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Spear type blow out preventer

US7694730B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 18, 2005
Grant dateApr 13, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B33/126
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A blow out preventer for operating between a spear of a tubular gripping tool and a tubular gripped by the tool includes: an expandable seal carried on the spear and expandable to seal between the spear and the tubular's inner wall, the expandable seal being operable as a back up to a primary seal operable between the spear and the tubular's inner wall. A tubular gripping tool and a method may include the blow out preventer.

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