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SHEARING BLIND RAMS -- OPERATION, CARE, ‘AND MAINTENANCE

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TABLE 6F CONTENTS
Page
A. OPERATION 2

B. RECOMMENDED
SHEARING PROCEDURES 2

c. SHEARING CAPABILITY 3

D., REDRESSINGOF CUTTING EDGE 3

E. PACKERREPLACEMENT 3-4

F. RECOMMENDEDTESTING PROCEDURE 4
AFTER PACKERREPLACEMENT
G. ROUTINE TESTING 5

H. ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLE 5-8

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A. OPERATION

Shearing blind rams (SBRS) are single piece shear rams with the blades
integral to the body. They replace Model III and earlier shear ram
designs that had bolted on shear blades and additional seals to
seal between the blades and the ram body.
Under normal operating conditions, SBRs are used as blind rams.
The large front packer in the upper shear ram seals against the
front face of the lower shear ram, resulting in prolonged packer
life similar to that of standard blind packers.
If emergency conditions make it necessary to shear the drill pipe,
the closing SBRs will cut the pipe and seal the wellbore whether
the fish (the lower s.ection of~cut pipe) is suspended on the lower
pipe rams or dropped. If the fish is not dropped, the lower shear
ram will bend the cut pipe over a shoulder and away from the front
face of the lower shear sam, which then seals against the packer in
the upper shear ram.

B. RECOMMENDED SHE&ilNG PROCEDURE

(1) Raise the bit off the bottom and position drill pipe in the
preventer so that the tool joint is positivelyNOT located fin the
shear ram cavity. ..
(2) To ensure proper alignment for shearing, a set of pipe rams
may be closed before the SBRs are closed. Also, if the fish
is not to fall downhole after being sheared, a tool joint may
be landed on closed and locked pipe rams at least 30" below
the shear rams. The tool joint and upset portion of the drill
pipe must be below the lower edge of the shear ram cavity to
ensure that the pipe is sheared successfully.
(3) Close the SBRs with 3000 psi on the BOP operating system.

NOTES - la) Refw to EB 571 D for shearing forces requfred to shear v&ous grades
and weights of pipe.

For 7-V/16" SBRs only, pipe must be pulled up immediateIy after

shearing in order for rams, to seal

For the 20-3/U”-3000 psi and 2l-VU”-2000 psi SBRs only, the fish must
be free to drop at least 2” in order for the rams to seal.

(4) Lock the SBRs in the closed position by applying closing

pressure to the wedgelocks or by locking the locking screws.
(5) If the fish is suspended in pipe rams below the SBRs, killing
mud may be pumped into a SOP outlet between the SBRs and the
pipe rams, and into the fish in order to circulate the kick
out of the bole in the conventional manner.
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C. sHEARING CAPABILITY

Maximum pipe sizes that can be cut with SBRs are limited by
preventer size, blade ~width, and operating system'capacity.
7-l/16" bore U BOPs can shear up to 4" OD pipe
llfm bore U BOPs can shear up to 5" OD pipe
13-5/8” bore U BOPs can shear up to 5-I/2" OD,pipe
Larger bore UBOPs are not as limited in ~blade width or operating
system capacity and it is possible to shear larger OD pipes, even
though the SBRs were designed to shear standard drill pipes.
NOTE -- Closing shear rams on drill collars or tool’ joints will destroy the sealing
capability of the rams, without cutting tbe pipe.

D. REDRESSING OF CUTTING EDGE

If, after repeated shearing operations, the cutting edge of the

SBRs become blunted or dented, the edge can be reground or filed by
hand to remove any upset material.

E. PACKER REPLACEMENT

(1) Remove top seal first, then the side packers, and the blade
packer last. Install in reversed sequence. Replace top seal
as required. In subsea drilling, it may be economical to
install new packers for each well.
(2) SIDE PACKERS - The side packers should be replaced if rubber
has extruded extensively around the retainer plates. Care
should be taken to ensure that the correct packers are
installed on the correct side of each shear ram assembly. The
packer pins are located off center in order to prevent
incorrect installation. However, it may be possible to force
the wrong side packer into the ram. The side packer will then
be damaged during closing and pressure testing, and will fail
after just a few tests.
(3) BLADE PACKER - The blade packer should be replaced when a
noticeable volume of rubber (a uniform extrusion of
approximately .09" width next to the top and bottom is normal)
has extruded at each end of the packer, just below the top
retainer plate.
To remove the blade packer, drive it out of the packer slot by
applying force to the end of the metal retainer plates, making

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sure that the packer slot is not damaged. Install the new
packer by lubricating the slot and packer with ram lubricant,
and drive the packer into place with a rubber mallet. The
packer should be centered in the slot so that it is flush with
both sides of the ram. The packer will only fit into the slot
in the correct position.
NOTE - The 7-l/16” 3/5/70/15M, and 20-314” 3M/27-1/4- 2Mpsi SBRs
do not have the same blade packer design as the others.
Replacing these packers is similar to changing the ,packers
in blind rams. See figure 2.

