If you are safety personnel at a drilling site, it's imperative to understand the difference between shear rams vs. blind rams. The ram BOPs use pairs of opposing steel plungers to prevent potential blowouts in a wellbore. They provide the ability to shear off tubular...
If you've never visited or worked in any drilling site, you are probably wondering, "What are pipe rams?" It's a type of Blowout Preventer (BOP) ram with a sealing component that closes the annular space between the drill pipe's outside and the wellbore. What’s the...
On an oilfield, safety is always a high priority. And perhaps one of the biggest dangers in an oilfield is the risk of a blowout. If an oil well’s seal or drilling equipment gave way to the immense pressure underground, oil could come flooding out and pose a serious...
The oil and gas industry is an essential part of our world. Unfortunately, it can also be a dangerous field of work. Even with safety measures in place, oilfield accidents can occur and be very dangerous to everyone involved. [bctt tweet="How safe is your oil drilling...
Aftermarket services get less attention than brand new products most of the time. However, these refurbished products can work just as well as brand new ones in the vast majority of cases. Depending on your oil field’s needs and your coworkers’ preferences, it’s...
A Ram BOP functions like a gate valve at the top of a BOP stack on an oil well, regulating the flow of oil and sealing off the well when necessary. The seal is achieved through a pair of steel plungers that pull inward to restrict flow and press outward to allow the...
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