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US 11,994,245 B2Granted
Flexible wellhead connection systems and methods
AssigneeForum US, Inc.
InventorSteven Post
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to flexible wellhead connection systems, apparatus, methods, and associated components thereof. The aspects include a rotatable joint. In one example, the rotatable joint includes a swivel. In one example, the flexible wellhead connection systems, apparatus, and methods are used to connect wellheads to one or more of fluid sources and/or instrumentation skids.
Claims19
A flexible wellhead connection system, comprising:
- a flexible wellhead hose comprising a first end and a second end;
- a connection conduit coupled to the first end of the flexible wellhead hose;
- an upper fluid conduit coupled to the second end of the flexible wellhead hose;
- a rotatable joint coupled to the second end of the flexible wellhead hose through the upper fluid conduit;
- a lower fluid conduit coupled to the rotatable joint;
- a skid coupled to the second end of the flexible wellhead hose through the rotatable joint, wherein the skid comprises one or more valves, and wherein the lower fluid conduit is supported on a mount beam coupled to the skid;
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- a first manifold coupled to the skid via a first fluid connection.
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A flexible wellhead connection system, comprising:
- a trailer;
- a crane disposed on the trailer;
- a flexible wellhead hose comprising a first end and a second end;
- a first fluid conduit coupled to the first end of the flexible wellhead hose;
- a second fluid conduit coupled to the second end of the flexible wellhead hose;
- a rotatable joint coupled to the second end of the flexible wellhead hose through the second fluid conduit;
- a valve assembly coupled to the second end of the flexible wellhead hose through the rotatable joint, wherein the valve assembly comprises one or more valves disposed on the trailer;
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- a flexible second hose coupled to the rotatable joint, the flexible second hose comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the flexible second hose is coupled to a fluid source and the second end of the flexible second hose is fluidly connected to the rotatable joint.
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A flexible wellhead connection system, comprising:
- a flexible wellhead hose comprising a first end and a second end;
- a connection conduit coupled to the first end of the flexible wellhead hose;
- an upper fluid conduit coupled to the second end of the flexible wellhead hose, wherein the upper fluid conduit comprises a fluid opening having an oblique section and a vertical section, and wherein the flexible wellhead hose is coupled to a tapered outer surface of the upper fluid conduit;
- a rotatable joint coupled to the second end of the flexible wellhead hose through the upper fluid conduit;
- a skid coupled to the second end of the flexible wellhead hose through the rotatable joint, wherein the skid comprises one or more valves;
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- a first manifold coupled to the skid via a first fluid connection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.