is disclosed. The method includes the steps of preparing a sample of material to be disposed proximate the hydrocarbon production environment; selecting a placement location for the sample of material, wherein the placement location is in fluid communication with a fluid flow for which the impact of the fluid flow on the sample of material is to be tested; disposing the sample of material in the placement location for a pre-determined amount of time; allowing the sample of material to be exposed to the fluid flow; retrieving the sample of material from the placement location after the pre-determined amount of time has passed; and analyzing the sample of material for wear caused by the hydrocarbon production environment.
A system for coupling a first pipe segment (302) to a second pipe segment (304) includes a pin (310, 410), the pin (310) having a first outer diameter (318) and a second outer diameter (316), the second outer diameter (316) forming a recess (314) along at least a portion of the pin (310). The system also includes a box (312, 410), the box (312) having an opening (334), the opening (334) receiving at least a portion of the pin (310), wherein at least a portion of a wall of the opening (334) includes threads (336). The system further includes a rotating threaded collar (308) arranged within the recess (314), at least a portion of the rotating threaded collar (308) including mating threads (338) configured to engage the threads (336) of the box (312), wherein the rotating threaded collar (308) is rotatable about the pin (310).
A system for coupling a first pipe segment to a second pipe segment includes a pin coupled to the first pipe segment, the pin having a first outer diameter and a second outer diameter, the second outer diameter forming a recess along at least a portion of the pin. The system also includes a box coupled to the second pipe segment, the box having an opening, the opening receiving at least a portion of the pin, wherein at least a portion of a wall of the opening includes threads. The system further includes a rotating threaded collar arranged within the recess, at least a portion of the rotating threaded collar including mating threads configured to engage the threads of the box, wherein the rotating threaded collar is rotatable about the pin.
A control system for a subsea blowout preventer (BOP) positioned in a lower stack, the lower stack releasably engaged with a lower marine riser package (LMRP). The control system includes a surface logic solver positioned at or adjacent the surface of the sea that generates commands for operating the subsea BOP, a first subsea logic solver attached to the LMRP and in communication with the surface logic solver so that the first subsea logic solver receives the commands from the surface logic solver, and a second subsea logic solver attached to a hydraulic control unit in the lower stack. The second subsea logic solver is in hydraulic communication with the subsea BOP, and the first subsea logic solver so that the second subsea logic solver receives the commands from the first subsea logic solver and implements the commands by activating the hydraulic control unit to operate the BOP.
The disclosure is related to a system and method for monitoring the integrity of fluid filled connector systems. The system includes a connector with a first space and a first measurement probe. A module or a receptacle is connected to the connector and includes first wiring that is coupled with second wiring in the connector. The module or the receptacle includes a second space in fluid connection with the first space. The first space and the second space include a fluid sealed within. The second space includes a second measurement probe. A measurement device is connected to the first measurement probe and the second measurement probe to determine an impedance value across the first space and the second space. The impedance value corresponds to an integrity measure for the system based at least in part on the fluid sealed within.
G01R 31/04 - Essai de connexions, p.ex. de fiches de prises de courant ou de raccords non déconnectables
H01R 13/52 - Boîtiers protégés contre la poussière, les projections, les éclaboussures, l'eau ou les flammes
G01M 3/16 - Examen de l'étanchéité des structures ou ouvrages vis-à-vis d'un fluide par utilisation d'un fluide ou en faisant le vide par détection de la présence du fluide à l'emplacement de la fuite en utilisant des moyens de détection électrique
E21B 47/00 - Relevés dans les trous de forage ou dans les puits
G01R 31/69 - Test de connexions amovibles, p. ex. des raccords montés sur une carte de circuit imprimé de raccords à l’extrémité d’un câble ou d’un faisceau de filsTest de connexions amovibles, p. ex. des raccords montés sur une carte de circuit imprimé de bornesTest de connexions amovibles, p. ex. des raccords montés sur une carte de circuit imprimé de fiches de prises de courant, p. ex. de prises murales ou de prises de courant montées sur des appareils
H01R 13/66 - Association structurelle avec des composants électriques incorporés
E21B 33/038 - Connecteurs utilisés sur les têtes de puits, p. ex. pour relier l'obturateur anti-éruption et la colonne montante dans l'eau
E21B 47/001 - Relevés dans les trous de forage ou dans les puits pour des installations sous-marines
E21B 33/035 - Têtes de puitsLeur mise en place spécialement adaptées aux installations sous l'eau
E21B 33/064 - Obturateurs anti-éruption spécialement adaptés aux têtes de puits sous l'eau
H01R 13/533 - Socles ou boîtiers conçus pour l'emploi dans des conditions extrêmes, p. ex. haute température, rayonnements, vibrations, environnement corrosif, pression
The disclosure is related to a system and method for monitoring the integrity of fluid filled connector systems. The system includes a connector with a first space and a first measurement probe. A module or a receptacle is connected to the connector and includes first wiring that is coupled with second wiring in the connector. The module or the receptacle includes a second space in fluid connection with the first space. The first space and the second space include a fluid sealed within. The second space includes a second measurement probe. A measurement device is connected to the first measurement probe and the second measurement probe to determine an impedance value across the first space and the second space. The impedance value corresponds to an integrity measure for the system based at least in part on the fluid sealed within.
