A dual function ram system for a blowout preventer (BOP) includes a first dual function ram that is configured to move within a cavity of the BOP between a withdrawn position to cause the BOP to be in an open configuration and an extended position to cause the BOP to be in a closed configuration. The first dual function ram includes a shearing surface that is configured to shear a tubular within a central bore during a shearing operation and a pipe-sealing surface that is configured to seal against the tubular within the central bore during a pipe-sealing operation.

The invention relates to a well bore control apparatus, system and method for sealing a well bore. The invention relates to a well bore control apparatus comprising a housing having a guide element defining a path, the housing defining a throughbore for receiving a tubular, a first tapered gate and a tapered second gate located within the housing, the first and second gates being adapted to engage with the guide element. In use the first and second gates are moveable along the path defined by the guide element in a direction substantially transverse to the throughbore between an open position of the throughbore and a closed position of the throughbore. The well bore control apparatus comprises a first seal seat for forming a first seal with the first gate in the closed position to seal the throughbore. The well bore control apparatus may include a second seal seat. The second seal seat may be adapted for forming a second seal with the second gate in the closed position to seal the throughbore.

A blowout preventer has a main body having a through bore. A housing is mounted to the main body and defines a passage connected to and transverse to the through bore. An isolation ring cutter is initially disposed around the through bore and closes the passage to fluid flow. The isolation ring cutter is movable along the passage and has an opening coincident with the through bore. A piston and gate are disposed in the passage spaced apart from the isolation ring cutter. A propellant charge is disposed between the piston and an end.

A coil-tubing ram blowout preventer is disclosed that includes a ram block and ram-block cavity each having a D-shaped cross section. The flat portion of the ram block's “D” corresponds to the flat portion of the cavity's “D” to prevent rotation of the ram block within the ram-block cavity. The ram block may be configured with selectively replaceable seals, slips, or shear blades to allow easy configuration of the ram block for various sizes of tubing. The shear blades may include a sealing component on one surface of the blade such that paired shear-ram-blocks may create two distinct sealing points when each sealing component engages the other blade when the shear rams are closed.

The present invention provides a dual interlocking v-shaped shear ram assembly comprising an upper ram and lower ram, each defining a v-shaped cutting surface. A plurality of angled surfaces on the upper ram and lower ram engage to form an interlocking connection that prevents rotation of either the upper ram or lower ram in the ram cavity and seals the wellbore. The upper ram has a surface along 90% to 100% of the length thereof that conforms to the surface of the corresponding ram cavity.

A monitoring system includes a processor configured to receive sensor data from one or more sensors positioned about a mineral extraction system, input the sensor data into a model to generate a health index predictive of a future condition of a component of a blowout preventer (BOP) stack assembly of the mineral extraction system, and to provide an output indicative of the future condition of the component of the BOP stack assembly.

The invention relates to a ram assembly of a blowout preventer and particularly to a pipe ram front packer assembly (100) suitable for a single use, which includes a packing (110) formed of a metal material, where the metal material is sufficiently deformable to collapse around an outer periphery of a drill pipe to seal the annulus of a preventer bore.

A fracturing system having rams for controlling flow through a fracturing tree is provided. In one embodiment, a fracturing system includes a frac stack mounted on a wellhead. The frac stack includes opposing rams to control flow of fracturing fluid through a bore of the frac stack during a fracturing operation. Additional systems, devices, and methods for fracturing are also disclosed.

An intervention package for servicing a subsea well has an emergency disconnect package mountable to a riser and a lower riser package connectable to the subsea well. One or more compact cutting devices are utilized on the lower riser package. The intervention package can be used without a BOP. The compact cutting device has a throughbore going through the body that is connectable to the wellbore. Mounted in the body are two gates that are continuously in contact with each other. Each gate has a blank portion and an opening. For each gate, a piston and piston chamber are on the opposite side of gate from the bore that goes through the body.

Fracturing systems having rams for controlling flow through fracturing trees are provided. In one embodiment, a fracturing system includes a frac stack mounted on a wellhead. The frac stack can include a flow control device having a housing and a single ram for opening and closing a bore of the housing. The single ram can form a seal with the housing around the bore without seats. Additional systems, devices, and methods for fracturing are also disclosed.