Oil well blowout containment system
This patent describes an oil well packing gland blowout containment system for use with an oil well pump having an oil well tube with an upper discharge end, a stuffing box with an axial passage therethrough, a polished rod enclosed within the stuffing box reciprocated by the oil well pump. It comprises: a stuffing box body having means for connecting the lower end of the body to the top end of the oil well tube; a stuffing box seal assembly located inside the stuffing box, the stuffing box seal assembly having at least one packing gland surrounding the polished rod, the seal assembly also having adjustable packing glad compression means; an oil discharge line connected in fluid communication with the upper end of the well tube and, the discharge line terminating in a storage facility; oil containment means located above the stuffing box having an axial passage therethrough with a polished rod reciprocally disposed therein, the oil containment means also having a tubular base member where the lower end of the tubular base member is connected to the upper end of the stuffing box by welding; means for providing fluid communication between the oil containment means and the stuffing box packing glands.
- Assignee:
- NOV; EDB-90-121679; NOV-90-023347
- Patent Number(s):
- A; US 4917190
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-214198A
- OSTI ID:
- 6728043
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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