A detection system includes a first sensor configured to send a first ultrasonic pulse toward an object in a blowout prevention system. The first ultrasonic pulse has a first parameter. The detection system also includes a second sensor spaced from the first sensor and configured to send a second ultrasonic pulse toward the object. The second ultrasonic pulse has a second parameter that is different from the first parameter of the first ultrasonic pulse. The first parameter and the second parameter are one of an amplitude, a frequency, a duration, an emission time, and an excitation code. The second sensor is further configured to receive the first ultrasonic pulse after the first ultrasonic pulse interacts with the object. The detection system is configured to determine that the first ultrasonic pulse received by the second sensor was sent by the first sensor. The detection system further includes a controller coupled to the second sensor and configured to determine a characteristic of the object based on the first ultrasonic pulse.
E21B 47/14 - Moyens pour la transmission de signaux de mesure ou signaux de commande du puits vers la surface, ou de la surface vers le puits, p. ex. pour la diagraphie pendant le forage utilisant des ondes acoustiques
E21B 47/09 - Localisation ou détermination de la position d'objets dans les trous de forage ou dans les puitsIdentification des parties libres ou bloquées des tubes
G01N 29/11 - Analyse de solides en mesurant l'atténuation des ondes acoustiques
74.
Systems and methods for automatically operating an electro-hydraulic spider
A method for use in well drilling, development, completion, and production, including supplying hydraulic pressure to a tubing spider having at least one actuating component, generating position data from a position sensor based on the position of the actuating component, generating pressure data from a pressure sensor based on the pressure supplied to the spider, and automatically handling tubing with the spider by actuating the actuating component by adjusting pressure supplied to the spider based on the position data, the pressure data, and a prescribed control algorithm. The method may be implemented as part of a system including a tubing spider having at least one actuating component, sensors detecting hydraulic pressure supplied to the spider and the position of the actuating component, and a programmable logic controller capable of generating spider control data to control the spider based on data from the sensors and a prescribed control algorithm.
E21B 19/16 - Branchement ou débranchement des accouplements de tubes ou de joints
E21B 47/06 - Mesure de la température ou de la pression
E21B 47/09 - Localisation ou détermination de la position d'objets dans les trous de forage ou dans les puitsIdentification des parties libres ou bloquées des tubes
75.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPERATING AN ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SPIDER
A method for use in well drilling, development, completion, and production, including supplying hydraulic pressure to a tubing spider having at least one actuating component, generating position data from a position sensor based on the position of the actuating component, generating pressure data from a pressure sensor based on the pressure supplied to the spider, and automatically handling tubing with the spider by actuating the actuating component by adjusting pressure supplied to the spider based on the position data, the pressure data, and a prescribed control algorithm. The method may be implemented as part of a system including a tubing spider having at least one actuating component, sensors detecting hydraulic pressure supplied to the spider and the position of the actuating component, and a programmable logic controller capable of generating spider control data to control the spider based on data from the sensors and a prescribed control algorithm.
The invention relates to elastomeric compositions containing filler particles that are predominantly two-dimensional in shape. The elastomeric compositions exhibit significantly improved thermal, chemical, and mechanical properties as compared with elastomers containing conventional fillers such as natural clay, carbon black, and carbon fiber. In addition, the elastomeric compositions of the invention exhibit improved resistance to solvent-induced swelling and to unwanted permeation of gases such as hydrogen sulfide. The invention also provides a method of forming such elastomeric compositions and methods of using such elastomeric compositions to prepare elastomeric articles with improved resistance to thermal, chemical, and mechanical stresses.
