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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Seemant Yadav, Houston, TX (US);
Luis Melendez, Humble, TX (US);
Inventors:
Seemant Yadav, Houston, TX (US);
Luis Melendez, Humble, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hydril USA Manufacturing LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pair of shear blades and a blowout preventer having the pair of shear blades. The shear blades are configured to cut a tubular inside the blowout preventer. The shear blades have different geometries of the front cutting surfaces. One geometry promotes a secure positioning of the tubular relative to the first blade while the second geometry promotes a puncturing of the tubular by the second blade.