Shear Ram Blowout Preventer with Engagement Feature
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorsRaul Araujo, Jeff Lambert
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Abstract
A blowout preventer (“BOP”) includes a housing comprising a vertical bore extending through the housing, and a pair of opposing shear rams configured to move into the vertical bore. The shear rams comprise an engagement feature configured to engage with a corresponding engagement feature and urge the shear rams into axially towards each other with respect to an axis of the vertical bore when the shear rams are located in the vertical bore.
Claims20
A blowout preventer (“BOP”), comprising:
- a housing comprising a vertical bore extending through the housing;
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- a pair of opposing shear rams configured to move into the vertical bore, the shear rams comprising an engagement feature configured to engage with a corresponding engagement feature and urge the shear rams into axially towards each other with respect to an axis of the vertical bore when the shear rams are located in the vertical bore.
A shear ram positionable in a blowout preventer (“BOP”) body to move into a vertical bore of the BOP body, the shear ram comprising:
- a ram body including a shear blade configured to shear an object;
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- an engagement feature configured to urge the ram body axially with respect to an axis of the vertical bore when positioned within the vertical bore of the BOP body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.