Kinetic Blowout Stopper from deepwater Watch Video
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Description: Transocean’s Deepwater Invictus has successfully tested KBOS (Kinetic Blowout Stopper), shearing a 6-5/8” V-150 50 lbs/ft drill pipe at a depth of 2,400 feet. During the field test, the tool performed exactly as designed. This wraps up a four-month operational deployment of KBOS in a subsea BOP stack. “KBOS has certainly proven its reliability and is the way of the future for safe operations,” said Sam Covington, Manager of Well Control Equipment, Gulf of Mexico, at Transocean. Watch the
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