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Categories: Drilling technology, Petroleum production, Safety valves, Industrial equipment, American inventions
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blowout preventer  annular blowout preventer  Annular blowout prevention  blow-out preventer  blow out preventer  BOP
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A blowout preventer is a specialized valve or similar mechanical device, used to seal, control and monitor oil and gas wells to prevent blowouts, the uncontrolled release of crude oil or natural gas from a well. Wikipedia
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A blowout preventer is a specialized valve or similar mechanical device, used to seal, control and monitor oil and gas wells to prevent blowouts, the uncontrolled release of crude oil or natural gas from a well. Wikipedia
A large valve used in oil or natural gas drilling Wikipedia Disambiguation
A device that sits at the surface interface of an oil well and prevents a blowout from occurring by closing the orifice, allowing material to flow from the oil reservoir out through the shaft. Wiktionary