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Hampering Active Wellbore Kit (HAWK): Complementary Safety Tool for Blowout Preventers

Project Number
775
Program
TAP
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Performing Activity
Raptors Design LLC
Principal Investigator
Dr. Folkers Rojas
Contract Award Value
$79,999.00
Estimated Completion Date
Description

This contract presents a method and machine for predictably stemming an uncontrolled flow resulting from a failed Blowout Preventer. The tool, referred to as the "Hampering Active Wellbore Kit" (HAWK), is a machine that can feed a wire from a spool it carries through a BOP's existing ports and into the wellbore. The wire forms a tangled wire mass (TWM) that gradually stems the uncontrolled flow. A prototype machine for direct attachment to a BOP as a backup safety system will be presented based on operating constraints and industry requirements.

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Project completed on 08/31/2017.

THE RESEARCH PROJECT OUTCOME DID NOT CONCLUDE AS A HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL OR INFLUENTIAL CATEGORY. THEREFORE, BSEE WOULD NOT CONDUCT A PEER REVIEW FOR THIS RESEARCH.

Status
Completed
Date research completed
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