API Std 53: 201X Draft. Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells

American Petroleum Institute (API). Fourth Edition. 132p. The purpose of this standard is to provide requirements that can serve as a guide for installation and testing of blowout prevention equipment systems on land and marine drilling rigs (barge, platform, bottom-supported, and floating).
A blowout preventor system is comprised of a combination of various components. The following components are required for operation under varying rig and well conditions:
a) blowout preventers (BOPs);
b) choke and kill lines;
c) choke manifolds;
d) control systems;
e) auxiliary equipment