Schlumberger Technology Corporation

Services Petroliers Schlumberger

Matthew Givens

Vikas Rakhunde

Ke Ken Li

Christopher Nault

Micah Threadgill

Matthew Olson

Suman Katanguri

Nathan Cooper

Yaou Wang

Michael W Berckenhoff

Justin Blair

Michael Mancuso

Jesse Hardt

William Berry

A computer-aided engineering (CAE) toolkit is disclosed that streamlines and automates aspects of a CAE simulation to validate the designs of pressure-controlling components, such as BOP rams. The CAE toolkit enables a designer to provide a model of a pressure-controlling component, and to provide property values that describe aspects of the system to be modeled. Based on these inputs, the CAE toolkit generates a model for the system that includes the pressure-controlling component, as well as any other components that will be part of the simulation. The CAE toolkit can automatically generate a finite element analysis (FEA) model from the system model, and then use the FEA model to perform a simulation of the pressure-controlling component during operation. The CAE toolkit enables a designer with no training or experience with CAE or FEA techniques to perform and automate simulations of the operation of a pressure-controlling component design.

Computer-aided engineering toolkit for simulated testing of pressure-controlling component designs

A method includes actuating a blow-out preventer (BOP) by moving a ram using an electric motor. The method also includes capturing sensor data with one or more sensors as the BOP is electrically-actuated. The method also includes determining one or more parameters with a controller based upon the sensor data. The method also includes controlling the electric motor based upon the one or more parameters.

Electrically-actuated blow-out preventer

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Matthew Givens