F. RECOMMENDED TESTING PROCEDURES AFTER PACKER REPLACEMENT

(1) Close the SBRs with 1500 psi closing pressure.
NOTE - ‘If there is no regulator in the shear ram hydraulic line, use of 3000 psi
closing pressure is acceptable.

~(2) Lock the.rams in the closed position with the hydraulic

wedgelocks.
(3) Bleed closing pressure to zero after wedgelocks are locked.
(4) Test SBRs with 200 to 500 psi.
(5). Test SBRs to the,rated~ working pressure of the preventer.
(6) Bleed test.,pressure to zero.
(7) Unlock wedgelock.
(8) Open and close SBRs once or twice.
(9) Close SBRs, maintain closing,pressure and apply about,50% of
BOP working pressure under the rams to-ensure packer
integrity.

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G. ROUTINE TESTING

(1) Close the SBRs with 1500 or 3000 psi closing pressure.
(2) Lock the ram locks.
(3) Bleed closing pressure to zero after rams are locked.
(4) Test to desired test pressure, but do not exceeds rated working
pressure of BOP or wellhead components.
NOTE - Low pressure testing of 200 to 500 psi is a better indication of ram packer
wear than tests to working pressure since rams are well pressure energised.

H. ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLE

Figure 1 - Exploded view illustration of a set of SBRs.

Figure 2 - Exploded view illustration of a set of 7-l/16" SBRs.
Table I - List of the assembly and individual part numbers for
the SBRs presently available.
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FIGURE 1: SHEARING BLIND~RAMS - EXPLODEDVIEW

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FIGURE 2: SHEARING BLIND RAMS - EXPLODEDVIEW OF THE 7-l/16"

(The 20-3/4"-3M / 21-l/4"-2M have the shearing
mechanism inverted compared to what is shown)
CAUTION - The packer, item 9, could be installed upside down in the 7-l/16” ram.
Be sure to install as shown in the drawing.
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TABLE I
SHEARING BLIND RAMS FOR U & UII BOPs
COMPLETE ASSEMBLY AND PART NUMBERS

7-1116” 1 1 -I 11” 13-518” 13-518” 16-314”

ITEM PART 3/5110115M 5llOM 15M 5llOM 15M 5M
# DESCRIPTION U BOP U BOP U BOP U BOP U BOP U BOP

1 Subassembly 46792-l 49392-l 614297-l 46748-l 614004-I 46766-l

Upper Ram

2 gram 46210-l 49009-I 614275-1 46749-l 614002-I 49006-l

II “I
34 Blade
Packer
Packer

Packer
49358-I
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49358-2
46751-4
46910-4

46752-4
46910-4
46751-7

46752-7
46910-I
46751-1

46752-S.
46910-l
46751-5

46752-5
,46910-3
46751-3

46752-3

Top Seal 19475 19270 690807 19517 40936 38863

Subassembly 46792-2 49392-2 614297-2 46748-2 614004-2 46766-2

I. I89
Lower Ram

Pack&
Ram 4621
49347-lZ-1 1 4901
467514O-l 1 614274-I
46751-7 1 46750-l
46751-1 614003-I
46751-5 49007-l
467513

II 10 I Packer I ,- 1’ 46752-4 1 46752-7 1 46752-l 1 46752-5 1 46752-3 11

16-314” 1 B-314” 1 B-314” 20-314” 3M 21-114” 21-114”

ITEM PART 10M 10M 1 O/l 5M 21-l/4” 2M 5M 7.5110M
# DESCRIPTION U BOP U BOP U II BOP U BOP* U BOP U BOP

8 Ram 46775-l 46778-I 614774-1 46785-I 49982-l 4901 l-1

9 Packer 46751-3 46751-2 615567-l 615247-l 46751-6 46751-6 0

10 Packer 1, 46752-3 1 46752-2 615568-I 615247-2 46752-6 46752-6

* These rams are different from the drawing in Figure 2.

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