The invention relates to elastomeric compositions containing filler particles that are predominantly two-dimensional in shape. The elastomeric compositions exhibit significantly improved thermal, chemical, and mechanical properties as compared with elastomers containing conventional fillers such as natural clay, carbon black, and carbon fiber. In addition, the elastomeric compositions of the invention exhibit improved resistance to solvent-induced swelling and to unwanted permeation of gases such as hydrogen sulfide. The invention also provides a method of forming such elastomeric compositions and methods of using such elastomeric compositions to prepare elastomeric articles with improved resistance to thermal, chemical, and mechanical stresses.
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for a configurable blowout preventer (BOP) system for use in oil and gas operations. According to an embodiment, a BOP system can include two or more modular BOP ram cavity sets, each of the BOP ram cavity sets having at least one BOP ram cavity; one or more frame levels, each of the frame levels separating each of the BOP ram cavity sets and coupling each of the BOP ram cavity sets together; and a plurality of hydraulic piping fluidly connected to each of the BOP ram cavity sets, the plurality of hydraulic piping configured to drive operation of the BOP ram cavity sets.
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for a configurable blowout preventer (BOP) system for use in oil and gas operations. According to an embodiment, a BOP system can include two or more modular BOP ram cavity sets (1005-a, 1005-b, 1005-c), each of the BOP ram cavity sets having at least one BOP ram cavity (1013-a, 1013-b, 1013-c); one or more frame levels (1015-a, 1015-b), each of the frame levels separating each of the BOP ram cavity sets (1005-a, 1005-b, 1005-c) and coupling each of the BOP ram cavity sets (1005-a, 1005-b, 1005-c) together; and a plurality of hydraulic piping (1060-a, 1060-b, 1060-c, 1065-a, 1065-b, 1065-c) fluidly connected to each of the BOP ram cavity sets (1005-a, 1005-b, 1005-c), the plurality of hydraulic piping (1060-a, 1060-b, 1060-c, 1065-a, 1065-b, 1065-c) configured to drive operation of the BOP ram cavity sets (1005-a, 1005-b, 1005-c).
A blowout preventer system including a lower blowout preventer stack comprising a number of hydraulic components, and a lower marine riser package comprising a first control pod and a second control pod adapted to provide, during use, redundant control of hydraulic components of the lower blowout preventer stack where the first and the second control pods are adapted to being connected, during use, to a surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the surface control system. The blowout preventer system further including at least one additional control pod connected to at least one additional surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the additional surface control system.
A transducer assembly for an offshore drilling riser (15) includes a spool (11) for connecting into the riser (15). A protrusion (31) having upper and lower sloping surfaces extends around the side wall of the spool. A recess extends around the protrusion between the upper and lower sloping surfaces. Upper transducer bores (47) are spaced around the protrusion and extend from the upper sloping surface downward and inward into the spool bore (19). Lower transducer bores (119) are spaced around the protrusion (31) and extend from the lower sloping surface upward and inward into the spool bore (19). A base (51) of a rigid non-metallic material is located in each of the transducer bores (47). A seal ring (65) extends around a cylindrical exterior portion (53a) of each of the bases (51) and one of the transducer bores (47). An acoustic transducer element (71) is mounted to the outer end of each of the bases (51). The transducer assembly can easily detect the parameter of drilling fluid flowing through the spool bore (19) and form a tight sealing.
E21B 47/01 - Dispositifs pour supporter des instruments de mesure sur des trépans, des tubes, des tiges ou des câbles de forageProtection des instruments de mesure dans les trous de forage contre la chaleur, les chocs, la pression ou similaire
E21B 47/12 - Moyens pour la transmission de signaux de mesure ou signaux de commande du puits vers la surface, ou de la surface vers le puits, p. ex. pour la diagraphie pendant le forage
A control system for a subsea blowout preventer (BOP) positioned in a lower stack, the lower stack releasably engaged with a lower marine riser package (LMRP). The control system includes a surface logic solver positioned at or adjacent the surface of the sea that generates commands for operating the subsea BOP, a first subsea logic solver attached to the LMRP and in communication with the surface logic solver so that the first subsea logic solver receives the commands from the surface logic solver, and a second subsea logic solver attached to a hydraulic control unit in the lower stack. The second subsea logic solver is in hydraulic communication with the subsea BOP, and the first subsea logic solver so that the second subsea logic solver receives the commands from the first subsea logic solver and implements the commands by activating the hydraulic control unit to operate the BOP.
