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METHOD FOR MONITORING A SEALING ELEMENT

  • US 20150330173A1
  • Filed: 05/14/2014
  • Published: 11/19/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for monitoring a sealing element of a blowout preventer, comprising:

  • providing a fluid to a chamber disposed within a blowout preventer to actuate a piston disposed within the chamber, wherein the actuation of the piston causes a reduction of an inner diameter of a sealing element;

    measuring one or more parameters of the fluid via a sensor;

    receiving data relating to the one or more parameters from the sensor;

    determining a stiffness of the sealing element utilizing the data relating to the one or more parameters; and

    determining an amount of degradation of the sealing element by comparing the determined stiffness of the sealing element to known data profiles.

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