Linear wellhead connection systems and methods
AssigneeForum US, Inc.
InventorsSteven Post, Alex Paul Sheehan, Roger Lane Suter
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Abstract
Linear wellhead connection systems and related methods of pumping fluid into a plurality of wellheads. The linear wellhead connection system uses linear movement of an inlet conduit to transition between multiple discharge conduits that are connected to different wellheads to pump pressurized fluid from a manifold to the different wellheads. The inlet conduit is moveable in a linear direction along a track system relative to the discharge conduits.
Claims19
A linear wellhead connection system, comprising:
- a plurality of discharge conduits, wherein each discharge conduit is fluidly coupled to at least one wellhead, and wherein each discharge conduit has a receiver;
- an inlet conduit, wherein the inlet conduit has a connection member engageable with the receiver on each discharge conduit to fluidly couple the inlet conduit to the discharge conduit, and wherein the inlet conduit is moveable relative to each discharge conduit in a linear direction to engage and disengage the connection member of the inlet conduit to and from the receiver of any one of the discharge conduits;
- a track system, wherein the inlet conduit is movable along the track system in the linear direction to engage and disengage the connection member to and from the receiver of any one of the discharge conduits;
- at least one of a flexible hose and a rotatable joint fluidly coupled to the inlet conduit, wherein the at least one of the flexible hose and the rotatable joint remains coupled to the inlet conduit when the inlet conduit moves in the linear direction;
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- a pressurized fluid source fluidly coupled to the inlet conduit to supply pressurized fluid.
A linear wellhead connection system, comprising:
- a plurality of discharge conduits, wherein each discharge conduit is fluidly coupled to at least one wellhead, and wherein each discharge conduit has a receiver;
- an inlet conduit, wherein the inlet conduit has a connection member engageable with the receiver on each discharge conduit to fluidly couple the inlet conduit to the discharge conduit, and wherein the discharge conduits are moveable relative to the inlet conduit in a linear direction to engage and disengage the connection member of the inlet conduit to and from the receiver of any one of the discharge conduits;
- at least one of a flexible hose and a rotatable joint fluidly coupled to the discharge conduits, wherein the at least one of the flexible hose and the rotatable joint remains coupled to each discharge conduit when the discharge conduit moves in the linear direction;
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- a pressurized fluid source fluidly coupled to the inlet conduit to supply pressurized fluid.
A method of pumping fluid into a plurality of wellheads, comprising:
- moving an inlet conduit linearly along a track system and laterally relative to a plurality of discharge conduits, wherein at least one of a flexible hose and a rotatable joint remains fluidly coupled to the inlet conduit as the inlet conduit moves along the track system;
- engaging a connection member of the inlet conduit with a receiver of a first discharge conduit of the plurality of discharge conduits to fluidly couple the inlet conduit with the first discharge conduit;
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- pumping pressurized fluid through the at least one of the flexible hose and the rotatable joint, as well as through the inlet conduit and the first discharge conduit, and into a first wellhead that is fluidly coupled to the first discharge conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.