blowout preventer
English
Noun
blowout preventer (plural blowout preventers)
- (oil industry) A device that sits at the surface interface of an oil well and prevents a blowout from occurring by closing the orifice, allowing material to flow from the oil reservoir out through the shaft.
Synonyms
- BOP
Derived terms
- BOP (abbreviation)
Related terms
- blowout
See also
- containment dome
- tophat dome / tophat containment dome
- oil derrick
- oil well
- oil rig
- junk shot
- LMRP