A blowout preventer comprises a body (12) having a central bore (14) and aligned, opposed guideways (16) extending outward from said central bore. A ram (18) is disposed in each of said guideways and means (20) is provided for moving the rams in the guideways. Each ram (18) has a ram body (22) with a pair of vertical face recesses (32) and a face slot (34) for receiving an improved packer (30) which includes a packer body of resilient material with two vertical recesses (38) aligned with the ram body recesses. The packer body also has tubing supporting means and a tube sealing means.
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