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'https://web.archive.org/web/20180305144726/http://www.arescotx.com/bgimages/'; var randomCount = Math.round(Math.random() * (imgCount - 1)) + 1; var images = new Array images[1] = "01.jpg", images[2] = "02.jpg", images[3] = "03.jpg", images[4] = "04.jpg", images[5] = "05.jpg", images[6] = "06.jpg", images[7] = "07.jpg", images[8] = "08.jpg", document.getElementById("rotator").style.backgroundImage = "url(" + dir + images[randomCount] + ")"; </script> <div class="container content"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-12 col-md-12 recent" style="margin-top:18px;"> <div class="vc_row wpb_row row"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-9"><div class="vc_column-inner "><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_video_wrapper"><iframe width="500" height="281" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180305144726if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/uYdXoFV1S6s?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>A blowout preventer is a large, specially designed valve that is mounted on top of the well during the drilling and completion stages of operation. The operator can close this valve to stop the flow of oil or gas in case of emergency.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>What is a blowout preventer? – Video Transcript</strong></p> <p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7216" style="border: 0px none; margin: 5px 10px;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180305144726im_/http://www.arescotx.com/wp-content/uploads/blowout-preventer-stack-300x265.jpg" alt="Blowout Preventer Stack" width="300" height="265" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180305144726im_/http://www.arescotx.com/wp-content/uploads/blowout-preventer-stack-300x265.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180305144726im_/http://www.arescotx.com/wp-content/uploads/blowout-preventer-stack.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"/>The Blowout Preventer, or BOP, is safety equipment designed to prevent uncontrolled flow of formation fluids during drilling and completion operations. During drilling, mud is pumped down the drill string to lubricate and cool the bit, and provide equalizing pressure in the well. If the well’s hydro-static pressure falls below the formation’s pressure, a kick can occur, allowing gas, oil, and salt water fluids to enter the well bore.</p> <p>During a kick, these pressurized, combustible, hydro-carbons can be pushed up the well bore to the surface, where they may potentially blow out the well and ignite. The BOP has the capability to control this flow by sealing off the well bore in several ways.</p> <p>The Blowout Preventer is comprised of four main components, stacked one upon another. They are the annular preventer, blind ram, blind shear ram, and the pipe ram. There can be many different configurations, sizes and pressure ratings, dependent on well design, formation pressures, and areas of use. The BOP is attached to the steel casing that is cemented around the well bore. The drill string is suspended through the center of the well bore. This is the rotating pipe to which the drill bit is attached.</p> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-7217" style="border: 0px none; margin: 5px 10px;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180305144726im_/http://www.arescotx.com/wp-content/uploads/blowout-preventer-accumulator.png" alt="Blowout Preventer Accumulator" width="366" height="221" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180305144726im_/http://www.arescotx.com/wp-content/uploads/blowout-preventer-accumulator.png 366w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180305144726im_/http://www.arescotx.com/wp-content/uploads/blowout-preventer-accumulator-300x181.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px"/>The first BOP component is the pipe ram. During a kick, this ram is activated and creates a seal between the well bore and the outside of the drill string. The next component is the blind shear ram. If a kick occurs, it may become necessary to sacrifice the drill string to stop the flow of material inside of the well bore. The blind shear ram performs this function by cutting, or shearing the drill string, and sealing the well bore. The blind ram is used to seal the well bore when there is no drill string in the well. The annular preventer is a device that can seal around any object in the well bore, or upon itself. It is designed to create a seal, with or without the drill string present.</p> <p>These multiple components provide redundancy, and are controlled by a device called the accumulator. 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