Aplicación de los requerimientos de la norma API 4F y ASME BTH -1 para el diseño de la plataforma de elevación (Lifting Cradle) de una válvula BOP 20 TN de 13 ⅝”

Abstract

In oil extraction wells, there are implicit risk controls in the crude oil production operation. One of these risks is the incorrect operation and positioning of the BOP valves, since these valves are in charge of preventing bursts in the flow line due to gas and oil overpressures. Since the annular spherical BOP preventative valve is the one that allows the well lines to be closed in any diameter, it is necessary to guarantee its correct mobilization and assembly in the set of safety valves. Due to the above, it is necessary for the BOP to have a platform that facilitate the operation and make it safe to use; This platform must meet certain conditions, which are parameterized within international standards already established from experience and the evolution of the industry. In order to guarantee safety and traceability in the oil industry, it is necessary to be able tostandardize all the processes that allow the correct operation of the equipment to be used, therefore international requirements must be applied to account for a correct design, which will be presented in the following document, where the steps to follow for the design of a platform (lifting cradle) of a BOP valve will be analyzed, processed and explained.