HCR meaning in oil and gas
HCR means High Closing Ratio. HCR valve usually located on the choke line of a BOP. It is designed to rapidly shut off hazardous flow in the event of downstream equipment failure or remotely opened in Well control…
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High Closing Ratio
HCR valve usually located on the choke line of a BOP. It is designed to rapidly shut off hazardous flow in the event of downstream equipment failure or remotely opened in Well control situations to direct flow to the choke manifold.<p> <p> HCR valves can be hydraulically / pneumatically remote controlled. Cameron introduced the HCR valve as the first remotely controlled valve for choke line service. The Cameron HCR valve has been so extensively used throughout industry that most people refer to any remotely controlled valve as a HCR