Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lower stack assembly of a blow-out preventer for a hydrocarbon extraction well and method thereof
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Application No.: US16649215Application Date: 2018-09-11
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Publication No.: US11242722B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Graziano Buffarini , Vito Fortunato
- Applicant: SAIPEM S.p.A.
- Applicant Address: IT San Donato Milanese
- Assignee: SAIPEM S.p.A.
- Current Assignee: SAIPEM S.p.A.
- Current Assignee Address: IT San Donato Milanese
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Priority: IT102017000105614 20170921
- International Application: PCT/IB2018/056902 WO 20180911
- International Announcement: WO2019/058210 WO 20190328
- Main IPC: E21B33/064
- IPC: E21B33/064 ; E21B33/035 ; E21B33/06 ; E21B41/04

Abstract:
A lower stack assembly of a blowout preventer for a hydrocarbon extraction well includes a safety function that can be hydraulically activated to rapidly cut off a pipeline section. The assembly includes a first valve and a first fluidic connection connecting the first valve and the least one safety function, so that the first valve selectively cuts off a flow of fluid directed towards the safety function. The assembly further includes a port operatively connected to the first valve, cooperating with a remotely operated vehicle to transmit a pilot signal to the first valve, an accumulator housing pressurized fluid, and a second fluidic connection. By cooperating with the first valve, the accumulator supplies pressurized fluid to the safety function to activate it. The second fluidic connection connects the accumulator and the first valve, so that the second fluidic connection remains operative during the entire working life of the assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200300056A1 LOWER STACK ASSEMBLY OF A BLOW-OUT PREVENTER FOR A HYDROCARBON EXTRACTION WELL AND METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2020-09-24
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