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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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

Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
775
Category
Drilling
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Completion Date (POP End)
Research Performing Activity
Raptors Design LLC
Research Principal Investigator
Dr. Folkers Rojas
Research Contracting Agency
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Research Contract Award Value
$79,999.00
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.

Latest progress update

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.

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