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US 11,536,119 B2Granted
Well fracturing manifold apparatus
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorGregory A. Conrad
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Abstract
A fracturing system can include a fracturing manifold coupled to a plurality of fracturing trees. The fracturing manifold may include adjustment joints that enable adjustment of the length of the fracturing manifold. The fracturing manifold can also include pivot joints that allow angular displacement of portions of the fracturing manifold with respect to other portions. The adjustment and pivot joints can accommodate spacing and elevation differences between the fracturing trees.
Claims11
A fracturing system, comprising:
- a plurality of well fracturing trees;
- and
- a fracturing manifold coupled to each of the plurality of well fracturing trees, wherein the fracturing manifold includes a shared trunk line having a first connection block and a second connection block, the second connection block of the shared trunk line is coupled to receive fracturing fluid from the first connection block of the shared trunk line, a first well fracturing tree of the plurality of well fracturing trees is coupled to receive fracturing fluid from the first connection block of the shared trunk line, a second well fracturing tree of the plurality of well fracturing trees is coupled to receive fracturing fluid from the second connection block of the shared trunk line, the first connection block of the shared trunk line is coupled in fluid communication with the second connection block of the shared trunk line by a portion of the shared trunk line that extends from the first connection block to the second connection block, and the portion of the shared trunk line that extends from the first connection block to the second connection block is configured to enable positioning of the portion of the shared trunk line in a non-linear manner between the first connection block and the second connection block and to accommodate variation in elevation or distance between the first connection block and the second connection block.
A method, comprising:
- providing a fracturing manifold that includes a shared trunk line having a first connection block and a second connection block, wherein the second connection block of the shared trunk line is coupled to receive fracturing fluid from the first connection block of the shared trunk line, the first connection block of the shared trunk line is coupled in fluid communication with the second connection block of the shared trunk line by a portion of the shared trunk line that extends from the first connection block to the second connection block, and providing the fracturing manifold includes positioning the portion of the shared trunk line between the first connection block and the second connection block to define a non-linear fluid path from the first connection block to the second connection block;
- coupling the fracturing manifold to a first well fracturing tree to enable routing of fracturing fluid from the first connection block to the first well fracturing tree;
- and
- coupling the fracturing manifold to a second well fracturing tree adjacent to the first well fracturing tree to enable routing of fracturing fluid from the second connection block to the second well fracturing tree.
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