E21B 33/035 - Têtes de puitsLeur mise en place spécialement adaptées aux installations sous l'eau
G05B 19/042 - Commande à programme autre que la commande numérique, c.-à-d. dans des automatismes à séquence ou dans des automates à logique utilisant des processeurs numériques
E21B 33/064 - Obturateurs anti-éruption spécialement adaptés aux têtes de puits sous l'eau
E21B 34/16 - Moyens de commande situés à l'extérieur du trou de forage
A BOP packer (100), including a body (102) disposed about a longitudinal axis (106) and adapted to be compressed upon energization of the packer (100), and an insert (104) having a form symmetrical about a plane (107) parallel to the longitudinal axis (106), and embedded in the body (102) with the body (102) adhered to the insert (104) to reduce extrusion of the body (102) when the packer (100) is energized. The insert (104) includes an upper flange (108) and a lower flange (110), each having a wedge-shaped configuration that expands from a relatively narrow portion at the end (112, 112') nearest the longitudinal axis (106), to a relatively wide portion at an opposite end (114, 114'), and a web element (116) extending between the upper flange (108) and the lower flange (110). The web element (116) defines an elongated aperture (105) through which a portion of the elastomeric body (102) passes to help maintain the position of the metallic insert (104) relative to the body (102), and to reduce shear forces between the insert (104) and the body (102).
A method of pumping material from a sea floor to a vessel on a sea surface, including the steps of collecting material from the sea floor using a production tool, connecting the production tool to the vessel with a riser including a riser transfer pipe, and pumping the material from the production tool to the vessel using a subsea slurry lift pump positioned between the production tool and the vessel and attached to the production tool by the riser transfer pipe. The method further includes backflushing the riser transfer pipe by running seawater through the slurry lift pump into the riser transfer pipe toward the production tool.
A method of pumping material from a sea floor to a vessel on a sea surface, including the steps of collecting material from the sea floor using a production tool, connecting the production tool to the vessel with a riser including a riser transfer pipe, and pumping the material from the production tool to the vessel using a subsea slurry lift pump positioned between the production tool and the vessel and attached to the production tool by the riser transfer pipe. The method further includes backflushing the riser transfer pipe by running seawater through the slurry lift pump into the riser transfer pipe toward the production tool.
E02F 3/90 - Éléments constitutifs, p. ex. entraînements, dispositifs de commande
E02F 3/88 - DraguesEngins de terrassement entraînés mécaniquement avec des aménagements agissant par effet d'aspiration ou de refoulement, p. ex. dragues suceuses
F04B 43/02 - "Machines", pompes ou installations de pompage ayant des organes de travail flexibles ayant des organes flexibles du genre plat, p. ex. des diaphragmes
E21C 50/00 - Extraction de matières minérales sous l'eau, non prévue ailleurs
F04B 43/073 - Pompes ayant un entraînement par fluide le fluide d'entraînement étant commandé par au moins un clapet
F04B 47/06 - Pompes ou installations de pompage spécialement adaptées pour élever un fluide à partir d'une grande profondeur, p. ex. pompes de puits dont les ensembles pompe-moteur sont placés à grande profondeur
G05D 16/20 - Commande de la pression d'un fluide caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques
86.
PROPORTIONAL ELECTROHYDRAULIC SERVO VALVE CLOSED LOOP FEEDBACK CONTROL OF PRESSURE REDUCING AND RELIEVING HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT
Systems, devices and methods for regulating pressure in a blowout preventer (BOP) of a subsea well assembly. A closed loop regulator (CLR) that combines the functions of a pressure relieving valve and a pressure reducing valve into one body to control the pressure of a hydraulic circuit or a BOP mux control pod. A closed loop servo valve controlled proportional electrohydraulic reducing valve is used to allow continual variation of the pressure set point for the downstream circuit. If the downstream pressure exceeds the set point by a predetermined amount, the pressure relieving valve vents the pressure to the reservoir or atmosphere.
