Definition(s)
Diverter
Device attached to the marine riser or wellhead to close the vertical flow path and direct the flow in a predetermined direction.
Source: API Specification 16Q, Design, Selection, Operation, and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, Second Edition, April 2017. Global Standards
Diverter
A device attached to the wellhead or marine riser to close the vertical flow path and direct well flow away from the drillfloor and rig.
Source: API RP 16Q, Recommended Practice for Design, Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, First Edition, November 1993 (Reaffirmed August 2001). Global Standards
Source: ISO 13624-1:2009, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Drilling and production equipment – Part 1:Design and operation of marine drilling riser equipment. Global Standards
Diverter
A device attached to the wellhead or marine riser to close the vertical access and direct flow into a line away from the rig.
Source: API RP 59, Recommended Practice for Well Control Operations, Second Edition, May 2006. Global Standards
Diverter
A device attached to the wellhead or marine riser to close the vertical access and direct any flow into a line and away from the rig.
Source: API RP 64, Recommended Practice for Diverter Systems Equipment and Operations, Second Edition, November 2001 (March 1, 2007). Global Standards
Diverter
A device attached to the wellhead or marine riser to close the vertical flow path and direct well flow (typically shallow gas) into a vent line away from the rig.
Source: API SPEC 16D, Specification for Control Systems for Drilling Well Control Equipment and Control Systems for Diverter Equipment, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, July 2004. Global Standards
Diverter
A device connected to the top of the wellhead or marine riser, directing flow away from the rig.
Source: API STD 65 – Part 2, Isolating Potential Flow Zones During Well Construction, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, December 2010. Global Standards
Diverter
Typically a device attached to the wellhead or marine riser to close the vertical access and direct any flow from the well away from the rig. The line running from the diverter may be referred to as the “Blooie line”.
Source: IADC UBO / MPD Glossary, December 2011. Global Standards
Diverter
“Diverter” means a device attached to the wellhead to close the vertical access and direct any flow into a line away from the rig. Diverters differ from blowout preventers in that flow is not stopped but rather the flow path is redirected away from the rig.
Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations