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US 11,598,174 B2Granted
Fracturing fluid delivery system
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorsAdam J. Christopherson, Jay P. Painter
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Abstract
A fracturing fluid delivery system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a wellhead assembly, a fracturing fluid supply line, a vertical branch extending upward from the fracturing fluid supply line, and a fluid conduit coupling the vertical branch in fluid communication with the wellhead assembly. The fluid conduit may extend linearly from the vertical branch to the wellhead assembly. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
Claims13
A fracturing system comprising:
- a wellhead assembly mounted over a well;
- a fracturing fluid supply line;
- a vertical branch in fluid communication with and extending upward from the fracturing fluid supply line;
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- a fluid conduit coupling the vertical branch in fluid communication with the wellhead assembly such that the fluid conduit provides the only fluid path from the vertical branch to the wellhead assembly during fracturing;
- wherein the fluid conduit extends linearly from the vertical branch to the wellhead assembly.
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A fracturing system comprising:
- a wellhead assembly mounted over a well;
- a fracturing fluid supply line;
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- a fluid path coupling the fracturing fluid supply line to the wellhead assembly so as to provide fracturing fluid from the fracturing fluid supply line to the well;
- wherein the fluid path includes an upright leg and a lateral leg that are coplanar, the upright leg of the fluid path extends upward from the fracturing fluid supply line and is arranged to receive fracturing fluid flowing upward out of the fracturing fluid supply line, and the lateral leg of the fluid path extends linearly between the upright leg of the fluid path and the wellhead assembly.
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A method comprising:
- coupling a fracturing fluid supply line to a wellhead assembly mounted over a well, wherein coupling the fracturing fluid supply line to the wellhead assembly includes:
- coupling a fluid conduit to the wellhead assembly;
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- coupling the fluid conduit to a vertical branch connected to the fracturing fluid supply line such that the fluid conduit is between the wellhead assembly and the vertical branch to provide a linear flow path from the vertical branch to the wellhead assembly, the vertical branch provides a rising flow path from the fracturing fluid supply line, and the rising flow path provided by the vertical branch and the linear flow path provided by the fluid conduit from the vertical branch to the wellhead assembly are coplanar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.