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US 2023/0407161 A1Published application
Bop elastomer seals with improved self-healing
AssigneeHydril USA Distribution LLC
InventorsJoseph Incavo, Nusrat Farzana, Ming Yu Huang
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Abstract
A self-healing elastomeric compound for use in blowout preventer packers includes one or more elastomers, carbon black, silica, and a self-healing agent evenly distributed throughout the compound.
Claims20
A self-healing elastomeric compound for a blowout preventer (BOP) packer, comprising:
- one or more elastomers;
- carbon black;
- silica;
- and
- a self-healing agent.
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A blowout preventer (BOP), comprising:
- at least one elastomeric packer, wherein each of the at least one elastomeric packer is made of a self-healing elastomer compound, comprising:
- an elastomer;
- a self-healing agent evenly distributed throughout the elastomer compound;
- carbon black;
- and
- silica.
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A method for increasing the life of a blowout preventer (BOP) comprising:
- assembling a BOP packer in the BOP, wherein the BOP packer is made of an elastomer compound comprising:
- an elastomer;
- a self-healing agent;
- carbon black;
- and
- silica.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.