Proven reliability

In a series of rigorous tests, a single set of BroadShear rams successfully sheared various drillstring components seven times. These tests included through the pin/box, hardbanding, and off-center components. These tests are some of the toughest shear tests performed in the industry to date.

According to our engineering analysis, BroadShear rams reduce the time that unshearable drillstring components are across the BOP rams from approximately 10% to 2% for a hole depth of 25,000 ft and standard tripping procedures.

Advanced regulatory compliance

In 2019, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) updated its Well Control Rule originally released in 2016, which requires that a subsea BOP system must have the following mechanisms and capabilities:

• Must be capable of shearing at any point along the tubular body of any drill pipe (excluding tool joints, bottomhole tools, and bottomhole assemblies, such as heavy-weight pipe or collars), workstring, tubing and associate exterior control lines, appropriate area for the liner or casing landing string, shear sub on subsea test tree, and any electric-, wire-, or slick-line in the hole; under maximum anticipated surface pressure (MASP).
• Must be capable of positioning the entire pipe completely within the area of the shearing blade. This capability cannot be a separate ram BOP or annular preventer, but those may be used during a planned shear. Compliance due by May 1, 2023

BroadShear rams are already capable of exceeding the shearing requirements within this rule, providing you with more progressive technology to help you better achieve complex subsea objectives.