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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2019
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Alexander McAuley, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for blowout prevention includes one or more components controlled at least in part by hydraulics, an inlet line fluidly coupled to receive a pressurized fluid from a hydraulic source, and a plurality of delivery lines fluidly coupled to the inlet line and providing hydraulic fluid to the one or more components. The blowout preventer further includes a temperature control device located on the inlet line, wherein the temperature control device creates a differential between the temperature of a fluid inside the inlet line at the location of the temperature control device and an ambient temperature. The blowout preventer further includes a plurality of temperature sensors located on the plurality of delivery lines at different positions, the plurality of temperature sensors configured to measure the temperature of the delivery line at the respective positions.