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Annular Blowout Preventer

An annular blowout preventer is a large valve designed to seal, control, and monitor a geothermal well. It has an elastomeric sealing, a valve resembling a large rubber duct, which mechanically squeezes inward to seal the drill string, casing, open hole, or pipe.

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Recent Posts
  • GDC kicks off Customer Service Week with call to go the extra mile
  • GDC off to Ethiopia as it inks well logging agreement with Shandong Kerui
  • New strategy charts Kenya’s geothermal growth to 2036
  • GDC celebrates excellence
  • B2B: Where reputation capital is profits
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