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jdsgungho

02/16/08 9:13 PM

#52134 RE: Sulphur Mt. #52125

that is an awesome video and explanation of how oil is found and retrieved -very cool !

now my only question is -do you think ron smith and jed clampet are related ??

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JoeSmith

02/16/08 9:59 PM

#52138 RE: Sulphur Mt. #52125

Sulphur, the Blowout Protection in Spookys link is called a BOP, In this video they call it a SBOP or Surface BOP.

An accumulator is: A device used in a hydraulic system to store energy or, in some applications, dampen pressure fluctuations. Energy is stored by compressing a precharged gas bladder with hydraulic fluid from the operating or charging system. Depending on the fluid volume and precharge pressure of the accumulator, a limited amount of hydraulic energy is then available independent of any other power source. Well pressure-control systems typically incorporate sufficient accumulator capacity to enable the BOP to be operated with all other power shut down.

A ROV panel is where a ROV interfaces with the system

The whole point of that is this animation shows all three items together.

SBOP animation at the bottom of page
http://www.stena-drilling.com/sub.asp?m=drilling&p=sbop



http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/search.cfm
http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/Display.cfm?Term=accumulator
http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/Display.cfm?Term=blowout%20preventer
http://www.moffat2000.co.uk/Moffat/products/rovinterfaces.htm