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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Mohammed Abu Arab, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Omar Auf Abdul Rahman, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a blow-out preventer BOP test spool system, comprising a test spool to be mounted between a well head and a blow-out preventer; the test spool having an inner cylindrical hole extending in vertical direction of the test spool; the inner cylindrical hole in vertical direction comprising an upper section and a lower section, wherein the lower section comprises a smaller inner diameter than the inner diameter of the upper section; and a test plug, insertable into the inner cylindrical hole of the test spool, the test plug having a cylindrical outer shape with an outer diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the upper section and is larger than the inner diameter of the lower section, such that the plug can abut a loading shoulder between the upper and lower section and the plug is not able to move further down within the test spool. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for testing a blow-out preventer.