Definition(s)
Pipe Ram
A closing and sealing component in a ram blowout preventer that seals around the ouside diameter of a tubular in the wellbore.
Source: API STD 53, Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, November 2012. Global Standards
Pipe Ram
A closing and sealing component in a ram blowout preventer that seals around the outside diameter of a specific size tubular in the wellbore.
Source: API RP 96, Deepwater Well Design and Construction, First Edition, March 2013. Global Standards
Pipe Rams
Rams whose ends are contoured to seal around pipe to close the annular space. Separate rams are necessary for each size (outside diameter) pipe in use.
Source: API RP 59, Recommended Practice for Well Control Operations, Second Edition, May 2006. Global Standards
Pipe Ram
Closing and sealing component in a ram blowout preventer that seals around tubulars in the wellbore.
Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global Standards
Source: API SPEC 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Third Edition, June 2004 (Errata/Supplement November 2004). Global Standards
Pipe Rams
“Pipe ram” means a large valve which is usually installed above the ram preventers and which forms a seal in the annular space between the pipe and wellbore.
[Mich. Admin. Code R 408 (2013)].
Source: Oil and Gas Drilling and Servicing Operations, Michigan Administrative Code R 408, February 8, 2013. Regulations