MULTI-LEVEL DECK SYSTEM FOR BLOWOUT PREVENTERS
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1. A multi-level deck system for a blowout preventer, the system comprising:
- 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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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 multi-level deck system for a blowout preventer, the system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. 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 between first and second components of the stack of components; a second deck coupled 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. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. 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 and secured to the blowout preventer in the horizontal configuration; raising the blowout preventer from the horizontal configuration to a vertical configuration using the movable BOP handler, wherein the first, second, and third decks remain secured to the blowout preventer in the vertical configuration; and connecting the blowout preventer to a wellhead. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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