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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Engip, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Clifford Lee Hilpert, Conroe, TX (US);
Jeffrey Hilpert, Conroe, TX (US);
Assignee:
Engip LLC, Conroe, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/06 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01); G01M 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/2876 (2013.01); E21B 33/06 (2013.01); E21B 33/061 (2013.01); E21B 44/00 (2013.01); G01M 3/2815 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for testing a blowout preventer which includes a plurality of safety devices and an assembly of fluid control valves that are remotely actuatable to an open and closed position for controlling flow of drilling fluids into a well includes a hydraulic power unit control station for remotely and selectively actuating one or more safety devices and fluid control valves to a test orientation. A hydrostatic test system supplies fluid under first and second test pressure and documents any pressure loss due to fluid leaks within a closed system.