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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2025
Hydril Usa Distribution Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Paulo Soares, Houston, TX (US);
Joseph Incavo, Houston, TX (US);
Greg Myers, Houston, TX (US);
Elliot Yendell, Houston, TX (US);
Connor Cook, Houston, TX (US);
Justin Fenske, Houston, TX (US);
Hydril USA Distribution LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Blowout preventer (BOP) systems and methods for operating a BOP. The BOP systems include an apparatus configured to isolate wellbore fluids and a BOP housing radially surrounding the apparatus. The apparatus includes a packing unit and a piston located downhole of the packing unit. The packing unit includes an elastomeric packer having first metal inserts and second metal inserts disposed axially through the elastomeric packer. The first metal inserts and the second metal inserts have an elongated portion coupled to a first end having a first prong and a second end having a second prong. Methods for operating a BOP system include providing the BOP system to a wellhead, the BOP system including an apparatus configured to isolate wellbore fluids, applying a pressure to the apparatus in a series of stages, and sealing a central circumference of the apparatus when a closing pressure is applied to the apparatus.