Well Control Equipment

Complete well control equipment (WCE) include BOP Stack, Spool, Kill & choke manifold, accumulator (koomey), Liquid-Gas Separator (Poorboy), and BOP Test stump.

Annular BOP
Ram BOP
Spool
Kill & Choke Manifold
Accumulator
Liquid-Gas separator
BOP Test stump
Gate valve

Spec and Standard: API 16A, 16C, 20E, and 6A.

API specifications for well control equipment cover design, materials, testing, and operations, with key standards including API Std 53 (BOP Systems), API Spec 16A (BOPs & Drilled Through Equipment), API Spec 16B (Coiled Tubing/Snubbing Equipment), API Spec 16D (BOP Control Systems), and API Spec 6A (Wellhead & Tree Equipment), ensuring safety and reliability for preventing blowouts in drilling and well intervention operations.

Key API Specifications & Recommended Practices (RPs):

API Std 53: Covers Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for drilling, setting requirements for design, testing, and maintenance of BOPs.
API Spec 16A: Specifies requirements for Blowout Preventers (BOPs) and drilled-through well control equipment (annulars, rams, connectors).
API Spec 16B: Details requirements for surface-installed well intervention pressure control equipment for coiled tubing, snubbing, and wireline operations.
API Spec 16D: Governs Control Systems for both subsea and surface Blowout Preventers, focusing on reliability.
API Spec 6A: Addresses Wellhead and Tree Equipment, covering performance, design, materials, testing, and manufacturing.
API RP 64: Recommended Practice for Coiled Tubing Well Control Equipment Systems.
API RP 92U: For Underbalanced Drilling Operations.

What They Cover:

Design & Materials: Specifies standards for pressure ratings, materials, and component interchangeability (e.g., API 16A, 6A).
Testing & Inspection: Details procedures for verifying equipment functionality, including pressure and function tests, and log keeping for failures (e.g., API 53, API RP 64).
Operations: Provides guidance on safe operating procedures, such as shut-in practices and accumulator requirements (e.g., API RP 53).
Control Systems: Ensures reliable operation of hydraulic and emergency systems (e.g., API 16D).