A mechanism to reduce load of a hydraulic cylinder having a body, a stem movable within the body, and a piston rod connected to the stem. The mechanism includes a mechanism body attached to the body and defining a recess, and a retainer attached to the mechanism adjacent the opening of the recess so that the retainer substantially fills the opening of the recess, and having an aperture that receives an end of the piston rod. The mechanism further includes a cap attached to the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder within the recess, the cap having a diameter greater than the diameter of the aperture in the retainer, and a spring connected to the cap at a first end and to the retainer at a second end so that as the piston rod moves relative to the failsafe mechanism body, to reduce load transfer between the piston rod and the cylinder body.
F15B 15/14 - Dispositifs actionnés par fluides pour déplacer un organe d'une position à une autreTransmission associée à ces dispositifs caractérisés par la structure de l'ensemble moteur le moteur étant du type à cylindre droit
F15B 15/22 - Autres parties constitutives pour accélérer ou ralentir le mouvement
The present disclosure is to systems and methods for actuating pneumatic controls of reels electronically via a remote console, thus expanding remote control capabilities in a combination of hazardous and undesignated areas for oil and gas technologies. The method includes receiving, at a second control network from a first control network, electrical control signals for controlling pneumatic solenoids of a second control network. The second control network provides pneumatic signals to pneumatic valves, based at least in part on the control of the pneumatic solenoids. A controlling feature of the present disclosure is based at least in part on the pneumatic signals, to control, via the pneumatic valves, spooling movement of one or more reels comprising cables or feed lines, thereby spooling the cable or the feed lines.
G05B 19/05 - Automates à logique programmables, p. ex. simulant les interconnexions logiques de signaux d'après des diagrammes en échelle ou des organigrammes
E21B 19/09 - Appareils pour faire avancer les tiges ou les câblesAppareils pour augmenter ou diminuer la pression sur l'outil de forageAppareils pour compenser le poids des tiges spécialement adaptés au forage des formations sous l'eau à partir d'un support flottant utilisant des compensateurs de houle supportant le train de tiges
A system includes a blowout preventer (BOP) including a shear ram assembly. The shear ram assembly includes a first shear ram block having a first forward end. a first blade having a first iorvvard face and extending from the first shear ram block, a face bolt passage extending into the forward end of the shear ram block, a face bolt positioned within the face bolt passage configured to couple the first blade to the first shear ram block, and a first seal containment encapsulated by the first shear ram block.
The present disclosure is to systems and methods for actuating pneumatic controls of reels electronically via a remote console, thus expanding remote control capabilities in a combination of hazardous and undesignated areas for oil and gas technologies. The method includes receiving, at a second control network (110) from a first control network (105), electrical control signals for controlling pneumatic solenoids (145) of a second control network (110). The second control network (110) provides pneumatic signals to pneumatic valves (165), based at least in part on the control of the pneumatic solenoids (145). A controlling feature of the present disclosure is based at least in part on the pneumatic signals, to control, via the pneumatic valves (165), spooling movement of one or more reels (170) comprising cables or feed lines, thereby spooling the cable or the feed lines.
A packer unit to be used in an annular blowout preventer. The packer unit includes an elastomer body including a compound of a nitrile rubber base polymer having a polymer chain, and a quantity of fluorine atoms attached to the polymer chain. The compound includes between 50 and 60% of the nitrile elastomer, between 25 to 35% carbon black, and the rest includes other materials. The quantity of fluorine atoms comprises short-chain fluorocarbon chain molecules The quantity of fluorine atoms displaces at least an equal quantity of hydrogen atoms from the polymer chain when the elastomer body is fluorinated.
C08C 19/12 - Incorporation d'atomes d'halogène dans la molécule
C08F 279/02 - Composés macromoléculaires obtenus par polymérisation de monomères sur des polymères de monomères contenant plusieurs liaisons doubles carbone-carbone tels que définis dans le groupe sur des polymères de diènes conjugués
In one aspect, a system for estimating fatigue damage in a riser string is provided. The system includes a plurality of accelerometers which can be deployed along a riser string and a communications link to transmit accelerometer data from the plurality of accelerometers to one or more data processors in real time. With data from a limited number of accelerometers located at sensor locations, the system estimates an optimized current profile along the entire length of the riser including riser locations where no accelerometer is present. The optimized current profile is then used to estimate damage rates to individual riser components and to update a total accumulated damage to individual riser components. The number of sensor locations is small relative to the length of a deepwater riser string, and a riser string several miles long can be reliably monitored along its entire length by fewer than twenty sensor locations.
