Spreader beam design adds safety to BOP moves

Journal Article · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Oil and Gas Journal; (USA)

OSTI ID:7014307

Vargas, K J ^[1]

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1. Gulf Canada Resources Ltd., Calgary (Canada)

A well-designed spreader beam can maneuver a blowout preventer (BOP) stack more safely and easily a below the rig floor. This is true for both a below the rig-floor crane, or a through the rotary table lift. The use of a spreader beam allows for direct vertical lifts, better lifting points, and elimination of multiple sling-cable wraps. This paper shows the simple spreader-beam lifting configuration. The design is for a spreader beam to lift a 60-ton BOP stack, utilizing available materials on an offshore arctic drilling rig. The design presented avoids complicated fabrication techniques.

• OSTI ID: 7014307
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (USA), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (USA) Vol. 87:50; ISSN 0030-1388; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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