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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
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253 |
| Date of Summary |
March 31, 1997 |
| Subject |
Blowout Preventer Study |
| Performing Activity |
Tetrahedron, Inc |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. Waqi Alam |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Complete |
| Description |
Current regulations
require that blowout preventers (BOP) be tested
- when installed,
- before drilling out each string of casing and
- at least once each week, but not exceeding 7 days
between tests, alternating between control stations.
At the request of the oil industry, the 7 day inspection
period is being reviewed for the possibility of extending the inspection frequency to once
every 14 days. |
| Progress |
Completed |
Reports |
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AA
(1.91 KB
PDF) |
Reliability of Blowout Preventers
Tested Under Fourteen and Seven Days Time Interval, Final Report, Tetrahedron, Inc,
December 1996. |
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