A pump with a position indicator is disclosed. The pump includes a pump housing, wherein the pump housing includes a flexible bladder disposed therein; a first fluid zone, wherein the first fluid zone is operable to allow flow of a first fluid into and out of the first fluid zone; and a second fluid zone, wherein the second fluid zone is operable to allow flow of a second fluid into and out of the second fluid zone. The pump further includes a flexible position indicator disposed in the first fluid zone and in communication with the flexible bladder, wherein the flexible position indicator is operable to detect a linear position of the flexible bladder, and wherein the flexible bladder fluidly isolates the first fluid zone from the second fluid zone.
F04B 43/02 - "Machines", pompes ou installations de pompage ayant des organes de travail flexibles ayant des organes flexibles du genre plat, p. ex. des diaphragmes
F04B 43/06 - Pompes ayant un entraînement par fluide
The present invention relates to a boltless bonnet assembly (14) for use in a blowout preventer (BOP). In some embodiments, the boltless bonnet assembly (14) includes a bonnet (12) having a forward end facing a ram body (10) of the BOP stack, and a bonnet latch (24) disposed within the bonnet, the bonnet latch attached to the forward end of the bonnet. The boltless bonnet assembly further includes a bonnet positioning mechanism (26) in communication with the bonnet latch to move the bonnet latch into and out of engagement with the ram body.
The present invention relates to a boltless bonnet assembly for use in a blowout preventer (BOP). In some embodiments, the boltless bonnet assembly includes a bonnet having a forward end facing a ram body of the BOP stack, and a bonnet latch disposed within the bonnet, the bonnet latch attached to the forward end of the bonnet. The boltless bonnet assembly further includes a bonnet positioning mechanism in communication with the bonnet latch to move the bonnet latch into and out of engagement with the ram body.
F16L 25/06 - Structure ou détails de raccords de tuyaux non prévus dans les groupes ou présentant in intérêt autre que celui visé par ces groupes comprenant des moyens de verrouillage radiaux
F16K 27/04 - Structures des logementsMatériaux utilisés à cet effet des tiroirs
F16B 35/00 - Boulons filetésBoulons d'ancrageGoujons filetésVisVis de pression
F16K 43/00 - Moyens de fermeture auxiliaire des soupapes, pouvant prendre à leur compte, en cas de réparation de la soupape, p. ex. un regarnissage des rondelles, la fonction des moyens normaux de fermetureDispositifs pour le remplacement temporaire des parties de soupapes dans le même but
96.
Accumulator volume detector using an optical measurement
A laser piston position sensor for determining the position of a piston within an accumulator, the laser piston position sensor configured to attach to an end of the accumulator, and the accumulator having an aperture in the end thereof exposing the piston within the accumulator to the laser piston position sensor. The laser piston position sensor including a sensor housing enclosing a cavity containing a low pressure gas, and defining an opening from the cavity toward the accumulator, a laser sensor positioned within the cavity for emitting a laser toward the piston of the accumulator via the opening in the sensor housing and the aperture in the accumulator, and a transparent lens positioned between the laser sensor and the accumulator to allow passage of the laser from the laser sensor to the piston, and to separate gases in the accumulator from gases in the cavity of the sensor housing.
