Single line apparatus, system, and method for fracturing a multiwell pad
AssigneeChevron U.S.A. Inc.
InventorsJay Painter, Christopher Champeaux, Doug Scott
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Abstract
A system for distributing pressurized fluid during wellbore operations can include a pressure vessel having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The system can also include a conduit rotatably connected to the fluid outlet of the pressure vessel for coupling to one or more wellbores. Also, a method for distributing pressurized fluid during wellbore operations can include receiving pressurized fluid in a pressure vessel. The method can also include distributing to one or more wellbores the pressurized fluid from the pressure vessel through a conduit rotatably connected to the pressure vessel.
Claims19
A system for distributing pressurized fluid during wellbore operations, the system comprising:
- a pressure vessel having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein the fluid outlet comprises a rotatable joint;
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- a conduit having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the conduit is connected to the rotatable joint of the fluid outlet of the pressure vessel, wherein the conduit rotates about the fluid outlet of the pressure vessel, wherein the second end of the conduit has a plurality of positions relative to the rotatable joint of the pressure vessel, wherein each position of the plurality of positions corresponds to an attachment point of a wellbore of a plurality of wellbores, wherein the second end of the conduit is configured to detachably couple to each attachment point of the plurality of wellbores, and wherein the pressure vessel is stationary relative to the plurality of wellbores.
A well selection system for selectively delivering a pressurized fluid to a multiwell field during wellbore operations, the system comprising:
- a pressure vessel that is configured to couple to a fluid inlet through which the pressurized fluid flows from a pressurized fluid pump;
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- a conduit movably coupled to a rotatable joint of a fluid outlet of the pressure vessel, wherein the conduit comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the rotatable joint of the pressure vessel, wherein the second end is configured to detachably couple to a plurality of attachment points of a plurality of wells of the multiwell field, wherein the conduit rotates about the rotatable joint of the fluid outlet of the pressure vessel to a plurality of positions, wherein each position of the plurality of positions corresponds to an attachment point of the plurality of attachment points,
- wherein the second end of the conduit is configured to rotate relative to the rotatable joint of the fluid inlet to detachably couple to the plurality of attachment points,
- wherein the second end of the conduit, when coupled to the attachment point of one of the plurality of wells, is unable to couple to the attachment point of a remainder of the plurality of wells, and
- wherein the pressure vessel is stationary relative to the plurality of wells.
A method for distributing pressurized fluid during wellbore operations, the method comprising:
- receiving pressurized fluid in a pressure vessel;
- selecting a first wellbore of a plurality of wellbores to receive the pressurized fluid;
- rotating a conduit of a multiwell selection system to a first position of a plurality of positions, wherein the first position corresponds to the first wellbore, wherein the conduit comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a rotatable joint of a fluid outlet of the pressure vessel, wherein the second end rotates about the rotatable joint, wherein the pressure vessel is stationary relative to the plurality of wellbores;
- detachably coupling the second end of the conduit to a first attachment point of the first wellbore;
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- distributing the pressurized fluid from the pressure vessel through the conduit to the first wellbore at a first time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.