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Blowout preventer with projectile

US9739109B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 30, 2015
Grant dateAug 22, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B29/08
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus includes a blowout preventer housing comprising a bore extending therethrough and a cavity intersecting the bore and a shear ram movably positionable within the cavity and at least partially movable into the bore of the blowout preventer housing. The apparatus further includes a projectile receivable into the bore of the blowout preventer housing and configured to pierce a tubular member when positioned within the bore of the blowout preventer housing.

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