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GENERAL INFORMATION

SHEARING CAPABILITIES:
7-l/16

U,

UL, UM BOPs

11" U, UL, UM BOPs

3
4

13-S/8

u BOPS.

16-3/4

U BOPs

18-314

U BOPs

20-314

U BOPs

21-114

U BOPs

X3-3/4

U II

18-314

T BOPs

X+3/4

TL

BOPs

BOPS

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GENERAL INFORMATION:
The shear.ing
capabilities
upon the size
and working
configuration
associated
At this,
Shearing

of Cameron shear rams are dependent

pressure
of the BOP and the shearing
with
that
BOP.

time Cameron offers

two different
shear
rams,
the
Blind
Ram (DS).
Blind
Ram,(SBR)
and the IDSI Shearing

The following
abbreviations
shearing
configurations:

are

used

to

with

Tandem

Standard

Bonnets

BT

Standard'

Bonnets

Sg

Shear

Bonnets

SBT

Shear

Bonnets

LB

Large

Bore

Shear

Bonnets

LBT

=, '~Large

Bore

Shear

Bonnets

SBR =
DS
='

Shearing
'DS'

with

Blind

Tandem

describe

possible

Boosters

Boosters
with'Tandem

Boosters.

Rams

Shear.Rams

The shearing
capability
limited
by the available
shear
ram blade.

for.a.given
shearing

configuration
force
or the

can be
width
of the

The following
shearing
capabilities
are based on actual
test
results
or derived
from test
'results.
A / mark under
a given
shearing
configuration
indicates
that
shearing
configuration
is capable
of shearing
the corresponding
pipe
at some closing
pressure
equal
to or~less
than 2800 psi.
A *'PL" mark sunder a
given
shearing
configuration
indicates~
that
shearing
is not
possible
due to the 2800 psi l~imit
on remaining
operating
pressure
available
to shear.
After
a few stack
functions,
the
average
remaining
operating
system
pressure
is.2800
psi.
Cameron's
maximum recommended
BOP operating
pressure
is 3000
A "GL" mark under
a given
shearing
configuration
psi.
indicates
that
shearing
is not possible
since
the width
of the
sheared
pipe
exceeds
the width
of the shear ,ram blade.
For additional
information
on Cameron shear rams,
refer
E.B. 538 D,"Shearing
Blind
Rams - Operation,
Care,
and
Maintenance"
or E.B. 700 D "Cameron
IDSI Shear Rams Operation,'Care,
and Maintenance".

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SHEARING

CAPABILITIES:

of shearing at 2800 psi closing pressure

capable

REVISION

PL =

incapable

of shearing

due to operating

pressure

limitation

GL =

incapable

of shearing

due ro bore size/ram geomerry fimirarion

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capable

of shearing

at 2&O

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na

incapable

of shearing

due to operating

CL

incapable

of shearing

due to bore size/ram

pressure

limitation

geometry

11 1E.M u

11 3-1OM ULIUM
I

psi closing pressure

PL =
=

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limitation

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1%518- 3-10M
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at 2800 psi closing pressure

PL =

incapable

of shearing

due ta operating

pressure

GL =

incapable

of shearing

due fo bore size/ram

limitation

geometry

limitation

13-S/8

15M
1

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*PPRoVED
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REVlSl~N

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=
G
R
*
L-J

?lPE SIZE

E
=
3-l/2

13.3 #/FT

L
t
s
=

3-112 15.5 PIFI

I
G
S
=

4-l/2

16.6 am

E
7
4
S
=

6 18.5 XlFr
,-

E
A
.S
=

5 25.6 #lFr

25
s
=

5-I/2

24.7 #,

2
S
=

6-518 25.2

#lFi

t
S
=

6-518 27.6 Bin

3
=

J=

capable

PL =

incapable

of shearing

due TO operating

GL =

incapable

of shearing

due to bore size/ram

of shearing

at 2800 psi closing pressure

pressure

limitation

geometry

limitation

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PROPERTY

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DATE

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CAMERON

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18-314
G
R
A

L
3-l/2

NO.

702

10M II

18.314 16M II
1

88R

SBR

18.3/4
l!SMT&TL

18.3,46,lOMTL

SBR

DVS

5
WITH
LINER

8
WITHOUT
LINER

.f

.f

3-112 15.5 #ET

4-112

16.6 HPT

5 16.5 #//FT

5 25.6 #/FT

5-l ,2 24.7 #/FT

6-5,8

25.2 #,F,

capable

of shearing

at 2800 psi closing pressure

PL =

incapable

of shearing

due ro operaring

GL =

incapable

of shearing

due to bore size/ram geometry

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limiration

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