	US 12,247,456 B1
	Blowout preventer system and method utilizing shear ram buttress
Miguel Urrutia, Rosharon, TX (US)
Assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed by Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/455,153.
Int. Cl. E21B 33/06 (2006.01)

CPC E21B 33/063 (2013.01)

16 Claims

15. A method, comprising:

providing a BOP shear ram assembly with a ram having a main body and a blade extending from the main body;

securing a ramp buttress to the blade to strengthen the blade; and

locating a ramp on the ramp buttress so as to lift a tubular member away from a shear region during shearing of the tubular member,

wherein the ramp comprises a non-linear incline.