Blowout preventer including blind seal assembly

A ram blowout preventer ("BOP") may be used for sealing about an object positioned in a vertical bore extending through the BOP. The ram BOP includes a body comprising a vertical bore extending through the body and a ram cavity intersecting the bore, a ram assembly movable laterally into a...

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Hauptverfasser:	Whitby, Melvyn F, van Wijk, Johannes
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACTUATING-FLOATS BLASTING COCKS DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING EARTH DRILLING EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MINING OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS TAPS THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL VALVES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A ram blowout preventer ("BOP") may be used for sealing about an object positioned in a vertical bore extending through the BOP. The ram BOP includes a body comprising a vertical bore extending through the body and a ram cavity intersecting the bore, a ram assembly movable laterally into and out of the BOP vertical bore and comprising a ram body, and an opposing ram assembly movable laterally into and out of the BOP vertical bore and comprising a ram body and a seal body coupled to the ram body, wherein the seal body comprises a seal configured to seal the entirety of the BOP vertical bore. The seal can be located on the upper and/or lower portion of the seal body to provide for bi-directional sealing across the BOP.