F16D 31/02 - Accouplements ou embrayages à fluide avec des groupes de pompage du type volumétrique, c.-à-d. dans lesquels passe un volume déterminé de liquide par tour de pompe utilisant des pompes à pistons ou à plongeurs travaillant dans des cylindres
F15B 1/24 - Accumulateurs utilisant un coussin de gazDispositifs de remplissage de gazIndicateurs ou flotteurs à cet effet avec des moyens de séparation rigides, p. ex. pistons
E21B 41/00 - Matériel ou accessoires non couverts par les groupes
F15B 1/02 - Installations ou systèmes comprenant des accumulateurs
F15B 15/28 - Moyens pour indiquer la position, p. ex. fin de course
G01F 17/00 - Procédés ou appareils pour la détermination de la capacité des récipients ou des cavités, ou du volume des corps solides
A laser piston position sensor (26) for determining the position of a piston (28) within an accumulator (20), the laser piston position sensor (26) configured to attach to an end of the accumulator (20), and the accumulator (20) having an aperture (29) in the end thereof exposing the piston (28) within the accumulator (20) to the laser piston position sensor (26), The laser piston position sensor (26) including a sensor housing (46) enclosing a cavity (48) containing a low pressure gas, and defining an opening (68) from the cavity (48) toward the accumulator (20), a laser sensor (70) positioned within the cavity (48) for emitting a laser (72) toward the piston (28) of the accumulator (20) via the opening (68) in the sensor housing (46) and the aperture (29) in the accumulator (20), and a transparent lens (58) positioned between the laser sensor (70) and the accumulator (20) to allow passage of the laser (72) from the laser sensor (70) to the piston (28), and to separate gases in the accumulator (20) from gases in the cavity (48) of the sensor housing (46).
F15B 1/24 - Accumulateurs utilisant un coussin de gazDispositifs de remplissage de gazIndicateurs ou flotteurs à cet effet avec des moyens de séparation rigides, p. ex. pistons
98.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING ENGAGEMENT IN HAZARDOUS RATED ENVIRONMENTS
Systems and methods for a riser coupling are disclosed. A riser sensor unit (400) for sensing engagement of a riser tool (112) with a riser coupling (114) includes a first sensor (410) attached to a sub (24) of the riser tool (112). The first sensor (410) is configured to generate a first signal upon detecting contact with the riser coupling (114), and an intrinsic safety barrier (408) is configured to transmit the first signal to a control system.
A blowout preventer (BOP) safety system for testing the integrity of safety valves at the sea floor is disclosed. The system includes a BOP stack including a BOP, the BOP comprising a BOP shear ram and a first hydraulic circuit, the first hydraulic circuit in fluid communication with the BOP shear ram and having an open side and a close side. The system further includes a manifold, wherein the manifold is disposed proximate to and in fluid communication with a dump valve, a first sensor, and a supply valve and a first safety valve disposed between and in fluid communication with the manifold and the BOP on the close side, wherein the dump valve is operable to allow flow from the BOP to the manifold through the safety valve, and wherein the first sensor is operable to detect the flow from the BOP to the manifold.
E21B 34/16 - Moyens de commande situés à l'extérieur du trou de forage
G01M 3/28 - Examen de l'étanchéité des structures ou ouvrages vis-à-vis d'un fluide par utilisation d'un fluide ou en faisant le vide par mesure du taux de perte ou de gain d'un fluide, p. ex. avec des dispositifs réagissant à la pression, avec des indicateurs de débit pour tuyaux, câbles ou tubesExamen de l'étanchéité des structures ou ouvrages vis-à-vis d'un fluide par utilisation d'un fluide ou en faisant le vide par mesure du taux de perte ou de gain d'un fluide, p. ex. avec des dispositifs réagissant à la pression, avec des indicateurs de débit pour raccords ou joints d'étanchéité de tuyauxExamen de l'étanchéité des structures ou ouvrages vis-à-vis d'un fluide par utilisation d'un fluide ou en faisant le vide par mesure du taux de perte ou de gain d'un fluide, p. ex. avec des dispositifs réagissant à la pression, avec des indicateurs de débit pour soupapes
E21B 47/06 - Mesure de la température ou de la pression
100.
PROOF TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE PROBABILITY OF FAILURE ON DEMAND OF SAFETY RATED HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS
A blowout preventer (BOP) safety system (100) for testing the integrity of safety valves at the sea floor, the system characterized by : a BOP (120), the BOP (120) characterized by a BOP shear ram (122); a first hydraulic circuit (128), the first hydraulic circuit (128) in fluid communication with the BOP shear ram (122) and having an open side (129) and a close side (131); a manifold (116), wherein the manifold (116) is disposed proximate to and in fluid communication with a dump valve (118), a first sensor (114), and a supply valve (152); and a first safety valve (134) disposed between and in fluid communication with the manifold (116) and the BOP (120) on the close side (131), wherein the dump valve (118) is operable to allow flow from the BOP (120) to the manifold (116) through the first safety valve (134), and wherein the first sensor (114) is operable to detect the flow from the BOP (120) to the manifold (116).
