Hydraulic reconfigurable and subsea repairable control system for deep sea blowout protector

摘要

A blow-out preventer (BOP) system and method are provided that provide additional redundancy and reliability. The BOP system 600, which provides additional redundancy, includes a first set of components and a second set of components, the first set of components including a primary regulator 602 and a secondary regulator 604 A BOP control pod, wherein the primary regulator (602) and the secondary regulator (604) are arranged in a parallel configuration; A hydraulic feed line 106 in communication with the BOP control pod; A pod select valve in communication with the primary regulator and the secondary regulator; And a detachable hydraulic regulator (606) in communication with the pod select valve, the detachable hydraulic regulator being disposed between the pod select valve and the second set of components, the hydraulic regulator bypass line (608 '', 610'' Bypasses a hydraulic regulator 606 that can be bypassed between the pod select valve and the second set of components.