API Recommended Configurations
The stack composition depends on the pressures which the BOPs will be expected to cope with (i. e. the working pressures). The API publishes a set of recommended stack configurations but leaves the selection of the most appropriate configuration to the operator.
An example of the API code (API RP 53) for describing the stack arrangement is (Figure 31):
5M — 13 5/8" — RSRdAG
where,
5M refers to the working pressure = 5000 psi
13 5/8" is the diameter of the vertical bore
RSRdAG is the order of components from the bottom up
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and where, |
|
G |
= rotating BOP for gas/air drilling |
A |
= annular preventer |
Rd |
= double ram-type preventer |
S |
= drilling spool |
R |
= single ram-type preventer |
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BOP stacks are generally classified in terms of their pressure rating. The following BOP stack arrangements are examples of those commonly used and given in API RP 53: