Multi-level deck system for blowout preventers
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1. A blowout preventer system comprising:
- a blowout preventer;
a first deck positioned at least partially around and directly coupled to the blowout preventer;
a second deck positioned at least partially around and directly coupled to the blowout preventer and spaced apart from the first deck; and
a third deck positioned at least partially around the blowout preventer and spaced apart from the second deck, wherein the second deck is vertically between the first deck and the third deck when the system is in a vertical configuration, and wherein the third deck is supported in position relative to the blowout preventer by a support extending between the first and second decks.
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Abstract
A multi-level deck system for a blowout preventer and a method, of which the system includes a first deck positioned at least partially around and coupled to the blowout preventer, a second deck positioned at least partially around and coupled to the blowout preventer and vertically spaced apart from the first deck, and a third deck positioned at least partially around the blowout preventer and vertically spaced apart from the second deck.
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1. A blowout preventer system comprising:
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a blowout preventer; a first deck positioned at least partially around and directly coupled to the blowout preventer; a second deck positioned at least partially around and directly coupled to the blowout preventer and spaced apart from the first deck; and a third deck positioned at least partially around the blowout preventer and spaced apart from the second deck, wherein the second deck is vertically between the first deck and the third deck when the system is in a vertical configuration, and wherein the third deck is supported in position relative to the blowout preventer by a support extending between the first and second decks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A blowout preventer assembly, comprising:
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a blowout preventer comprising a stack of components; a first deck coupled to the blowout preventer by attachment to the blowout preventer at a position between first and second components of the stack of components; a second deck coupled to the blowout preventer by attachment to a third component of the stack of components; and a third deck positioned at least partially around a fourth component of the stack of components, wherein the third deck is supported in position relative to the blowout preventer by connection to the second deck. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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supporting a blowout preventer in a horizontal configuration using a movable BOP handler, wherein first, second, and third decks are positioned at least partially around the blowout preventer in the horizontal configuration, wherein the first and second decks are directly coupled to the blowout preventer, the second deck is between the first and third decks, and the third deck is not directly coupled to the blowout preventer and is directly coupled to the second deck by a support extending therebetween; raising the blowout preventer from the horizontal configuration to a vertical configuration using the movable BOP handler, wherein the first and second decks remain directly coupled to the blowout preventer in the vertical configuration; and connecting the blowout preventer to a wellhead. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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