Annular preventer |
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| The article of Encyclopædia Petronnica |
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The annular preventer is a large BOP valve that forms a seal in the annular space between the wellbore and the drillpipe. It is usually installed above the ram type preventors in BOP stack.
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Herriot Watt's Drilling Engineering Handbook
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