Hydril Pressure Control Ram Types

GE Oil & Gas provides a full range of industry-leading ram designs for superior performance in our blowout preventers (BOPs) for all surface and subsea applications. They protect personnel and equipment by reliably stopping unexpected surges of oil, gas, and drilling mud from the well bore. They seal the annulus around drill pipe, casing or tubing; or they can shear the drill string.

Features & Benefits

  • Large volume of feedable rubber. The ram-block upper seal provides a large volume of feedable rubber to deliver a long and dependable service life.

  • Excellent compatibility. All Hydril Pressure Control rams have excellent functionality with our proven automatic multiple position locking (MPL) mechanism and the manual lock model. The automatic MPL ensures a positive mechanical lock at all positions of the variable ram. This means that the MPL automatically compensates as packer position changes as a result of wear over time, or if the ram blocks are changed to accommodate a different pipe size.

  • Tested in the lab. Proven in the field. The functional reliability of our Hydril Pressure Control rams has been proven by extensive testing in the lab and commercial use on wells operated around the world. Lab testing conducted per API 16A procedures includes: fatigue testing that has simulated over 1.5 years of service by numerous cyclic operations, pressure tests of the ram packers, and temperature testing to determine the high and low temperature limits of our standard packers.

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