Cameron International Corporation

Mark Saunders

Salvador Reyes

Andrew Jaffrey

Kody Carrillo

A monitoring system for a blowout preventer (BOP) of a mineral extraction system includes a sensor assembly having a housing, a rotatable wheel supported within the housing, wherein the rotatable wheel extends from the housing to enable linear movement of a movable component of the BOP to drive rotation of the rotatable wheel. The sensor assembly also includes an encoder configured to detect rotation of the rotatable wheel and to generate a signal indicative of the rotation of the rotatable wheel to enable determination of a position of the movable component of the BOP.

Blowout preventer monitoring systems and methods

An apparatus and method for monitoring valve operation. In one embodiment, an apparatus for monitoring valve operation includes a first acoustic sensor and a monitoring system. The first acoustic sensor is to couple to a valve to detect vibration of the valve. The monitoring system is communicatively coupled to the first acoustic sensor. The monitoring system is configured to receive a signal generated by the first acoustic sensor. The signal is representative of vibration of the valve. The monitoring system is also configured to identify leakage in the valve based on the signal.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Mark Saunders