Blowout preventer seal assembly and method of using same

A blowout preventer for a wellsite having a tubular extending into a wellbore, comprising

• a housing having a bore and a channel therethrough, the tubular positionable through the bore and engageable therein;
• a door having a surface positionable against the housing;
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• at least one seal assembly, comprising:
• a seal plate positionable against the surface of the door and the housing of the blowout preventer, the seal plate having at least one seal groove extending into a perimeter of the seal plate;
• a seal carrier having an inner surface disposable about the perimeter of the seal plate, the seal carrier having at least one carrier lip extending from the inner surface, the at least one carrier lip receivable in the at least one seal groove, the seal carrier having at least one seal receptacle extending into a surface of the seal carrier;
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• at least one seal receivably positionable in the at least one seal receptacle, the at least one seal positionable in sealing engagement with at least one of the housing and the door whereby a seal is formed therebetween.

A method of sealing a blowout preventer of a wellsite, the blowout preventer comprising a housing and a door having a surface positionable against the housing, the housing having a bore and a channel therethrough, a tubular positionable through the bore and engageable therein, the method comprising:

• operatively connecting a seal plate against the surface of the door and the housing of the blowout preventer, the seal plate having at least one seal groove extending into a perimeter of the seal plate;
• disposing an inner surface of a seal carrier about the perimeter of the seal plate, the seal carrier having at least one carrier lip extending from the inner surface and receivable in the at least one seal groove, the seal carrier having at least one seal receptacle extending into a surface of the seal carrier;
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• forming a seal between the housing and the door by receivably positioning at least one seal in at least one seal receptacle and in sealing engagement with at least one of the housing and the door.