Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing eTool: Illustrated Glossary - Accumulator

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Accumulator

The storage device for nitrogen pressurized hydraulic fluid, which is used in operating the blowout preventers.^*

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^*This is an abridged version of the Dictionary of Petroleum Terms used with permission from PETEX®, The University of Texas, at Austin. All rights reserved © PETEX 2001.