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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Hydril Usa Distribution, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Alexander Michael McAuley, Houston, TX (US);
James Matthew Nolan, Houston, TX (US);
David Samuel Kindt, Houston, TX (US);
Zachary William Stewart, Houston, TX (US);
Hydril USA Distribution, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Blowout preventer (BOP) systems and methods for providing additional redundancy and reliability are provided. A BOP system for providing additional redundancy can include a first set of components including a BOP control pod with a primary regulator and a secondary regulator, where the primary regulator and the secondary regulator are arranged in a parallel configuration; a hydraulic supply line in communication with the BOP control pod; a pod select valve in communication with the primary regulator and the secondary regulator; and a bypassable hydraulic regulator in communication with the pod select valve; and a second set of components, the bypassable hydraulic regulator disposed between the pod select valve and the second set of components, where a hydraulic regulator bypass line bypasses the bypassable hydraulic regulator between the pod select valve and the second set of components.