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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2006
Applicants:
John David Juda, Cypress, TX (US);
Eugene Charles Chauviere, Iii, Cypress, TX (US);
Inventors:
John David Juda, Cypress, TX (US);
Eugene Charles Chauviere, III, Cypress, 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 ram-type blowout preventer and method of actuating thereof. The ram-type blowout preventer includes a seal carrier disposed about a vertical bore between the body and adjacent to the horizontal bore. The seal carrier is configured to be thrust into sealing engagement with at least one of a pair of ram blocks of the ram-type blowout preventer by fluid pressure above the ram blocks and a sealing device forms a seal between the body and the seal carrier.