Schlumberger Technology Corporation

Cameron International Corporation

Services Petroliers Schlumberger

Ray Cummins

Matthew David Givens

Christopher Nault

Darrin Lynn Yenzer

Jacques J Orban

Shunfeng Zheng

Vishwanathan Parmeshwar

Babak Bob Arefi

Kevin Shahrpass

Joshua Williams

Dursun Sedat Kilic

Chris Nault

Christopher J Nault

Darrin L Yenzer

Matthew D Givens

Blowout preventers having bodies with internal choke and kill line pass-through conduits are provided. In one embodiment, a blowout preventer body () includes a drill-through bore () extending through the blowout preventer body and a ram cavity () transverse to the drill-through bore. The blowout preventer body can also include choke and kill line conduits () extending through the blowout preventer body, as well as choke and kill line access branch conduits () extending between the choke and kill line conduits and the drill-through bore. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.

Blowout preventer with choke and kill line pass through conduits

Blowout preventers having bodies without flanged necks are provided. In one embodiment, a blowout preventer stack includes first and second blowout preventers having independent and separable main bodies, each including a bore and a ram cavity transverse to the bore. The lower end of the main body of the first blowout preventer is fastened directly to an upper end of the main body of the second blowout preventer without a flanged neck extending the bore between the ram cavities of the first and second blowout preventers. In some instances, the main bodies of the first and second blowout preventers include external connection flanges that extend laterally from ram cavity body portions of the main bodies so as to enable connection of the two main bodies along the sides of the main bodies away from their bores. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.

Blowout preventer with wide flange body

A pressure control device may include a body having a central axis extending therefrom; at least one rotatable seal within the body, the rotatable seal configured to seal against a tubular extending through the pressure control device along the central axis and rotate within the body with the tubular; at least one coil within the body wrapped at least once around the central axis, wherein the at least one coil is configured to send characteristics of the tubular to a controller; an outlet to divert fluid from an annulus, wherein the outlet being located axially below the at least one rotatable seal, wherein the controller is configured to control the at least one rotatable seal and its engagement against the tubular based on the characteristics of the tubular received by the controller.

Intelligent pressure control devices and methods of use thereof

A choke manifold and methods for assembling the same are provided. The choke manifold can include a choke line, a first pulsation dampener in fluid communication with the choke line, and a first choke valve in fluid communication with the first pulsation dampener. The first pulsation dampener is downstream of the choke line and up stream of the first choke valve.

Choke manifold for drilling and producing a surface wellbore

A method for drilling and producing a surface wellbore. The method can include drilling a conductor pipe borehole; installing a conductor pipe within the conductor pipe borehole; installing a drilling flange onto the conductor pipe; and assembling a wellhead stack on the drilling flange. The wellhead stack can include two or more blow out preventers, a kill line hub secured to and in fluid communications with a first spool located below a first blowout preventer, a choke line hub secured to and in fluid communications with a second spool located between a second blowout preventer and the first blow out preventer, a choke line, and a kill line, wherein both the kill line and choke line each have a quick connect collet connector. The kill line collet connector can be landed on the kill line and the choke line collet connector on the choke line hub. Each collet connector can be actuated to bring a throughbore in the choke line hub and the kill line hub into sealing engagement with each collet connector throughbore.

Methods for drilling and producing a surface wellbore

A guide funnel includes segments that have a funnel surface running at an oblique angle between a bottom end and an inner circumferential edge of the top end. The width of the funnel surface is sized so that, when the guide funnel is in an assembled state, a continuous or discontinuous funnel wall is formed between adjacent segments. The bottom end can include an arcuate-shaped ring segment that forms a portion of an outer periphery of the guide funnel. The top end can be sized so that when the guide funnel is in the assembled state a side of the top end abuts a side of an adjacent top end. An adaptor ring can be secured to the inner circumferential edge of the top end and later removed and replaced with another adaptor ring to provide a different size guide funnel.

Segmented guide funnel

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Ray Cummins